Mood Indigo
Capturing Melancholy: Mood Indigo's Heartfelt Blues
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 experiencing sadness.
Till you've had that mood indigo.
Sadness or a feeling of deep melancholy is only truly known when one has felt "mood indigo."
That feelin' goes stealin' down to my shoes
The sensation of mood indigo penetrates down to the speaker's shoes, suggesting a pervasive and encompassing sadness.
While I just sit here and sigh, "Go 'long blues".
The speaker is sitting idly, expressing resignation and sighing in response to the blues, a genre of music often associated with melancholy.
I always get that mood indigo,
The speaker consistently experiences the mood indigo, especially since their beloved has parted ways.
Since my baby said goodbye.
The mood indigo persists after a significant relationship breakup.
And in the evenin' when the lights are low,
During the evening, in a dimly lit atmosphere, the speaker feels intensely lonely and on the verge of tears.
I'm so lonely I could cry.
The loneliness is so profound that the speaker feels like crying.
'Cause there's nobody who cares about me,
Expressing a lack of emotional support or care from others.
I'm just a poor fool that's bluer than blue can be.
The speaker feels like a deeply saddened and unfortunate person.
When I get that mood indigo,
Reiteration of experiencing the mood indigo, emphasizing its impact.
I could lay me down and die.
The speaker feels so overwhelmed by the mood indigo that they contemplate the idea of laying down and dying.
You ain't never been blue; no, no, no,
Repetition of the earlier assertion that the listener has never experienced deep sadness.
You ain't never been blue,
Restating the absence of experiencing profound sadness.
Till you've had that mood indigo.
The recurrence of the idea that true sadness is only known when one has felt "mood indigo."
That feelin' goes stealin' down to my shoes
Repetition of the feeling of mood indigo affecting the speaker down to their shoes.
While I just sit here and sigh, "Go 'long blues".
The speaker remains passive, just sitting and sighing in response to the persistent blues.
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