Underlying Depression
Confronting Underlying Blues: Van Morrison's Poignant Reflection
Lyrics
Underlying depression, have to crawl into my room
Expressing a hidden or lingering sense of sadness, the need to withdraw into isolation.
Underlying depression don't want to know about the moon in June
Rejecting awareness of romantic or positive aspects (symbolized by the moon in June) due to the underlying depression.
Outside there's a cavalcade of clowns but they're bringing me down
Despite external appearances of joy (cavalcade of clowns), they contribute to a sense of heaviness or sadness.
With underlying depression
Reiterating the theme of hidden, internal sorrow and its impact.
Underlying depression and it's starting in my backyard
The source of depression is hinted to be personal, originating in the speaker's immediate surroundings.
Underlying depression, and these times ain't even so hard
Contrasting the difficulty of the times with the innate blues in the speaker's life.
Lord I was born with the blues and my blue suede shoes
Referencing a lifelong struggle with sadness, emphasizing a connection to blues music and heritage.
And underlying depression
Linking the blues, symbolized by blue suede shoes, with the persistent underlying depression.
Underlying depression and there's just nowhere to turn
Highlighting a sense of hopelessness or lack of options in the face of depression.
Underlying depression and things just seem to turn in on one
Describing the cyclical nature of depression, feeling trapped in a continuous loop.
Sometimes I'm stuck in the corner just like Little Jack Horner
Using the metaphor of Little Jack Horner to convey feelings of being stuck and isolated.
With underlying depression
Repeating the theme of hidden, internal sorrow as illustrated by the nursery rhyme reference.
Underlying depression and I just can't get it right
Expressing frustration at the inability to overcome or manage the depression effectively.
Underlying depression I've got to fight it with all of my might
Acknowledging the need to fight against the persistent, underlying sadness.
Right now I don't want to be alone
Expressing a desire for companionship, resisting the isolation that depression tends to induce.
Get my baby on the telephone
Seeking comfort or support by connecting with a loved one.
Underlying depression
Reiterating the theme of depression as an ever-present force in the speaker's life.
Have to make some concessions when everything is working right
Acknowledging the need to compromise or adjust when things are going well.
Have to count my blessings, helps me make it through the night
Focusing on gratitude as a coping mechanism during difficult times, balancing the negative with the positive.
I've got love in my life as well as trouble and strife
Highlighting the coexistence of love and challenges in the speaker's life.
And underlying depression
Reiterating the enduring nature of the underlying depression despite the presence of love.
Underlying depression, underlying depression, underlying depression
Emphasizing the pervasive and constant nature of the underlying depression.
Ain't nothing but the blues
Defining the depression as a manifestation of the blues, a common theme in blues music.
Underlying depression ain't nothing but the blues
Repeating the assertion that the underlying depression is synonymous with the blues.
Underlying depression, ain't nothing but the blues
Affirming once again that the core of the depression is rooted in the blues.
Underlying depression
Summarizing the pervasive nature of the underlying depression throughout the lyrics.
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