Grace
Jeff Buckley Lyrics
There's the moon asking to stay
Long enough for the clouds to fly me away
Well it's my time coming, I'm not afraid, afraid to die
My fading voice sings of love,
But she cries to the clicking of time, oh, time.
Wait in the fire, wait in the fire
Wait in the fire, wait in the fire
And she weeps on my arm
Oh drink a bit of wine we both might go tomorrow
Oh my love
And the rain is falling and I believe my time has come
It reminds me of the pain I might leave, leave behind,
Wait in the fire, wait in the fire
Wait in the fire, wait in the fire
And I feel them drown my name
So easy to know and forget with this kiss
I'm not afraid to go but it goes so slow
Wait in the fire, wait in the fire, oh oh yea oh oh oh yeah unh
Wait, wait, wait in the fire, wait in the fire
Wait in the fire, wait ah uh unh ah
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Written by: JEFF BUCKLEY, GARY LUCAS
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"Grace" is the title track from Jeff Buckley's first album Grace (1994). It was the album's first single, and was also released as a video. The song showcases Jeff Buckley's vocal range and singing skills.
The song was based on an instrumental song called "Rise Up To Be" written by Buckley's collaborator, Gary Lucas. Jeff wrote lyrics inspired by his saying goodbye to his girlfriend at the airport on a rainy day, and the melody came naturally. In Buckley's words Read Full Bio"Grace" is the title track from Jeff Buckley's first album Grace (1994). It was the album's first single, and was also released as a video. The song showcases Jeff Buckley's vocal range and singing skills.
The song was based on an instrumental song called "Rise Up To Be" written by Buckley's collaborator, Gary Lucas. Jeff wrote lyrics inspired by his saying goodbye to his girlfriend at the airport on a rainy day, and the melody came naturally. In Buckley's words, "(It's about) not feeling so bad about your own mortality when you have true love."
Buckley invited Lucas to play on the album, along with "Mojo Pin"; two songs that Lucas had created the main riffs for, and Buckley had expanded upon, making up the "Grace" heard on the album, and earlier on Songs to No One 1991–1992; These songs were prominent in gigs around 1991 onwards.
The song was based on an instrumental song called "Rise Up To Be" written by Buckley's collaborator, Gary Lucas. Jeff wrote lyrics inspired by his saying goodbye to his girlfriend at the airport on a rainy day, and the melody came naturally. In Buckley's words Read Full Bio"Grace" is the title track from Jeff Buckley's first album Grace (1994). It was the album's first single, and was also released as a video. The song showcases Jeff Buckley's vocal range and singing skills.
The song was based on an instrumental song called "Rise Up To Be" written by Buckley's collaborator, Gary Lucas. Jeff wrote lyrics inspired by his saying goodbye to his girlfriend at the airport on a rainy day, and the melody came naturally. In Buckley's words, "(It's about) not feeling so bad about your own mortality when you have true love."
Buckley invited Lucas to play on the album, along with "Mojo Pin"; two songs that Lucas had created the main riffs for, and Buckley had expanded upon, making up the "Grace" heard on the album, and earlier on Songs to No One 1991–1992; These songs were prominent in gigs around 1991 onwards.
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Check out the amazing lyrics:
There's the moon asking to stay
Long enough for the clouds to fly me away
Oh, it's my time coming, I'm not afraid, afraid to die
My fading voice sings of love
But she cries to the clicking of time, oh
Wait in the fire
Wait in the fire
Wait in the fire
Wait in the fire
Fire
And she weeps on my arm
Walking to the bright lights in sorrow
Oh, drink a bit of wine we both might go tomorrow
Oh, my love
And the rain is falling and I believe
My time has come
It reminds me of the pain I might leave
Leave behind
Wait in the fire
Wait in the fire
Wait in the fire
Wait in the fire
Fire
Oh
Ooh, ooh, ah
And I feel that I'm drownin' my name
So easy to know
And forget with this kiss
I'm not afraid to go but it goes so slow, oh
Wait in the fire
Wait in the fire, wait in the fire, oh
Oh, wait in the fire
Wai-wai-wait
Wait in the fire, wait in the fire
Wait
Lucid Boom
"long enough for the clouds to fly my away "- it was cloudy weather in memphis the day he gone missing
"my fading voice sings of love"- him singing 'whole lotta love' as he stepped deeper
"but she cries to the clicking.. of time.." could be his mother agonizing for her son missing for 6 days
this song even unintentionally , describes his passing away from this life.. with grace of course
Jeff wrote the lyrics after saying goodbye to his girlfriend at the airport one rainy day. "It's about not fearing death, or fearing any of those countless slings and arrows that you suffer sometimes on this Earth, because somebody loves you," he said. "You're not afraid to go."
"And it's just about life sometimes being so long," Buckley added. "At the time I was anticipating leaving Los Angeles for New York. So I was waiting to go. I'm not afraid to go, I'm not afraid to die, I'm not afraid to go away from this place or from any place but it just goes so slow. And I had somebody who loved me in New York. A lot. And it was amazing. It still is
he also stated "Grace is what matters, in anything... That's a quality I admire quite greatly. It keeps you from reaching for the gun too quickly, keeps you from destroying things too foolishly. It keeps you alive and it keeps you open for more understanding."
it it's hauntingly beautiful how this song copliments both life and death... it's the feeling of not fearing to go, we all get back to the universe someday anyways..so drink a bit of wine for this moment and live in fire and grace
Adelia Hogarth
There's the moon asking to stay
Long enough for the clouds to fly me away
Well it's my time coming, I'm not afraid, afraid to die
My fading voice sings of love,
But she cries to the clicking of time, oh, time.
Wait in the fire, wait in the fire
Wait in the fire, wait in the fire
And she weeps on my arm
Walking to the bright lights in sorrow
Oh drink a bit of wine we both might go tomorrow
Oh my love
And the rain is falling and I believe my time has come
It reminds me of the pain I might leave, leave behind,
Wait in the fire, wait in the fire
Wait in the fire, wait in the fire
And I feel them drown my name
So easy to know and forget with this kiss
I'm not afraid to go but it goes so slow
Wait in the fire, wait in the fire, oh oh yea oh oh oh yeah unh
Wait, wait, wait in the fire, wait in the fire
Wait in the fire, wait ah uh unh ah
Songwriters
BUCKLEY, JEFF / LUCAS, GARY
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miracleofsound
Good lord that voice. So jealous. An instrument of the gods.
edward Shaw
That’s why he left us so soon..the heavens needed their voice back..
Joe Thekelly
I took my first airplane trip to this album.
It had just been released, knew nothing about jb.
Sony Walkman, grace on full blast with a beer in hand, I was flying in many ways.
What passion in his voice!
Operatic. Just superb.
Makes me simultaneously happy and sad. And this track is on my funeral playlist
Joe Thekelly
He was so good.
Burned bright.
Bless
Vincent Robinson
My name is Vincent Robin i live in cuba .i got a channel in youtube . sometimes i've have practice the singing wthi the CD grace .God gave me the voice .you will be herd abaout me .
Allan Currie
Yea that voice lost now.
Rebecca Vocal Athlete
All humans must listen and learn
Grey Matters
@Deniz B. "knowledge speaks, wisdom listens." "creativity is more important than knowledge." it is our hope that incomparably beautiful stars will shine as bright, if not, even moreso, it'd be vanity not to embrace that possibility
james fannnon
Listen and yearn
Deniz B.
I mean of course you might learn from it but no one can ever come close to creating what Jeff created...