Phaedra's Meadow Lyrics - Nick Drake

I was walking thru the forest 

One cold and dreary morn 

My heart sick with jealousy 

And memories I need no more 

No I could never kill a man 

But I would do him harm 

Knowing that you're there 

Lying in his arms 

My flesh was ripped and torn 

By the bramble and the thorn 

I was lost but well-prepared 

To offer up my soul 

Because the greater misery 

Is to live with what I know 

The moon concealed by April's storm 

No bearing I could find 

Until I fell into a clearing 

And a road I recognized 

I was far 

Far from my home 

Further from her smile 

Not sure if I would return 

Or just lay down and die 

As I stood in Phaedra's Meadow 

Well the dawn did break the sky 

And from the highest up in heaven 

The Weaving Star fell into my eyes