Blue Prelude
Nina Simone Lyrics


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Let me sigh, let me cry when I'm blue,
Let me go away from this lonely town,
Won't be long till my sun will be blue,
Cause I know I'm on my last go round.
All the love I could steal, beg or borrow,
Wouldn't heal all the pain in my soul.

What is love? Only a prelude to sorrow,
With a heartbreak ahead for your goal,
Here I go, now you know why I'm leaving.
Got the blues. What can I lose? Goodbye!

What is love? Only a prelude to sorrow,
With a heartbreak ahead for your goal,




Here I go, now you know why I'm leaving.
I got the blues. What can I lose? Goodbye

Overall Meaning

In Nina Simone's song Blue Prelude, the lyrics convey a sense of deep sadness and longing to escape a lonely town. The first verse sets the tone of the song, with the singer expressing their need to sigh, cry, and leave their current situation behind. The singer knows that they are "on [their] last go round," hinting at a sense of desperation and urgency to escape their current unhappiness.


The singer's pain is further illustrated by the second verse, which questions the value of love. Despite all the love they have received or sought out, it hasn't been enough to heal the pain in their soul. Instead, love is seen as a "prelude to sorrow," hinting at a past or current heartbreak. The repetition of the line "What is love?" emphasizes the singer's confusion and disillusionment with love altogether.


The repeated line "I got the blues. What can I lose? Goodbye!" is a powerful statement of resignation, suggesting that the singer has given up hope and is ready to move on. The song paints a portrait of a person trapped in a cycle of pain and longing, unable to see a way out except to leave everything behind.


Line by Line Meaning

Let me sigh, let me cry when I'm blue,
Allow me to express my sadness and shed tears when I feel sad,


Let me go away from this lonely town,
My loneliness forces me to leave this place and go somewhere else,


Won't be long till my sun will be blue,
Very soon the happiness in my life will fade away and I'll only have sadness for company,


Cause I know I'm on my last go round.
I have come to the realization that this is my last chance to make a difference,


All the love I could steal, beg or borrow,
Regardless of how hard I try, any love that I may receive will not completely heal my soul,


Wouldn't heal all the pain in my soul.
It's impossible to erase the emotional pain that I am experiencing completely,


What is love? Only a prelude to sorrow,
Love is just the introduction to a series of unfortunate events which will eventually lead to heartbreak,


With a heartbreak ahead for your goal,
Inevitably, heartbreak is what will follow if one pursues the goal of finding love,


Here I go, now you know why I'm leaving.
My departure is motivated by the hope that I will find something more in life; something that will cure my blues,


Got the blues. What can I lose? Goodbye!
The blues already have me in their grip so I have nothing else to lose as I say farewell




Lyrics © MUSIC SALES CORPORATION, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Joe Bishop, Gordon Jenkins

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Comments from YouTube:

Realest Babee

Wow I’m too young to be saying this but the older songs are beautiful too

Howard Strauss

Has there been any music in the last 40 years? Please tell me.

G Yui

Realest Babee you’re really not though

Diana Daher

Diva master!!!

Howard Strauss

Mastress. Yes.

Erik Nitsch

this reminds me of l.a noire

Julián

that shit reminds me to helen merrill - blue guitar

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