“So Real” is the third single from Jeff Buckley’s 1994 album Grace.
Michael Tighe, the guitarist who joined Buckley’s band late in the recording of Grace, brought with him what became the main riff on the song.
“So Real” was added in place of “Forget Her”, which was originally on the album track l...
[Verse 1]
Love, let me sleep tonight on your couch
And remember the smell of the fabric of your simple city dress
[Chorus]
Oh, that was so real
Oh, that was so real
Oh, that was so real
[Verse 2]
We walked around 'til the moon got full like a plate
And the wind blew an invocation and I fell asleep at the gate
And I never stepped on the cracks 'cause I thought I'd hurt my mother
And I couldn't awake from the nightmare that sucked me in and pulled me under
Pulled me under, oh
[Chorus]
Oh, that was so real
Oh, that was so real
Oh, that was so real
[Guitar Solo]
[Interlude]
I love you
But I'm afraid to love you
I love you
But I'm afraid to love you
I'm afraid
[Chorus]
Oh, that was so real
Oh, that was so real
Oh, that was so real
Oh, that was so real
Oh, that was so real (Oh)
Oh, that was so real (Real, real, real)
Oh, that was so real
Oh, that was so real (Oh, yeah)
Oh, that was so real
So Real was written by Jeff Buckley & Michael Tighe.
So Real was produced by Jeff Buckley.
Jeff Buckley released So Real on Tue Aug 23 1994.