<P> You know the song we had named' Purple Haze'? (It) had about a thousand, thousand words...I had it all written out . It was about going through, through this land . This mythical...because that's what I like to do is write a lot of mythical scenes . You know, like the history of the wars on Neptune . </P> <P> So far, only a crumpled single sheet of ruled yellow tablet paper is on exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and does not include any of the lyrics used in the Experience song . Chandler admitted that in the early stages, he helped Hendrix shape the songs and lyrics to radio single length . Biographer Keith Shadwick comments that although much of the complexity may have been sacrificed, it resulted in verses that are "simple, focused and striking ." </P> <P> After its release, Hendrix offered another explanation: "He (the song's protagonist) likes this girl so much, that he doesn't know what (state) he's in, ya know . A sort of daze, I suppose . That's what the song is all about ." This draws on an experience Hendrix had while still in New York, where he felt that a girl was attempting to use voodoo to trap him and he became ill . Shapiro believes that this is reflected in most of the first two verses: </P> <P> Purple haze all around, don't know if I'm coming up or down Am I happy or in misery, whatever it is that girl put a spell on me </P>

Purple haze excuse me while i kiss this guy