Stop Breakin' Down Blues
Breaking Down Blues: Unraveling the Desperation in Robert Johnson's Melody
Lyrics
Every time I'm walkin' down the streets
Expressing the singer's regular experience of attracting attention from women while walking down the streets.
Some pretty mama starts breakin' down with me
Describing how a woman initiates a romantic or intimate encounter with the singer.
Stop breakin' down, yes stop breakin' down
Calling for the woman to stop pursuing him romantically or sexually.
The stuff I got'll bust your brains out, baby
Asserting that the singer possesses something powerful or captivating that could overwhelm others.
Ooh, it'll make you lose your mind
Emphasizing the impact of what the singer possesses on the woman, suggesting it can be mentally overwhelming.
I can't walk the streets now, can't consolate my mind
Expressing the difficulty of navigating the streets due to the singer's troubled state of mind.
Some no-good woman she starts breakin' down
Referring to a troublesome woman who exacerbates the singer's mental state.
Stop breakin' down, please stop breakin' down
Reiterating the plea for the woman to cease her actions that contribute to the singer's distress.
The stuff I got gonna bust your brains out
Reasserting the potential harm that the singer's possessions can cause to others.
Ooh, it'll make you lose your mind
Repeating the idea that what the singer has can have a profound effect on someone's mental state.
Now, you Saturday night womens, you love to ape and clown
Addressing women who engage in frivolous or destructive behavior, potentially damaging a man's reputation.
You won't do nothin' but tear a good man reputation down
Accusing these women of tarnishing the reputation of a good man.
Stop breakin' down, please stop breakin' down
Reiterating the plea for these women to stop their destructive actions.
The stuff I got'll bust your brains out, baby
Reaffirming the potential harm that the singer's possessions can cause, particularly to a woman's mental state.
Ooh, it'll make you lose your mind
Reemphasizing the powerful impact of what the singer possesses.
Now, I give my baby, now the ninety-nine degree
Referring to an incident where the singer's lover, in a fit of anger, throws a pistol at him.
She jumped up and throwed a pistol down on me
Describing the extreme reaction of the singer's lover to a perceived offense.
Stop breakin' down, please stop breakin' down
Reiterating the plea for the lover to stop such violent behavior.
Stuff I got'll bust your brains out, baby
Reaffirming the potential harm that the singer's possessions can cause, even in romantic relationships.
Ooh, it'll make you lose your mind
Underlining the mental impact of what the singer possesses on the lover.
I can't start walkin' down the streets
Expressing the singer's inability to avoid romantic encounters while walking down the streets.
But my pretty mama don't start breakin' down with me
Describing another instance of a woman initiating a romantic or intimate encounter with the singer.
Stop breakin' down, yeah stop breakin' down
Reiterating the plea for women to stop pursuing the singer romantically or sexually.
The stuff I got'll bust your brains out, baby
Reaffirming the potential harm that the singer's possessions can cause, emphasizing its impact on a woman's mental state.
Ooh, it'll make you lose your mind
Reemphasizing the profound effect of what the singer possesses on someone's mental well-being.
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