David Torn (born 1953 in Amityville, New York) is a guitarist and composer … Read Full Bio ↴David Torn (born 1953 in Amityville, New York) is a guitarist and composer known for electronics and performance techniques that have a highly atmospheric or textural quality. He is particularly well known among guitarists for his use of looping effects.

Torn rose to prominence as a member of Jan Garbarek's quartet in the mid-1980's. He has recorded six albums as a leader for the ECM, Windham Hill, CMP, and 75 Ark record labels. He has also recorded a series of CD-ROMs with looping and other ambient music material that can be used as samples by other artists.

In 1992 he was diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma, a life-threatening form of brain tumor. The surgery that followed left him deaf in the right ear, but didn't rob him of the ability to play and compose (arguably, very excellent) music. Torn even mixes his own albums himself, although according to him this requires sitting sideways to the studio speakers and "visualising the stereo aspects of sound" in his head rather than experimenting with them by ear.

Torn's music has been featured in a number of movies, including Kalifornia (1993), and Traffic (2000). In 2003, Torn's score for the film The Order was nominated for a Grammy Award. He works out of his personal studio, known as Cell Labs.

Morning Sun
David Torn Lyrics

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Morning sun
Morning sun
Morning sun
Watch you morning sun

Morning sun
Morning sun
Morning sun

Watch you morning sun

Morning sun
Morning sun
Morning sun
Watch you morning sun

Morning sun
Morning sun
Morning sun

If you make a feel the better watch you morning sun

If you make a feel the better watch you morning sun

If you make a feel the better watch you morning sun

If you make a feel the better watch you morning sun

If you make a feel the better watch you morning sun

If you make a feel the better watch you morning sun

Watch you morning sun un un un n

Watch you morning sun un un un n

Watch you morning sun un un un n

Watch you morning sun un un un n

Watch you morning sun un un un n

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Morning sun
Watch you morning sun

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Watch you morning sun

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Watch you morning sun

Morning sun
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Morning sun
Watch you morning sun

If you make a feel the better watch you morning sun

If you make a feel the better watch you morning sun

If you make a feel the better watch you morning sun

If you make a feel the better watch you morning sun

If you make a feel the better watch you morning sun

If you make a feel the better watch you morning sun

Watch you morning sun un un un n

Watch you morning sun un un un n

Watch you morning sun un un un n

Watch you morning sun un un un n

Watch you morning sun un un un n

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Watch you morning sun

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Watch you morning sun

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Overall Meaning

The lyrics to David Torn's "Morning Sun" are repetitive and simple, almost like a chant. The repeated lines "Morning sun, watch you morning sun" seem to encourage the listener to take in the beauty of the sunrise and to appreciate the start of a new day. The addition of "If you make a feel the better" suggests that by starting our day with the morning sun, we can improve our mood and begin our day with a positive mindset.

The use of repetition in the song creates a feeling of rhythm and cyclical motion, much like the rising and setting of the sun each day. The chanting-like quality also feels meditative, as though the listener is being encouraged to focus on the present moment and to appreciate the natural world around them.

Overall, "Morning Sun" seems to be a simple yet profound ode to the beauty of the sunrise and the power it has to set an optimistic tone for the day ahead.

Line by Line Meaning

Morning sun
The sun that appears in the morning

Watch you morning sun
Observe the morning sun

If you make a feel the better watch you morning sun
If you want to feel good, watch the morning sun

Watch you morning sun un un un n
The same instruction as before, with a different rhythm and tone

Lyrics © WIND-UP PUBLISHING
Written by: GERARD SIDHU, STEPHEN DOCKER

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