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Podcast: Song Lyric Meanings
Episode: "Grace" by Jeff Buckley
Description: Song Lyrics Meaning - Grace by Jeff Buckley
"Grace" is the title track from Jeff Buckley's debut album Grace (1994). It was the album's first single, and was also released as a video.
The song was based on an instrumental song called "Rise Up to Be" written by Buckley's collaborator, Gary Lucas. Jeff wrote lyrics inspired by his saying goodbye to his girlfriend at the airport on a rainy day, and the vocal melody came naturally. In Buckley's words, "It's about not feeling so bad about your own mortality when you have true love."
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