Mood Indigo
Capturing the Deep Blues: Unraveling the Emotion in Pérez Prado's 'Mood Indigo'
Lyrics
You ain't never been blue; no, no, no,
You haven't experienced sadness;
You ain't never been blue,
You haven't encountered feelings of sadness;
Till you've had that mood indigo.
Until you've felt that deep, melancholic mood known as indigo;
That feelin' goes stealin' down to my shoes
That emotion creeps down to my very shoes;
While I just sit here and sigh, "Go 'long blues".
While I remain seated, expressing my sorrow, saying, "Go on, blues."
I always get that mood indigo,
I consistently experience that mood of deep sadness;
Since my baby said goodbye.
Ever since my loved one bid farewell;
And in the evenin' when the lights are low,
Especially in the evening, when the surroundings are dim;
I'm so lonely I could cry.
I am so lonely that tears could flow;
'Cause there's nobody who cares about me,
Because there is no one who cares for me;
I'm just a poor fool that's bluer than blue can be.
I am a wretched fool, feeling even bluer than the deepest blue imaginable;
When I get that mood indigo,
When that mood of indigo strikes again;
I could lay me down and die.
I feel as if laying down and surrendering to despair might be preferable;
You ain't never been blue; no, no, no,
You haven't experienced sadness;
You ain't never been blue,
You haven't encountered feelings of sadness;
Till you've had that mood indigo.
Until you've felt that deep, melancholic mood known as indigo;
That feelin' goes stealin' down to my shoes
That emotion creeps down to my very shoes;
While I just sit here and sigh, "Go 'long blues".
While I remain seated, expressing my sorrow, saying, "Go on, blues."
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