Claudia Schmidt is a musician who has recorded folk, jazz, blues, and spoke… Read Full Bio ↴Claudia Schmidt is a musician who has recorded folk, jazz, blues, and spoken word albums. She plays guitar and Appalachian dulcimer and sings. She has appeared numerous times on the radio program, A Prairie Home Companion. She has recorded with Peter Ostroushko as well as Steve Tibbetts. She also appeared in a documentary film, Gap-Toothed Women, by Les Blank.

Claudia has been a well-known fixture in the folk/acoustic music scene since her earliest days performing in the late seventies. Her first self-titled recording on Flying Fish Records, since bought out by Rounder Records was a huge success. She recorded four solo entrees with this label, and one duo recording with Sally Rogers. In 1987 she started a relationship with the budding record label Redhouse Records where she recorded another five sessions, including one more duo with Sally Rogers. All ten of the above recordings were clearly in the folk/acoustic domain.

In 2001 she ventured off into independent status with her first full-fledged jazz recording, Live at the Old Rectory Pub. She has since recorded other independent efforts including two jazz CDs, and folk/acoustic CD, and a spoken word CD.

Claudia has also made a name for herself in musical theater around the midwest. She has scored the music for several plays including a Joseph Jefferson Award winning effort for A Good Person of Szechuan mounted by the Goodman Theater in Chicago in 1992.

In 2006 Claudia recorded the soundtrack for a new documentary Motherhood Manifesto, by John deGraff author of Take Back Your Time. She also starred in a musical telling of the Edmund Fitzgerald tragedy titled The Gales of November. This theater piece tells the tragic story of the sinking of this mighty ore ship from the point of view of the wives of several fated crew members.

Claudia lives in Traverse City, Michigan where she can frequently be found sitting in or headlining local establishments. It is also where she ventures forth continuing her decades long quest of the road.

Since I Fell For You
Claudia Schmidt Lyrics

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When you just give love
And never get love
You'd better let love depart
I know it's so, and yet I know
I can't get you out of my heart

You made me leave my happy home
You took my love and now you're gone

Since I fell for you

Love brings such misery and pain
I guess I'll never be the same
Since I fell for you

Well, it's too bad
And it's too sad
But I'm in love with you
You love me, then you snub me
But what can I do?
I'm so in love with you

I guess I'll never see the light
I get the blues most every night

Since I fell for you
Since I fell for you

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Claudia Schmidt's "Since I Fell For You" explores the complexities of love, the pain and the misery it can bring. The lyrics are reflective of someone who has been hurt by love and is struggling to let go of the person who caused the hurt. The opening lines, "When you just give love and never get love, you'd better let love depart" are a testament to the truth that love is a two-way street.

The next line, "I know it's so, and yet I know I can't get you out of my heart" is an indication of the conflict and struggle that the singer is experiencing. Despite the pain and suffering, they cannot seem to let go of the person who caused it all. The lyrics go on to explain how the person made the singer leave a happy home and took their love before leaving them. The phrase "since I fell for you" is repeated throughout the song, emphasizing the impact that this person had on the singer's life.

The lyrics then switch to the chorus, where it is revealed that love has brought only misery, and the singer doubts they will ever be the same. The lyrics "you love me, then you snub me, but what can I do? I'm so in love with you" show the singer's desperation and dependence on the person who caused them so much pain. The final lines, "I guess I'll never see the light, I get the blues most every night since I fell for you" confirm the hopelessness that the singer feels. They are trapped in their love for this person even though it is causing them pain.

Line by Line Meaning

When you just give love
When you only give love to someone

And never get love
And don't receive love back from that person

You'd better let love depart
You should end the relationship if that love is not reciprocated

I know it's so, and yet I know
I understand this fact, and yet...

I can't get you out of my heart
I still can't stop loving you

You made me leave my happy home
You caused me to leave my content life

You took my love and now you're gone
You accepted my love and then left me

Since I fell for you
Ever since I fell in love with you

Love brings such misery and pain
Love can cause intense anguish and distress

I guess I'll never be the same
I will never be unchanged after experiencing this heartache

Well, it's too bad
It's regrettable