Time takes care of the wound, so I can believe.
You had so much to give, you thought I couldn't see.
Gifts for boot heels to crush, promises deceived
I had to send it away to bring us back again.
Our eyes and bodies brighten silent waters, deep.
Your precious daughter in the other room, asleep.
A kiss "Goodnight" from every stranger that I meet.
I had to send it away to bring us back again.
Morning theft. Unpretender left, ungraceful.
True Self is what brought you here, to me.
A place where we can accept this love.
Friendship battered down by useless history,
Unexamined failure.
What am I still to you?
Some thief who stole from you?
Or some fool drama queen whose chances were few?
That brings us to who we need,
A place where we can save
A heart that beats as both siphon and reservoir.
You're a woman, I'm a calf.
You're a window, I'm a knife.
We come together making chance into starlight.
Meet me tomorrow night, or any day you want.
I have no right to wonder just how, or when.
You know the meaning fits. There's no relief in this.
I miss my beautiful friend.
I have to send it away to bring her back again.



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"Morning Theft" as written by Buckley

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    General Comment:I definitely believe this song is about Elizabeth Fraser as someone mentioned, especially after reading about her. She has deep regrets about their relationship... as she said she has to learn to forgive herself. Fraser says how she regrets not being there for him, as she was constantly touring and busy. No doubt Jeff must have been wrapped up in his own business ("A kiss goodnight from every stranger that I meet"). Their relationship was described as a very personal intimate relationship--whatever level that may be. And she does have a daughter from a previous relationship. By the time Jeff died, they had drifted as friends. I think Jeff is saying how if he wanted that friendship back, he needed to send away all the things of life, the craziness of the music business, etc. to regain what he had found with her.

    It's such a beautiful song. I am constantly floored at the sheer poetry of his lyrics.
    Flag kookiecutteron February 23, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:His lyrics are so powerful."A heart that beats as both siphon and resivor" such poetic beauty
    Flag KangarooCryon December 31, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I feel like i cant even write about how much this song means to me.
    because I could never fully express how Jeff's words impact, and have gotten me through alot of lifes obstacles.

    "true self is what, brought you here to me, a place where we can, set this love free
    Secret romance?
    to a place where we can set this love free, like a secluded place to express love.

    "meet me tomorrow night, or any day you want, i have no more right to wonder, just how or when"
    He just wants to meet her anywhere any time, and it sounds like thats not what she wants "i have no more right to wonder, just how or when" ...it almost sounds like he did something wrong when he says he has no more right. hmm..


    BUT WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?!?!
    "i had to send it away, to bring her back again"
    Flag JessEmergencyon June 16, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:i always thought it was ''a place where we can accept this love''
    nevertheless, I've been listening to this a lot lately, its gets better everytime. definitely in my top 5 Jeff songs!
    Flag xxxxmysteryxxxon May 25, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:This is my absolute favorite Jeff Buckkley song. I got lyrics tatooted on my leg!

    Love brings us to who we need.

    That is so true!
    Flag ew78on May 14, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:ok ok I have to post this~ Iknow it's sad and just plain WRONG in my opinion that he is gone. But he is only gone in the physical sense. He is still very much here, he live son through his fans, his music, his loved ones.

    He wasn't one to be proudly hanging a lable on himself. "Alt. Rock Boy" "Tragic Beautiful Rockstar" so many I include mysel in that category tend to focus on the sadness and darkness we see in his music. But he was someone who LOVED LIFE!

    Although his life was short (by most standards) I am sure he live done hell of one!
    He did what he loved which was play music. He wanted to move his fans, touch them in any way possible and I'd say he has done that and continues to do that.


    Yeah sure he had issues but don't we all. I am sure he wouldn't want his fans sitting around and thiking about his "oh so tragic" death! He made a bad mistake a really fucking bad mistake. But is that all we remember??

    If any of you have read any books about him you'd know he had a huge heart and loved people, he had a great sense of humor and lived to make people laugh. He loved all types of music, rock, soul, jazz, country, reggea anything! He used music as a coping tool, as toy, as anythihg he wanted and he loved it.

    He got to travel, party, fall in love, play some beautiful music which continues to resonate w/ generations of new fans. I am sure he is looking down right now and is very pleased by how much his music means to people. Just remember he lived his life focus on that!!!

    VIVA BUCKLEY!!!!!!

    ~E~
    Flag ew78on April 07, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:this song is my favorite Jeff Buckley song of all time. I have read afew different stories about the meaning behind this song. Whatever Jeff's meanings were/are for this song they are his. In his EPK for Grace they asked him "What do you want your listeners to get out of your music?" He said "Anything they want." To me that says it all this song along w/ the rest of his osngs mean something different to everyone who listens that is how he wanted it.

    VIVA BUCKLEY!
    Flag ew78on April 07, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I think that the phrase "Morning Theft" refers to leaving in the morning after a one-night-stand. Metaphorically speaking that is. The "Morning Theft" is him asking if the time they spent together was wasted or stolen by him since he had to break it off. He's feeling extremely guilty about it.
    Flag ilikeathfon March 24, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:All I can think and say is we lost one of the great musicians of the twentieth century. Wow! I do not believe in God but if I did He/She would sound just like Jeff Buckley...
    Flag bb6634on October 14, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:this song touches upon some pretty personal things about my last relationship. Jeff just has my love experiences pegged down so well its as though he was making songs to get me through them and then he just slid away.



    friendship battered down by
    useless history
    an exam in failure

    My ex was constantly on my ass about every female prior to her in my life, whether I loved them or not. In every case, and now including her, they ended up in failures because I could never have the girls I wanted and the ones I had were only to make me feel better about myself since I didn't have to worry about being single anymore.



    but what am i still to you
    some thief who stole from you
    or some fool drama queen
    whose chances were few?

    After the relationship was over she went around exhaggerating things to make it seem as though the relationship ended because I was this great big evil force bent on devastating her life, which isn't true at all. Her insecurities is what killed it, so now her mom doesn't want me anywhere around her and her friends think I'm a prick.



    love brings us to who we need
    a place where we can save
    a heart that beats
    as both siphon and reservoir

    She opened up parts of me that I tried to keep shut and understood them completely and hardly judged me on them. Ever since we broke up I've been having random emotional outbursts but before I was so stiff and uptight all the time. I'm finally allowed to open up to complete strangers ever since she came to me.



    you're a woman, i'm a calf

    Pretty self-explanitory.


    But the rest is what really gets me. She went to a different college without telling me she was so now I've got tgirls that want to go out with me but no one could be as good for me as Mim was. No matter how many girls I hang around, or how many hugs I get, or nights I enjoy nothing has been as good as thirty minutes alone with her. So now I just have to sit here and wait until next year and pray she got over everything so we can be together in total happiness this time. I miss her and everyone from last year knows I don't want anyone else but nobody this year does so I have to put up a front about it and hope word doesn't get out. My heart will never completely heal from this, and it sucks. I'm usually a pretty strong dude.
    Flag Blackmofasa9on September 14, 2008   Link

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