Velvet Red
Forbidden Love Blossoms in Velvet Red
Lyrics
Velvet red
Introducing the concept of "Velvet Red."
Velvet red
Reiteration of the concept of "Velvet Red."
He'd come callin'
Referring to someone coming or arriving.
Velvet red
Reiteration of the concept of "Velvet Red."
There was a narrow road to that old foot path
Describing a narrow road leading to an old footpath.
Where the briar tangles into the musky dawn
Depicting the surroundings with briar tangles and a musky dawn.
And that old, abandoned cabin
Highlighting an old, abandoned cabin.
Was the perfect place for forbidden love to hide
Suggesting the cabin as a hiding place for forbidden love.
She was the mayor's eldest daughter
Introducing the mayor's eldest daughter.
She had a taste for the fruit of the vine
Indicating her appreciation for alcohol.
And he was a poor boy down in that holler
Describing the male character as a poor boy from the holler.
And made his living on his homemade wine
Stating his livelihood through homemade wine.
Velvet red
Reiteration of the concept of "Velvet Red."
Velvet red
-He'd come callin'
Repeating the arrival of someone.
Velvet red
Reiteration of the concept of "Velvet Red."
Velvet red
-Velvet red
Repetition of "Velvet Red" and indicating someone running.
She'd come runnin'
Reiteration of the concept of "Velvet Red."
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Describing her response to the arrival.
Don't you know their love grew, like the wild flowers do?
Comparing their love to the growth of wild flowers.
She'd start to miss him with an awful thirst
Expressing her longing for him intensely.
And when that sun went down, she'd go sneakin' out
Describing her sneaking out when the sun sets.
And he'd be waitin', callin' out to her
Portraying him waiting and calling out to her.
Velvet red
Reiteration of the concept of "Velvet Red."
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-Makin' love on
Indicating the act of making love.
Velvet red
Reiteration of the concept of "Velvet Red."
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-Velvet red
-They were drunk on
Describing the intoxication or influence of "Velvet Red."
Velvet red
Reiteration of the concept of "Velvet Red."
There was a child born twenty years ago
Introducing a child born two decades ago.
To a mother who never wed
Describing the mother who never married.
Though she gave no name for the father
Not revealing the father's name.
She called her daughter Little Velvet Red
Naming the daughter "Little Velvet Red."
Velvet Red
Reiteration of the concept of "Velvet Red."
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-Mama calls me
Stating that the mother calls her "Velvet Red."
Velvet Red
Reiteration of the concept of "Velvet Red."
Velvet Red
-Velvet Red (Velvet Red)
-My mama calls me
Stating that her mother calls her "Velvet Red."
Velvet Red
Final reiteration of the concept of "Velvet Red."
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