they laughed at me
jackie and the starlighters Lyrics

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The Blues came to visit me, to make me feel better about yo
The Blues came to visit me, to keep me from breaking into
You tore out my heart; you completely tore it apart.
You said, Pound, Pound, Pound, as you stomped it in the ground

The Blues say that they Love Me, they will never leave me all alone
The Blues say that they love me, they will never leave my home
The Blues say that they love me, they only want to be my friend

The Blues say that they love me, and our love will never end

The Blues came to visit me, to make me feel better about you
The Blues came to visit me, to see if there's anything they can do
They picked up my heart; they knocked the dust off each part
Then, they used my tears to scrub away all my fears

The Blues came to visit me, to make me feel better about you
The Blues came to visit me, to make me feel better than I do

They turned me around & around until I was sound
My heart was the guest as they stuffed it back in my chest

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of the song "They Laughed at Me" by Jackie and the Starlighters seem to depict a person who has been hurt by someone they loved. The Blues, personified as a friend, come to visit the singer to console them and help them feel better. The singer describes the pain that their former lover caused them, singling out the moment their heart was "stomped into the ground." However, the Blues are there to pick up the pieces, dust them off, and help them reclaim their strength. By the end of the song, the singer has regained their confidence and their heart has been restored to its rightful place.

The motif of "the Blues" as a friend is a common one in African-American music, dating back to early blues music of the early 20th century. In this interpretation, the Blues are meant to represent the cultural and emotional expression of Black people in America, often born out of pain and hardship. The genre of the song itself is doo-wop, a style of vocal-based rhythm and blues music that emerged in the 1950s and '60s.

Line by Line Meaning

The Blues came to visit me, to make me feel better about you
The singer is visited by the Blues music genre because of his/ her heartbreak caused by someone else

The Blues say that they love me, they will never leave me all alone
The singer believes that the Blues genre will always be with him/ her when they feel alone

You tore out my heart; you completely tore it apart.
The person who caused the heartbreak destroyed the singer's heart completely

The Blues say that they love me, and our love will never end
The Blues music has become a source of comfort and the singer believes that their relationship will last forever

The Blues came to visit me, to see if there's anything they can do
The Blues music tries to help the singer by visiting them and offering support

They picked up my heart; they knocked the dust off each part
The Blues genre tries to repair the singer's heart by gathering all the broken pieces and wiping off the dust

Then, they used my tears to scrub away all my fears
The Blues music tries to help the singer overcome their fears by using their tears as a tool for cleansing

The Blues came to visit me, to make me feel better than I do
The Blues genre tries to make the singer feel better than they currently do by offering comfort and support

My heart was the guest as they stuffed it back in my chest
The Blues genre tries to put the singer's broken heart back together and place it back in their chest

You said, Pound, Pound, Pound, as you stomped it in the ground
The person who caused the heartbreak expressed their actions with the sounds 'pound, pound, pound' while stomping on the singer's heart

Lyrics © DistroKid
Written by: Jackie Cook

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