I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain
Cover of Tim Buckley
Unreleased
Cover of Tim Buckley
Unreleased
| Lyrics: Oh i never asked to be your mountain I never asked to fly Remember when you came to me and told me of his lies You didn't understand my love You don't know why i try And the rain was falling on that day And damn the reason why The flying pisces sails for time and tells me of my child Wrapped in bitter tales and heartache he begs for just a smile Oh he never asked to be her mountain He never asked to fly And through his eye he comes his love And tells her not to cry She says, 'your scoundrel father flies with a dancer called a queen and with her stolen cards he plays and laughs, but never wins' Oh the child dreams to be his hands in the counting of the rain But only barren breasts he feels for her milk will never drain As i die i can't remember where i saw the rain: could it be that her laughter drove me down again? Charming dancer will you stop, stop and talk to me? Is there someone else you feel in your dreams? you will, you see: in midnight gazes I've found you far from me If you lead me on please leave me down Oh flying flying fish Please flutter by my door Yes you can drink my lies if first you read my eyes Each one is titled 'i'm drowning back to you' I can't swim your waters and you can't walk my lands I'm sailing all my sins and i'm climbing all my fears and soon now i'll fly Oh i never asked to be your mountain i never asked to fly Remember when you came to me and told me of his lies You didn't understand my love You don't know why i try And the rain was falling on that day And that's the reason why Sweet lover, will you come back and love me for a while? Please take my hand Leave all your fears behind I've been gone too long Now i'm home to stay Please don't leave me again this way Please come home. | Notes: Originally performed by Jeffs father, Tim Buckley, in 'Goodbye and Hello' (1967). Jeff performed it live in his exhibition for Greetings From Tim Buckley, a tribute concert organized by Hal Willner that took place at St.Ann's Church, New York, on April 26 1991. As Jeff often bluntly refused to perform his fathers songs in his shows, it is suprising to find that the St Annes show was not the only appearance of a Tim Buckley song. (Jeff played 'Once I Was' by request, on 1995-05-10, Bluebird Theatre, Denver) 'I sang Tim's song 'I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain.' It was about him having to take the gypsy life over a regular one. I'm mentioned in the song, as is his girlfriend at the time - my mom. It's a beautiful song. I both admired it and hated it, so that's what I sang. There are all of these expectations that come with this ''60s offspring' bullshit, but I can't tell you how little he ahd to do with my music. I met him one time when I was eight; other than that, there was nothing. The people who raised me musically are my mother, who is a classically trained pianist, and my stepfather.' -- Jeff Buckley ('Jeff Buckley : Heir Apparent to...', Interview, Ray Rogers, 1994-02) |
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91-04-26 St. Annes Church, Brooklyn Heights, New York, New York, America |