She's My Baby
Love's Turbulence: Van Morrison's Emotional Journey in 'She's My Baby'
Lyrics
Well I'm so blue
Expressing sadness or feeling down.
I'm thinking about you
Continuing to dwell on thoughts of the person causing the sadness.
I'm feeling so blue
Reiterating the feeling of being blue or sad.
I'm feeling so sad
Emphasizing the depth of sadness.
I just don't understand
Expressing confusion or an inability to comprehend the situation causing sadness.
I'm feeling so sad
Reiterating the prevailing sadness.
And in the midnight
Referencing nighttime, a period of introspection or loneliness.
I don t turn off the light
Reluctance to switch off the light, possibly symbolizing hope or anticipation.
Until the daylight
Waiting until daylight, possibly metaphorical for a new beginning or the arrival of a better situation.
Well I toss and I turn
Restlessness and inner turmoil, unable to find peace.
And my heart it still burns
The heartache and longing persist despite attempts to move on.
'Til I see her again
A fervent desire to reunite with the person causing heartache.
She's my lady, she's my baby, she's my lady
Repetition emphasizing the significance and possession of the person in the speaker's life.
She's my baby, she's my lady, she's my baby
-She's my lady, now, now, now, now
-In the morning I wake
The speaker's lack of appetite or inability to function normally due to emotional distress.
To go get food on my plate
-But I just can't eat
-And when I go in the cafe
-To sit down at my seat
-I don't have egg on my face
-When it stops and it starts
Continual emotional turmoil causing distress.
It just tears me apart
The emotional pain feels like a physical ache.
Like a pain in my heart
Feeling misunderstood or the situation is not clear.
But it's been misunderstood
Someone is disregarding established norms or hurting the speaker.
Somebody's breaking the rules
The speaker won't be taken advantage of or deceived.
And I'm nobody's fool
Asserting independence and intelligence.
Well, well, well
An interjection expressing various emotions like surprise, emphasis, or contemplation.
She's my lady, she's my baby, she's my lady
Repeated emphasis on the importance and possession of the person in the speaker's life.
She's my baby, she's my lady, she's my baby
-She's my lady, now, now, now, now
-When it's so high
Describing emotional highs and lows, feeling elated or dejected based on the circumstances.
I can reach for the sky
-But when it's so low
-I got nowhere to go
-When it goes wrong
-I just don't belong
-When it goes right
-It's clean out of sight
-Oh yeah, yeah, yeah
Exclamation possibly expressing agreement or affirmation.
I'm feeling so glad
Feeling ecstatic when reunited with the person, intense feelings of longing and affection.
I'm on top of the world
-When I see you again
-Well it's so true
-I been thinking about you
-Baby you're my flame
-When it goes down
Describing emotional fluctuations, feeling down or uplifted based on circumstances.
Down on the ground
-When it goes down
-But when it goes up
-It just fills up my cup
-When it goes up
-Well, well, well
Repeated emphasis on the significance and possession of the person in the speaker's life.
She's my lady, she's my baby, she's my lady
-She's my baby, she's my lady, she's my baby
-She's my lady, now, now, now, now
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