Troubles I know you well as the wind blows hot from hell

sleep and comfort I know you not

for into truth of living death is all I got

rust in iron upon an anvil built

sword of suffer I have up to the hilt

random freedom came once upon a time

her name was Phaedra I claimed her for mine

wrinkle in the wine glass cherry on the vine

softer than heaven this love was to be mine

met her in the fields of a day so long ago

met in the valley just after the first snow

held to my heart she pierced my soul

when we had to part

over time mortal into swells we go

from love to hate and troubles I know

and troubles I know

straight as the crow goes in heaven rows to a place of fate
gate grows on amber fields of snow
Phaedra calls to blame
life a son and his name
in running growing slow
straight as shelve on a slate


hill takes as it gives she trebles in live
daffodils skill to blame only late
much in heart as words fail
touch my face
name came
late

into minds a feeling time it goes to a dark place

in clouds the story grows in clouds the story goes

Phaedra of Phaedra days have gone in the velvet mornings

we still sing you r song still sing your song day’s days long

Author Notes

Some velvet Morning, by Lee Hazelwood, Male: Some velvet morning when I'm straight I'm going to open up your gate And maybe tell you 'bout Phaedra And how she gave me life And how she made it in Some velvet morning when I'm straight Female: Flowers growing on the hill Dragonflies and daffodils Learn from us very much Look at us but do not touch Phaedra is my name Male: Some velvet morning when I'm straight I'm going to open up your gate And maybe tell you 'bout Phaedra And how she gave me life And how she made it in Some velvet morning when I'm straight Female: Flowers are the things we knew Secrets are the things we grew Learn from us very much Look at us but do not touch Phaedra is my name Male: Some velvet morning when I'm straight Female: Flowers growing on the hill Male: I'm going to open up your gate Female: Dragonflies and daffodils Male: And maybe tell you 'bout Phaedra Female: Learn from us very much Male: And how she gave me life Female: Look at us but do not touch Male: And how she made it in A possible explanation for the song is that the alternating male and female parts represent the differences between men and women, especially in regards to sex. The implication is that women know more of this subject and men must learn to respect women in order to understand this knowledge. However, another view posits that the male and female parts represent humanity and nature, respectively. The female parts are evocative of a supernatural setting, perhaps one might associate with the nymphs of Greek mythology. This interpretation seems especially valid, as Phaedra is a character from Greek lore, who, upon being scorned by her lover Hippolytus, commits suicide. Thus, the song may be imploring men to respect the women they love, lest they end up like the classical Phaedra.