Eden Lost and Found
Mark Lanegan Lyrics


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Daylight is comin' (Daylight is comin')
Daylight's callin' me
Ain't got much of nothin'
Except grace by degrees
Yeah, I'm so glad to be free (I'm so glad to be free)

Daylight's a-comin'
Daylight's callin me (It's callin' me)
That girl took my lovin' (She took my lovin')
And never gave none back to me
Yeah, everybody, everybody, everybody wanna be free
(Everybody wants to be free)
All of God's creatures ought to be free

Daylight's a comin'
Daylight's callin' me (Daylight's callin' me)
Sunrise comin' up, baby
To burn the dirt right off of me
Come on now, people, take my blindness, make me see
Sunrise is comin' (Sunrise is comin')
Daylight's callin' me (Daylight is callin' me)

I work eleven to eleven
Midnight shift and half of the mornin'
All of God's children got to have their freedom
Everybody, everybody, everybody gotta be free
Sunrise is comin', daylight's callin' me (Daylight is callin' me)
Will you tell me if this is Heaven? (Oh, will you tell me if this is Heaven?)
'Cause it's the only one I see

Daylight is comin', daylight is callin' me
Found the doorway to Eden and lost myself in a concrete city
Yeah, everybody's got to be free (Everybody's got to be free)
Daylight is comin' (Daylight is comin')
Daylight is callin' me (Daylight is callin' me)




And everybody got to be free (Everybody got to be free)
Yeah, everybody got to be free

Overall Meaning

The melancholic yet uplifting song "Eden Lost And Found" by Mark Lanegan is a deep contemplation on freedom, both physical and emotional. Freedom from the mundane struggles of life, the hopeless slavery of unrequited love, and the imprisonment of one's mind are all tackled in this song. The singer's voice is full of raw emotion as he croons about the promise of the sunrise and the coming of daylight. Daylight, a metaphor for hope and new beginnings, calls to him, beckoning him to take the first step towards freedom.


The lyrics talk about the singer's 11-to-11 graveyard work shift, implying a life of hardship and struggle. He longs to be free, a sentiment echoed by all of God's creatures, he says. The girl he loved took his love but never gave any back, adding a layer of heartbreak to the song. He finds himself in a concrete jungle, lost in the search for Eden, a metaphor for paradise, both spiritual and emotional. The chorus repeats the line, "everybody's got to be free," as if it's a mantra, a reminder that freedom is, indeed, a fundamental need of the human spirit.


Line by Line Meaning

Daylight is comin'
The singer is anticipating the arrival of daylight.


Daylight's callin' me
The singer hears or senses the beckoning of daylight.


Ain't got much of nothin'
The singer is lacking in possessions or material wealth.


Except grace by degrees
The artist finds solace in small blessings or gains.


Yeah, I'm so glad to be free
The artist expresses happiness at being unencumbered or unrestricted.


That girl took my lovin'
The singer's love interest did not reciprocate feelings or actions.


And never gave none back to me
The singer's love interest did not reciprocate feelings or actions.


Everybody, everybody, everybody wanna be free
The artist believes that freedom is a universal desire.


All of God's creatures ought to be free
The artist believes that freedom should extend to all living things.


Sunrise comin' up, baby
The artist notes the impending arrival of the sunrise.


To burn the dirt right off of me
The singer posits that the sunrise will cleanse or purify them.


Come on now, people, take my blindness, make me see
The artist seeks enlightenment or understanding from others.


I work eleven to eleven
The singer has a long, grueling work schedule.


Midnight shift and half of the mornin'
The singer works through the night and into the morning.


Will you tell me if this is Heaven?
The singer is asking for validation or affirmation.


'Cause it's the only one I see
The artist feels trapped or limited in their current situation.


Found the doorway to Eden and lost myself in a concrete city
The artist may have found something sacred or special but is having a difficult time reconciling it with their urban surroundings.


And everybody got to be free
The singer reiterates their belief in the value of freedom.




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