Blues Is a Woman
Melancholy Melodies: Exploring the Soulful Essence of T-Bone Walker's Blues Is a Woman
Lyrics
Blues is a woman.
Blues is personified as a woman.
That woman I call my own.
The woman in question is the singer's possession or significant other.
Blues is a woman.
Reiteration that blues is represented by a woman.
That woman I call my own.
Reaffirmation that the woman symbolizes the blues and belongs to the singer.
I'm happy when she's near me,
The presence of the blues (woman) brings happiness to the singer.
Sad when she leaves me all alone
The absence of the blues (woman) makes the singer feel sad and lonely.
Blues is feelin,
Blues is described as a feeling that deeply affects the heart.
That pains your very heart.
The emotional pain associated with the blues is emphasized.
Blues iis a feelin,
Reiteration that blues is a profound emotion that causes heartache.
That pains your very heart.
Emphasizes the intense emotional impact of the blues on the heart.
Don't feel it when she's with you,
Suggests that the emotional pain is not felt when the woman (blues) is present.
But how it aches when where apart.
Expresses the profound ache experienced when separated from the woman (blues).
Blues is song,
Describes blues as a song that the singer performs both day and night.
I sing both night and day.
Reaffirms that singing the blues is a continuous, constant activity.
Blues is song,
Reiteration that blues is expressed through the act of singing.
I sing both night and day.
Emphasizes the ongoing nature of the blues-singing, day and night.
When you got a woman
Associates having a woman with the experience of singing the blues.
It makes you sing the blues that way.
Suggests that having a woman elicits a particular way of singing the blues.
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