Mood Indigo
Drowning in Indigo Emotion: Mercer Ellington's Blues Journey
Lyrics
You ain't never been blue; no, no, no,
Never experienced sadness or melancholy
You ain't never been blue,
Reiteration of never having felt this particular emotion
Till you've had that mood indigo.
Describing the feeling of "mood indigo" as a deep sadness
That feelin' goes stealin' down to my shoes
Feeling of sadness reaching down to one's shoes, emphasizing the depth of emotion
While I just sit here and sigh, "Go 'long blues".
Expressing resignation and helplessness towards the blues
I always get that mood indigo,
Consistently experiencing the mood of deep sadness
Since my baby said goodbye.
Linking the feeling to the departure of a loved one
And in the evenin' when the lights are low,
Feeling lonely and desolate especially in the evening
I'm so lonely I could cry.
Intense loneliness causing a desire to cry
'Cause there's nobody who cares about me,
Expressing a sense of abandonment or lack of concern from others
I'm just a poor fool that's bluer than blue can be.
Feeling extremely sad, beyond the usual extent of sadness
When I get that mood indigo,
Reiterating the recurrence of feeling deeply sad
I could lay me down and die.
Feeling so overwhelmed by sadness that dying seems preferable
You ain't never been blue; no, no, no,
Repetition of never having experienced this level of sadness
You ain't never been blue,
Reiterating the absence of prior experience with such deep melancholy
Till you've had that mood indigo.
Describing the depth of feeling in "mood indigo"
That feelin' goes stealin' down to my shoes
Emphasizing the extent to which the feeling permeates one's being
While I just sit here and sigh, "Go 'long blues".
Expressing resignation and acceptance of being overtaken by the blues
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