Limehouse Blues
Limehouse Blues: Echoes of Chinatown Sorrow
Lyrics
And those weird China blues
Reference to a feeling of melancholy or nostalgia associated with China.
Never go away
Emphasizing that the feeling of the "China blues" is persistent.
Sad, mad blues
Describing the emotions as both sad and mad.
For all the while they seem to say
Suggesting that the blues convey a message throughout the experience.
Oh, Limehouse kid
Referring to a person from Limehouse, a district in London, possibly with a troubled past.
Oh, oh, Limehouse kid
Repeating and emphasizing the identification with the Limehouse kid.
Goin' the way
Indicating that the Limehouse kid is following a path similar to others.
That the rest of them did
Suggesting a sense of inevitability in the Limehouse kid's journey.
Poor broken blossom
Describing someone as fragile and damaged, like a broken blossom.
And nobody's child
Highlighting a sense of abandonment or lack of belonging.
Haunting and taunting
Implies that the haunting and taunting nature adds an element of unpredictability.
You're just kind of wild
Describing the Limehouse kid as untamed or unconventional.
Oh, Limehouse blues
Reintroducing the Limehouse blues as a recurring theme.
I've the real Limehouse blues
Claiming possession of the genuine Limehouse blues.
Can't seem to shake off
Expressing difficulty in overcoming the authentic feelings associated with China.
Those real China blues
Reiterating the lasting impact of the China blues on the individual.
Rings on your fingers
Suggesting a contrast between luxury (rings) and sorrow (tears).
And tears for your crown
Implies a tragic narrative involving adornment and sadness.
That is the story
Summarizing the storyline or essence of old Chinatown.
Of old Chinatown
Further reinforcing the idea of a story associated with Chinatown.
Rings on your fingers
Repetition of the contrast between luxury and sorrow.
And tears for your crown
Reiteration of the tragic narrative involving adornment and sadness.
That is the story
Repeating the essence of the story associated with old Chinatown.
Of old Chinatown
Concluding the reference to the narrative of old Chinatown.
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