Basstrap
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No jokes about it, I can honestly say that Jeff Buckley was among, if not the, best songwriter of the 90's. WHY DID HE HAVE TO DIE!!??!
He had an infinite amount of potential as we can see from his debut which evokes the strongest of emotions using complex songstructures and beautiful heart-breaking lyrics.
He was a man after my own heart...or I guess I'm a man after his heart. Lyrics I relate to, and a way of writing songs I can only admire; I swear he must have made up half of the chords he used!!
The covers he redone were often better than the original. One only need look at his cover of Hallelujah(L.Cohen) or the beautiful Lilac Wine(Nina Simone) to see this.
I'll just leave you with the evidence:
This song was played at his funeral. Its eerie how prophetic it is!
Satisfied Mind
how many times have you heard someone say
if I had his money, I would do things my way
but little they know, that it's so hard to find
one rich man in ten with a satisfied mind
money can't buy back your youth when you're old
friend when you're lonely, oh peace to your soul
the wealthiest person is a pauper at times
compared to the man with a satisfied mind
my life is over and my time has run out
my friends and my loved ones, i'll leave these no doubt
one things for certain, when it comes my time
i'll leave this old world with a satisfied mind
i'll leave this old world with a satisfied mind
my life is over and my time has run out
my friends and my loved ones, i'll leave these no doubt
but one things for certain, when it comes my time
i'll leave this old world with a satisfied mind
one things for certain, when it comes my time
i'll leave this old world with a satisfied mind
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other exerps
i know the tears we cried have dried on yesterday
the sea of fools has parted for us there's nothing in our way, my love
don't you see, don't you see?
you're just the torch to put the flame to all our guilt and shame,
and i'll rise like an ember in your name.
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i feel afraid and i call your name
i love your voice and your dance insane
i hear your words and i know your pain
your head in your hands and her kiss on the lips of another
your eyes to the ground
and the world spinning round forever
asleep in the sand with the ocean washing over
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He had an infinite amount of potential as we can see from his debut which evokes the strongest of emotions using complex songstructures and beautiful heart-breaking lyrics.
He was a man after my own heart...or I guess I'm a man after his heart. Lyrics I relate to, and a way of writing songs I can only admire; I swear he must have made up half of the chords he used!!
The covers he redone were often better than the original. One only need look at his cover of Hallelujah(L.Cohen) or the beautiful Lilac Wine(Nina Simone) to see this.
I'll just leave you with the evidence:
This song was played at his funeral. Its eerie how prophetic it is!
Satisfied Mind
how many times have you heard someone say
if I had his money, I would do things my way
but little they know, that it's so hard to find
one rich man in ten with a satisfied mind
money can't buy back your youth when you're old
friend when you're lonely, oh peace to your soul
the wealthiest person is a pauper at times
compared to the man with a satisfied mind
my life is over and my time has run out
my friends and my loved ones, i'll leave these no doubt
one things for certain, when it comes my time
i'll leave this old world with a satisfied mind
i'll leave this old world with a satisfied mind
my life is over and my time has run out
my friends and my loved ones, i'll leave these no doubt
but one things for certain, when it comes my time
i'll leave this old world with a satisfied mind
one things for certain, when it comes my time
i'll leave this old world with a satisfied mind
---------------
other exerps
i know the tears we cried have dried on yesterday
the sea of fools has parted for us there's nothing in our way, my love
don't you see, don't you see?
you're just the torch to put the flame to all our guilt and shame,
and i'll rise like an ember in your name.
------------------
i feel afraid and i call your name
i love your voice and your dance insane
i hear your words and i know your pain
your head in your hands and her kiss on the lips of another
your eyes to the ground
and the world spinning round forever
asleep in the sand with the ocean washing over
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