The Ugly Blues
Embracing the Ugly Blues: A Musical Nightmare Unveiled
Lyrics
When I wake up every mornin’
Expressing the routine of waking up each morning.
I hardly ever slept much as I need
Indicating a lack of sufficient sleep due to unspecified reasons.
'Cause that same nightmare every night
Referring to a recurring nightmare that disrupts the speaker's sleep.
Makes me jump right outta bed onto my feet
Describing the intense impact of the nightmare, causing the speaker to abruptly get out of bed.
I have this dream of beautiful music when all of a sudden
Portraying a dream featuring beautiful music that unexpectedly transforms into something unpleasant, referred to as "The Ugly Blues."
It turns into The Ugly Blues
Highlighting the shift in the dream from beauty to an undesirable state.
I turn on the radio
Turning on the radio, exploring available FM channels.
There’s plenty FM channels of my choice
Expressing a variety of radio channels to choose from.
But no matter what I tune it to
Despite the choices, the speaker encounters a negative presence when tuning in.
Soon I will hear the Devil’s voice
Anticipating the unsettling voice of the Devil on the radio.
Choking the sound of beautiful music - oh no!
Describing the impact of the Devil's voice, overshadowing beautiful music.
It turns into The Ugly Blues
Reiterating the transformation of beautiful music into "The Ugly Blues" due to the negative influence.
A lovely little melody
Describing a pleasant melody that meets an unfortunate end.
Gettin' killed by twelve bars of terror
Expressing the destruction of the melody by a distressing twelve bars of music.
Sweet sweet heavenly music
Characterizing heavenly music that is abruptly disrupted.
Then the sound of creation’s greatest error
Referring to a significant error or disturbance in the creation of music.
I once had a date with a fine lady
Recalling a past enjoyable date with a woman.
After dinner we went out for a walk
After dinner, the atmosphere changes during a walk with the lady.
I really enjoyed the time we had until
Expressing enjoyment until there is a sudden negative shift.
Until there was that change in her talk
Noting a change in the lady's conversation, foreshadowing an unpleasant revelation.
She opened up her mouth ever so wide and out of it - ugh!
Describing an unsettling sight as the lady opens her mouth wide.
There came The Ugly Blues
Connecting the unpleasant sight to "The Ugly Blues."
Now listen what she said
Revealing the content of the lady's speech that contributes to the negative transformation.
A lovely little melody
Repetition of the earlier description of a lovely melody met with a tragic fate.
Gettin' killed by twelve bars of terror
Reiterating the impact of twelve bars causing harm to a sweet melody.
Sweet sweet heavenly music
Repeating the interruption of heavenly music by a significant error in creation.
Then the sound of creation’s greatest error
Emphasizing the disruptive force in the creation of music.
I woke up this mornin’
Describing waking up without the usual recurring dream.
It was weird ‘cause I hadn’t had that dream
Expressing the abnormality of not having the typical dream experience.
Had been sleepin’ for hours and hours
Highlighting an extended period of sleep and a sense of something being wrong.
And somethin’ was very wrong it seemed
Recounting the speaker's reaction to the unsettling feeling.
I went to the bathroom, took a look in the mirror
Examining the speaker's appearance in the mirror, revealing a horrifying transformation.
But what I saw there was the consummate horror, it was horror
Expressing shock at the twisted, wrinkled, and hollow appearance.
A face that was twisted, wrinkled and hollow - Oh No!
Describing a drastic change in the speaker's facial features, likened to "The Ugly Blues."
I had turned into The Ugly Blues
Concluding with the realization that the speaker has transformed into "The Ugly Blues."
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