Jeff Buckley
Jeff Buckley
Jeff Buckley
Jeff Buckley
Jeff Buckley
Jeff Buckley
Jeff Buckley
Jeff Buckley
Jeff Buckley
Jeff Buckley
Jeff Buckley
Jeff Buckley
Jeff Buckley
Jeff Buckley
Jeff Buckley
Jeff Buckley
Jeff Buckley
Jeff Buckley
Jeff Buckley
Jeff Buckley
Jeff Buckley
Jeff Buckley
“Morning Theft” is generally understood to be a song for Elizabeth Fraser, lead singer of The Cocteau Twins, with whom Buckley shared an intense but doomed romantic relationship. It may contain references to other romances as well; the lyrics alone do not tell a specific story. But together with the...
[Verse 1]
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
[Verse 2]
Your eyes and body 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
[Verse 3]
Morning theft
Unpretender left
Ungrateful
[Verse 4]
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
[Verse 5]
What am I still to you?
Some thief who stole from you?
Or some fool drama queen
Whose chances were few?
Love 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
[Verse 6]
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 had to send it away
To bring her back again
Morning Theft was written by Jeff Buckley.
Morning Theft was produced by Tom Verlaine.
Jeff Buckley released Morning Theft on Tue May 26 1998.