07. Easy Morning Rebel
My Morning Jacket Lyrics

The lyrics to My Morning Jacket's song "Easy Morning Rebel" capture the essence of a free-spirited rebel who is always on the move. The opening lines depict this rebel as having come down from heaven bathed in the warm sun. This rebel's restlessness is evident in the line "He'll take to flyin, he'll take to the road...As long as he's movin to get dey blood!" which suggests that he cannot sit still and is always seeking new adventures. The next verse introduces the "evenin' rebel" who is described as having a "heart of stone" and a physical body that is just a temporary home. This suggests that the evening rebel is not as carefree as the easy morning rebel but instead carries a heavier burden that weighs heavily on his heart. Despite this, the evening rebel looks good in the light - perhaps suggesting that he is still capable of experiencing joy despite his heavy heart.

The chorus "He'll be the water if you'll be the wine/Sent down from heaven in this earthly disguise" can be interpreted in different ways. One interpretation is that the easy morning rebel and the evening rebel are two sides of the same person, both sent down from heaven to experience life on earth. The water symbolizes the easy morning rebel's carefree nature while the wine represents the heavier burden carried by the evening rebel. Another possible interpretation is that the rebels are offering themselves as a gift to someone else - the water and wine being a metaphor for complementary goods, and the "earthly disguise" implying that the rebels are more than they seem.