Buckley, Jeff - Moodswing Whiskey Lyrics

Shiver..

Definitly one of my all-time favs!

the most unique artist ever

I think of "mankind" in quotation marks

This version's Lyrics(interpreted by me):
Moodswing whiskey
Drink it all in the trailer
Waiting for the dark to move in
Sitting in my step sisters kitchen
Horse flies on the window sill
Eyes trained on the lemon peel
And wishing it were a gun
I'm thinking of my wedding ring
Trapped inside the heater
Spring water on the floor of this sex starved room.

Your nightmare falls around me
In waves of bliss
Tried to stop it with my hand, I was lost in a kiss with you,
Moodswing whiskey
Your bliss, the actress, bliss the assassin, bliss the abyss.

Took a sleezy shot of whiskey from zero to sixty,
All I could see was the bill.
I'm singin to a melody, with a drink in my right hand
Eyes sparkling flame and (can't hear)
Said buzz me up to your junkyard paradise.(2x)
Baby I need a sweet ass photo of you.
I cheated and I lied,
And you stole her;
Stung my tongue just like the sweat from her shoulder.
Ooh moodswing whiskey
You love the destroyer(3x)

Yes moodswing whiskey fuck my brain.
Only you could break this chain.
Lend me her in my bed again.
Yeah, yeah, oh yeah oh yeah.(4x)
Go down to the subway station packin a ride.
All unnecessary histories erased.
I am a punishing God,
Moodswing whiskey,
Your prodigal son has returned.

This is for all the headless acrobats,
Faces crushed in the circus dust.
All in the name of gravity and the price of admission.
Beautiful loser, while eyes have let'ch you know.(2x)
Cause youre beautiful,
I think of mankind in quotation marks.
Ever since I took a drink of you.

This version's Lyrics(interpreted by me):
Moodswing whiskey
Drink it all in the trailer
Waiting for the dark to move in
Sitting in my step sisters kitchen
Horse flies on the window sill
Eyes trained on the lemon peel
And wishing it were a gun
I'm thinking of my wedding ring
Trapped inside the heater
Spring water on the floor of this sex starved room.

Your nightmare falls around me
In waves of bliss
Tried to stop it with my hand, I was lost in a kiss with you,
Moodswing whiskey
Your bliss, the actress, bliss the assassin, bliss the abyss.

Took a sleezy shot of whiskey from zero to sixty,
All I could see was the bill.
I'm singin to a melody, with a drink in my right hand
Eyes sparkling flame and (can't hear)
Said buzz me up to your junkyard paradise.(2x)
Baby I need a sweet ass photo of you.
I cheated and I lied,
And you stole her;
Stung my tongue just like the sweat from her shoulder.
Ooh moodswing whiskey
You love the destroyer(3x)

Yes moodswing whiskey fuck my brain.
Only you could break this chain.
Lend me her in my bed again.
Yeah, yeah, oh yeah oh yeah.(4x)
Go down to the subway station packin a ride.
All unnecessary histories erased.
I am a punishing God,
Moodswing whiskey,
Your prodigal son has returned.

This is for all the headless acrobats,
Faces crushed in the circus dust.
All in the name of gravity and the price of admission.
Beautiful loser, while eyes have let'ch you know.(2x)
Cause youre beautiful,
I think of mankind in quotation marks.
Ever since I took a drink of you.

jeff's love of The Grifters shines through in this song

Yeah, i thought the same!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Tt2AfAGI1o

Apart from the shorter version that is on youtube, does anyone know if there are any other studio versions of this song to be found anywhere? I absolutely love it, but I always feel the production levels are a bit low on this live one, always having to turn the volume levels right up. A bit frustrating. I understand that it's live ( and it's brilliant! ), but would have loved there to have been a more polished louder studio cut.
I guess that's the thing with loving this artist, everything feels somewhat unfinished, that sense there was so much more to come.

i could swear i read that there was a studio version of this song that is held by his mother/estate and unreleased. i want to say it was mentioned in browne's biography? but i don't own it anymore, so maybe i'm just remembering wrong.

the song I'd sing if I had a failed marriage and had to move out to my step sisters house and felt like a loser because my spouse cheated on me or something

who is the drummer? unreal

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Val Melrose I believe Matt Johnson was still the drummer for Jeff's Band at the time

Matt Johnson

Yes, the very talented, classically and jazz trained Matt Johnson. Currently doing very creative electronic work with St Vincent. His off timing beats and jazz set ups are strong in this track.

@Bud Permenter Matt Johnson is with St Vincent?? awesome!
he's worked with Rufus too!?!?!

part of my mind and life forever, why did you leave jeff..? You could have given us that..

what a song ! what an artist ! can t stop listenning this piece of art...

I cant stop singing it sometimes. tryin. :) Like most of his. :/

+charles scott i can relate to what u said :D he was a poet and incredible guitatist with an angel's voice. oh and yes little bonus he was funny smart and handsome as hell. this guy win at the lotery for our biggest pleasure!

A masterpiece! We lost a genius. This song could have changed rock music forever. Big loss for the music world.

The song brings back memories! Wish I had seen him in concert when he was still around. Rest in Peace Jeff Buckley, your an inspiration

Concert flyers around NYC I've seen said he was playing at clubs for 5 dollars sometimes. Amazing.

I love that he switches up his lyrics, it makes them all of his older songs seem new.

WolfAtTheDoor28 Yeah!! The song was a work in progress!

he was playing this when I entered the Enmore Theatre, Feb 17th 1996, mad

The last line always gets me, "I think of mankind in quotation marks, ever since I took a drink of you." Utterly beautiful, I really love this song. He died a year after I was born,yet a feel really connected to him. Rest in peace, Jeff.

I'd second that one pal!