Purple Haze
Dion Lyrics


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Purple haze
Running through my brain
Somehow, people, lately
Things don't seem the same

I'm acting funny
And found the reason why
Excuse me while
I kiss the sky

Purple haze
Now it's coming all around
Don't know whether of if
I'm coming up or down

Somebody, am I happy
Or am I in misery
Whatever it is
She put a spell on me





Put a spell on me
Purple haze

Overall Meaning

The song "Purple Haze" by Dion is about how the singer is feeling very strange and disoriented lately. He explains that he has been experiencing a purple haze that's running through his brain, which is causing him not to feel like himself. He muses about how he's been acting funny and feeling very strange lately, and finally, he figures out why. In the chorus of the song, he sings that he is "excuse me while I kiss the sky," which could be interpreted as him wanting to leave his weird reality and transcend into something beyond.


Line by Line Meaning

Purple haze
The singer is experiencing a distinct and intense state of altered consciousness.


Running through my brain
The sensation the singer is experiencing is intense and pervasive.


Somehow, people, lately Things don't seem the same
The singer is experiencing a sense of disorientation, feeling disconnected from his usual surroundings.


I'm acting funny And found the reason why
The artist has realized that his current state of mind is causing him to act strangely.


Excuse me while I kiss the sky
The artist is experiencing a feeling of euphoria and transcendence, as if he is reaching beyond the limits of his physical body.


Now it's coming all around Don't know whether of if I'm coming up or down
The singer is unsure whether his state of mind is intensifying or subsiding.


Somebody, am I happy Or am I in misery Whatever it is She put a spell on me
The singer is unsure whether his current state of mind is bringing him happiness or causing him pain, but he attributes his altered state to the influence of a particular person.


Put a spell on me Purple haze
The artist believes that his current state of mind is caused by some kind of external force or influence, and that he is under its spell.




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Comments from YouTube:

bodensick

An incredible and original take on Jimi's song.

Luiz Vendramini

Magnificent version. Jimi probably liked it.

IMMATERIAL IMMATERIAL

Love it!!!

Vicki Camp

I remember this when I was young.....so sublime

spudwas

Same with me.

Turtleproof

I only know this song because of an obscure Charlie Brown parody, sometimes my luck isn't so bad.

Manny Pardo

"We ain't eva gonna make it."

Christopher Sobieniak

@Manny Pardo You can just tell the guy who made those parodies really loved 1968.

Alexis

Manny Pardo “well it must be nighttime in Nigeria”

Martin Olivares

@Manny Pardo BRUHHHHHH

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