Opened Once - Jeff Buckley: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts

Opened Once

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Opened Once was released on May 26, 1998 by Columbia/Legacy as a part of the album Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk (Expanded Edition)

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Jeff Buckley

Vocals

Michael Tighe

Guitar

Parker Kindred

Drums

Mick Grondahl

Bass

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Jeff Buckley

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Tom Verlaine

Producer

Andy Wallace

Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I once was open at one with a travelling heart

I loved this sweet guide

Just like affection rushing in your riverbed

Arise like applause in my head

[Chorus]

And in the half-light where we both stand

This is the half-light, you see me as I am

[Verse 2]

Just like the ocean, always in love with the moon

It's overflowing now, inside you

We fly right over the minds of so many in pain

We are the smile of light that brings the rain

[Chorus]

In the half-light where we both stand

In the half-light, you saw me as I am

[Outro]

I am a rail road track abandoned

With the sunset forgetting I ever happened

That I ever happened

Written by: Jeff Buckley

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