To grab your attention... the woman Jeff wrote this about wrote a song about him also but I believe Morning Theft is an answer to her song. The name of it is at the end of this note.
Some of you are off and some aren't but the reason why Jeff never wanted his lyrics released was because he wanted the song to mean whatever the listener wanted or heard. According to the book Dream Brother, this song has references to two of Jeff's former girlfriends... Rebecca Moore and Liz Frasier. Many of Jeff's songs on Grace are about Rebecca but Morning Theft's line, Your precious daughter in the other room asleep is about Liz's girl. Liz is an astounding singer from the bands This Mortal Coil and the Cocteau Twins whom were some of Jeff's favorite bands. Liz wrote and sang a song called Rilkean Heart which is about Jeff and their romance. You must listen to it. The better version is on the Twinlights EP.
@jrw1980
No offense to Michael Tighe, who said he believes it's about Rebecca Moore and Liz Fraser... But Tighe was friends with Rebecca so naturally he'd like to believe it was about her. But this is obviously about Liz Fraser.
Just like some people assume Thousandfold is about Joan Wasser and missing the reference to Liz's liner note dedication to a Jeff in the Cocteau Twins Milk and Kisses, where she wrote: ...love and a thousandfold rose to buckley..'
The relationship with Liz Fraser was a private one, and so we only get these little hints in their songs... like 'calf' in Morning...
@jrw1980
No offense to Michael Tighe, who said he believes it's about Rebecca Moore and Liz Fraser... But Tighe was friends with Rebecca so naturally he'd like to believe it was about her. But this is obviously about Liz Fraser.
Just like some people assume Thousandfold is about Joan Wasser and missing the reference to Liz's liner note dedication to a Jeff in the Cocteau Twins Milk and Kisses, where she wrote: ...love and a thousandfold rose to buckley..'
The relationship with Liz Fraser was a private one, and so we only get these little hints in their songs... like 'calf' in Morning Theft referencing the Cocteau's Calfskin Smack etc...
Unless you're a CT fan, most people will miss these clues, but it's fascinating.
To grab your attention... the woman Jeff wrote this about wrote a song about him also but I believe Morning Theft is an answer to her song. The name of it is at the end of this note.
Some of you are off and some aren't but the reason why Jeff never wanted his lyrics released was because he wanted the song to mean whatever the listener wanted or heard. According to the book Dream Brother, this song has references to two of Jeff's former girlfriends... Rebecca Moore and Liz Frasier. Many of Jeff's songs on Grace are about Rebecca but Morning Theft's line, Your precious daughter in the other room asleep is about Liz's girl. Liz is an astounding singer from the bands This Mortal Coil and the Cocteau Twins whom were some of Jeff's favorite bands. Liz wrote and sang a song called Rilkean Heart which is about Jeff and their romance. You must listen to it. The better version is on the Twinlights EP.
@jrw1980 No offense to Michael Tighe, who said he believes it's about Rebecca Moore and Liz Fraser... But Tighe was friends with Rebecca so naturally he'd like to believe it was about her. But this is obviously about Liz Fraser. Just like some people assume Thousandfold is about Joan Wasser and missing the reference to Liz's liner note dedication to a Jeff in the Cocteau Twins Milk and Kisses, where she wrote: ...love and a thousandfold rose to buckley..' The relationship with Liz Fraser was a private one, and so we only get these little hints in their songs... like 'calf' in Morning...
@jrw1980 No offense to Michael Tighe, who said he believes it's about Rebecca Moore and Liz Fraser... But Tighe was friends with Rebecca so naturally he'd like to believe it was about her. But this is obviously about Liz Fraser. Just like some people assume Thousandfold is about Joan Wasser and missing the reference to Liz's liner note dedication to a Jeff in the Cocteau Twins Milk and Kisses, where she wrote: ...love and a thousandfold rose to buckley..' The relationship with Liz Fraser was a private one, and so we only get these little hints in their songs... like 'calf' in Morning Theft referencing the Cocteau's Calfskin Smack etc... Unless you're a CT fan, most people will miss these clues, but it's fascinating.