Lyrics
Lordy don't leave me
Expression of fear or plea not to be abandoned
All by myself
Feeling isolated and alone
Lordy don't leave me
Repetition for emphasis on the fear of being left alone
All by myself
Reiteration of the fear of solitude
Lordy don't leave me
Continued plea or fear of being abandoned
All by myself
-Lordy don't leave me
-All by myself
-Good time's the devil
Implication that enjoyable moments can lead to negative consequences
I'm a force of Heaven
Assertion of personal strength in contrast to negative influences
Good time's the devil
Reiteration of the juxtaposition between pleasure and strength of character
I'm a force of Heaven
-Good time's the devil
-I'm a force of Heaven
-Lordy don't leave me
Continued fear or plea not to be abandoned
All by myself
-Lordy don't leave me
-All by myself
-Lordy don't leave me
-All by myself
-So many time's I'm down
Recurring instances of feeling low or depressed
Down
-So many time's I'm down
-Down
-So many time's I'm down
-Down
-With the ground
Suggesting a connection with feeling down and being close to the ground, possibly a metaphor for feeling grounded or low
Lordy don't leave me
Continued plea or fear of being left alone
All by myself
-Lordy don't leave me
-All by myself
-Lordy don't leave me
-All by myself
-Lordy don't leave me
-All by myself
-Whoa, in this world
Expressing a sense of overwhelm or distress in the world
Whoa, in this world
-Whoa, in this world
-Lordy don't leave me
Repeated expression of fear or plea not to be abandoned
All by myself
-Lordy don't leave me
-All by myself
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