I Want You Blue
Yearning Hues: Unveiling the Emotion Behind 'I Want You Blue' by Sam Singer
Lyrics
I want you blue
Expressing a desire for a melancholic or sorrowful version of the person, wanting them to feel sad or down.
I want you blue
Reiteration of the desire for the person to be in a state of sadness or melancholy.
Many of the time and many afternoons
Reflecting on various moments in time, possibly hinting at the recurrence of this desire.
I want you blue
Repeated desire for the person to be in a state of sadness or melancholy.
I said that to only make you cry
Admitting to deliberately saying something hurtful, acknowledging the impact on the person's emotions.
What a shitty thing to do
Self-criticism for having done something hurtful or insensitive.
Slowly riding through the sands
Imagery of moving slowly through difficult or challenging situations.
Hearts like ours meet in spans
Suggesting that relationships like theirs endure challenges and difficulties.
Heavy riding on the views
Feeling the weight or burden of differing perspectives or opinions.
I'll light the last but it's gone too soon
Expressing a sense of regret for not being able to preserve something important or valuable.
I want you blue (I really want you blue)
Reiteration of the desire for the person to be in a state of sadness, emphasizing the strong longing for this emotion.
I want you blue
Repeated desire for the person to feel sadness or melancholy.
All throughout my life and all the afternoons
Extending the desire for the person to feel sadness across the entirety of the speaker's life.
I want you blue (I really want you blue)
Repeating the strong longing for the person to be in a state of sadness or melancholy.
I said that to only make you cry
Acknowledging the intention to cause pain, expressing regret for this hurtful action.
What a shitty thing to do
Self-criticism for causing intentional pain, recognizing the wrong in doing so.
I want you blue
Repetition of the desire for the person to feel sadness or melancholy.
I want you blue
Continued desire for the person to be in a state of sadness or melancholy.
I really want you
Strongly emphasizing the longing for the person to be in a state of melancholy.
All throughout my life
Extending the desire for the person to feel sadness across the entirety of the speaker's life.
And all the afternoons, blue
Reinforcement of the desire for the person to feel sadness or melancholy during all afternoon periods.
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