Dream Brother
Cowritten by Jeff Buckley/Mick Grondahl/Matt Johnson
Unreleased
Cowritten by Jeff Buckley/Mick Grondahl/Matt Johnson
Unreleased
| Lyrics: There is a child sleeping near his twin The pictures go wild in a rush of wind That dark angel he is shuffling in Watching over them with his black feather wings unfurled The love you lost with her skin so fair Is free with the wind in her butterscotch hair Her green eyes blew goodbyes With her head in her hands and your kiss on the lips of another Dream Brother with your tears scattered round the world. Don't be like the one who made me so old Don't be like the one who left behind his name 'Cause they're waiting for you like I waited for mine And nobody ever came... Don't be like the one who made me so old Don't be like the one who left behind his name 'Cause they're waiting for you like I waited for mine And nobody ever came... Don't be like the one who made me so old Don't be like the one who left behind his name 'Cause they're waiting for you like I waited for mine Nobody ever came Nobody ever... 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 With 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 Asleep in the sand with the ocean washing over Asleep in the sand with the ocean washing over Ah do you meet the one I love and smell the one who loves you Dream brother, dream brother, dream, dream dream asleep in the sand with the ocean washing over | Notes: This song was written about Jeff's friend long-time Chris Dowd (of 'Fishbone' and 'The Seedy Arkhestra'), who was contemplating leaving a woman who was pregnant with his child. This would have been an extremely sensitive topic for Jeff, with his own father having abandoned him at an early age. To quote Jeff: 'It's a song about a friend of mine, who's led a rather excessive life... He is in trouble. This song is for him. I know what self-destruction can lead to, and I have tried to warn him. But I am one big hypocrite because when I called him up and told him about the song I'd written, that same night I took an overdose of hash and woke up the next day feeling terrible. It is very hard not to give in to one's negative feelings. Life is total chaos.' -- Jeff Buckley (OOR (Dutch magazine)) 'This is a song about a dream.' -- Jeff Buckley, from 'Live at Sin-e' 'This is the first song we ever wrote together.' -- Jeff Buckley (Olympia, Paris, France, 1995-07-07) The 'Nag Champa Mix' features tabla player Misha Masud. the name for the mix may have come from Nag Champa being Jeffs favorite incense. |