Mood Indigo
Embracing the Blues: Exploring the Depths of Mood Indigo
Lyrics
You ain't never been blue; no, no, no,
You have never experienced sadness or melancholy.
You ain't never been blue,
Reiteration of the absence of previous experiences with the blues.
Till you've had that mood indigo.
Sadness, referred to as "mood indigo," is introduced as a new emotional state.
That feelin' goes stealin' down to my shoes
The feeling of melancholy extends down to the speaker's shoes, suggesting a deep and pervasive emotion.
While I just sit here and sigh, "Go 'long blues".
While the speaker sits and sighs, the blues are personified as if advising or responding, adding a conversational element.
I always get that mood indigo,
The speaker consistently experiences the mood indigo, especially since their significant other left.
Since my baby said goodbye.
Attributing the mood indigo to the departure of the speaker's baby (significant other).
And in the evenin' when the lights are low,
During the evening when the atmosphere is dim, the loneliness intensifies.
I'm so lonely I could cry.
Expressing extreme loneliness to the point of being able to cry.
'Cause there's nobody who cares about me,
Highlighting a lack of care or concern from others.
I'm just a poor fool that's bluer than blue can be.
The speaker sees themselves as a deeply sad and unfortunate person.
When I get that mood indigo,
The repetition of experiencing the mood indigo, with a heightened emotional state.
I could lay me down and die.
The emotional pain is so intense that the speaker feels as if they could metaphorically die.
You ain't never been blue; no, no, no,
Reiteration of the absence of previous experiences with sadness or the blues.
You ain't never been blue,
Continued emphasis on the lack of prior experiences with melancholy.
Till you've had that mood indigo.
Reintroduction of the concept of mood indigo, suggesting a cyclical or constant emotional state.
That feelin' goes stealin' down to my shoes
Repetition of the feeling extending down to the speaker's shoes, underlining the depth of emotion.
While I just sit here and sigh, "Go 'long blues".
While the speaker sits and sighs, the blues are again personified, reinforcing the persistent and unyielding nature of their emotional state.
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