He puts emphasis on how “things can only get better”, being at the bottom of life. Separated from long-term desires.
“In the 19th century the English phrase blue devils referred to the upsetting hallucinations brought on by severe alcohol withdrawal. This was later shortened to the blues, which described states of depression and upset, and it was later adopted as the name for the melancholic songs that the musical genre encapsulates.”
Lol. I’ll try, as a white, affluent, middle-aged male. I’ll volunteer “having the blues” means “feeling sad/hopeless from life’s many relentless challenges”
As a non native english speaker, what does “have the blues” mean?
The general phrase is pretty well described by Elton John/Bernie Taupin’s song… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6KYAVn8ons
He puts emphasis on how “things can only get better”, being at the bottom of life. Separated from long-term desires.
“In the 19th century the English phrase blue devils referred to the upsetting hallucinations brought on by severe alcohol withdrawal. This was later shortened to the blues, which described states of depression and upset, and it was later adopted as the name for the melancholic songs that the musical genre encapsulates.”
Lol. I’ll try, as a white, affluent, middle-aged male. I’ll volunteer “having the blues” means “feeling sad/hopeless from life’s many relentless challenges”
To be sad.
It’s referring to this ancient American tradition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Man_Group?wprov=sfla1
Just joking. What the others said is correct. It means to be sad, depressed, down.