What Comes After The Blues
Beyond Melancholy: Pondering Life's Echoes
Lyrics
Now who was I, now who am I
Reflecting on identity and a sense of self, questioning past and present.
Lord what have I done
Expressing remorse or regret, seeking understanding of personal actions.
Whistle blow down the B&O
Referencing the B&O Railroad with a whistle blowing, signaling a significant event.
Sounds like maybe someone’s time has come
Suggesting the possibility of someone's fate being determined or ending.
What comes after the blues
Pondering what follows a state of sadness or melancholy.
What comes after the blues
Repeating the inquiry about what comes after experiencing the blues.
What comes after the blues
Continuing the exploration of what follows a period of emotional hardship.
After the blues
Emphasizing the theme of life after experiencing the blues.
You see I nailed my guilt to the back of my eyes
Metaphorically describing confronting guilt and facing one's inner emotions.
So I see it now before the sun
Seeing and acknowledging personal guilt before the light of a new day.
Now who was I, now who am I
Repeating the questioning of identity and actions, expressing a sense of responsibility.
Lord what have I done
Reiterating a plea for understanding or forgiveness for past deeds.
What comes after the blues, after the blues
Repeating the inquiry about what follows the experience of the blues, emphasizing continuity.
Now Noah must have had a lot of room on the ark
Alluding to the biblical story of Noah and the ark, suggesting ample space for emotional pain.
For all of them broken hearts
Imagining broken hearts as passengers on Noah's ark, emphasizing shared suffering.
Stay with me now old crimson pal
Addressing an unspecified companion or confidant, seeking solace or companionship.
Pain like this will even outlive the dark
Acknowledging the enduring nature of pain, even beyond moments of darkness.
They come after the blues, come after the blues
Repeating the idea of something coming after the blues, suggesting a progression.
Come after the blues
Emphasizing the inevitability of something following a period of emotional hardship.
Come after the blues
Continuing the theme of anticipating what comes after experiencing the blues.
Come after the blues
Repeating the anticipation of something following a state of emotional blues.
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