Slow Blues
Heartache Serenade: Thin Lizzy's Slow Blues Unveils Love's Melancholy
Lyrics
My baby don't love me
Feeling unloved and rejected by the speaker's baby.
My baby's gone and made me sad
Expressing sadness due to the departure of the speaker's baby.
My baby don't love me
Reiterating the lack of love from the baby and the resulting sadness.
My baby's gone and made me sad
Emphasizing the impact of the baby's departure on the speaker's emotional state.
A hard hearted woman
Describing the baby as a hard-hearted woman, implying a lack of compassion.
A hard hearted woman true
Reaffirming the baby's hard-hearted nature.
My baby don't love me
Repeating the theme of unrequited love and lack of affection from the baby.
My baby don't love me
Reiterating the speaker's realization that their baby doesn't love them.
Oh baby, let the flags fly at half mast
Metaphorically suggesting a mourning period for the relationship.
Let this darkened hour drift past
Expressing a desire for the difficult time to pass.
Oh baby, you don't know
Conveying the baby's lack of understanding about the speaker's feelings.
How much I'm missing you
Expressing the depth of the speaker's longing for the baby.
All my tears are falling
Describing the emotional pain through the imagery of tears falling.
Slow blues is calling
Indicating a connection between the emotional state and the musical genre, slow blues.
Oh baby, you don't know
Reiterating the intense feelings of missing the baby.
How much I'm missing you
Expressing the depth of the speaker's emotional yearning.
Oh baby, baby, baby, go tell this crazy world the true tale
Encouraging the baby to share the true story of the relationship with the world.
Please let loose this lover's ship to sail
Expressing a desire for the relationship to continue and thrive.
Oh baby, you don't know
Reiterating the intensity of the speaker's longing for the baby.
How much I'm missing you
Expressing the emotional impact of missing the baby.
You don't know how much I love you
Affirming the depth of the speaker's love for the baby.
Oh no no no no no
Denying any possibility of the love being insignificant.
My baby don't love me
Repeating the theme of unrequited love and the resulting sadness.
My baby's gone and made me sad
Expressing the emotional impact of the baby's departure on the speaker.
My baby don't love me
Reiterating the lack of love from the baby and the resulting sadness.
My baby's gone and made me sad
Emphasizing the impact of the baby's departure on the speaker's emotional state.
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