Tom Waits - Grapefruit Moon Lyrics






Grapefruit moon, one star shining, shining down on me.
Heard that tune, and now I'm pining, honey, can't you see?
'Cause every time I hear that melody, well, something breaks inside,
And the grapefruit moon, one star shining, can't turn back the tide.

Never had no destination, could not get across.
You became my inspiration, oh but what a cost.
'Cause every time I hear that melody, well, something breaks inside,
And the grapefruit moon, one star shining, is more than I can hide.

Now I'm smoking cigarettes and I strive for purity,
And I slip just like the stars into obscurity.
'Cause every time I hear that melody, well, puts me up a tree,
And the grapefruit moon, one star shining, is all that I can see.





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  1. O.... ....

    What a special melody. Such a treasure of a song flickering in the night sky.

  2. �.... ....

    i love this song.

    japanese

  3. T.... M....

    if I had one concert wish it would be to hear TW live ..

  4. M.... V....

    THUMBS UP!

  5. K.... ....

    トムウェイツ泣ける。

  6. r.... ....

    My three-year-old daughter loves this song. She’s infinitely cooler than I’ll ever be and I love it.

  7. E.... S....

    omg how he can type such a song like that .......
    Tom waits ... why i cant listen to any other singer after hearing u

  8. H.... Y....

    Happy 70th birthday, Tom Waits!

  9. k.... f....

    its as if tom has permanently tapped into that zone where Debussy took everyone on clair de lune I mean am I the only music person who hears this in his songs to me clair de lune meant elusive all those things in life just like a melody!!

  10. j.... h....

    an amazing song!

  11. P.... d....

    Love This Song

  12. S.... N....

    1977. Scottsdale Center For the Arts. Broke in to the kitchen. Made a few drinks. The lampost and the original combo was splendid.

  13. K.... C....

    God was shining on LA around ‘73. Waits, Jackson. Frey, Henley. Many more but these were my favorites.

  14. A.... M....

    8.19.19 goodbye mister

  15. a.... g....

    tom was good but occasionally he came up with a masterpiece. this was one of them. its broken junk touching a star.

  16. T.... P....

    Just one of the 1000s, of his tremendous iconic tracks. The Man's an absolute legend.

  17. Q.... S....

    Perfect for my lazy love. And I do love her.

  18. U.... M....

    The wonderous Tom...

  19. U.... M....

    Magical tom...

  20. l.... ....

    I don't cry much but this song was my late wife Trish and my song and ever time i hear that melody something does break inside, so i can't listen to it that often. A perfectly crafted song

  21. C.... M....

    romantic

  22. T.... C....

    Playing this tonight - 8 - 15 - 2019, because there is a glorious grapefruit moon shining down on Sebring, Ohio.

  23. M.... A....

    This song has become a GREATEST in my catalog...I miss Tom's true voice...before all the whiskey, women, and miles!

  24. M.... C....

    "Feel younger than then,now!" ( Dylan)

  25. j.... k....

    Oh man...those off key notes... like a drunk stumbling home alone in the rain...

  26. G.... D....

    TOM, I hope you know that on hearing this song for the first time after breaking up with my girlfriend, a few years back & just getting home after a 12 hr graveyard shift,..I was beyond holding any form of a grudge, pulled my, somewhat "aromatic" workboots back on &...(it being a rural area, in midwinter & with the one taxi driver clocked off for the night/morn circa 4am)..walked 5miles to make the peace &..as if by magic a "Grapefruit Moon" burst through the clouds that Wintry night to light my way along that otherwise lonesome country road.

    Thankfully, she too was in a peacemaking mode...& later, even called my work to say I'd fallen ill & had been ordered to bed to recuperate for a couple of days.. (ahem !)..& boy didn't we both need to be resigned to bed for that 48hrs+ period...(ahem)..to forgive, relax, & listen to near-enough every song of your discography attempting to..(ahem, apart from other things)..see how many of "your" declared "93" mentions of the moon in your lyrics...

    We got nowhere near, but with a blizzard now, timely, cutting me off from my workplace for a further 3days, who cared.!!..
    All was once again, more than Rosey in our repaired relationship.

    Thanks again Tom, from this grateful pair of melophilic, philoselenic, selenophilic lunologists...& every lyrical lunar song you've ever written....Who, on earth really gives a flying fart nowadays as to whose competitive nations remote "Rovers" scramble along the bright, or dark side of that Grapefruit, Apricot or even Banana wee celestial lantern up there, or what they hope to achieve !!

    As long as they don't distract a "wonderful wordsmith" like yourself from delivering such beautiful & romantic lyrical imagery.

    So excuse me for a wee while now, while I "Put Myself Up A Tree".!!!
    It's her turn to make the dinner today you see & only once in.a Blue Moon would she allow me to help...... (great init.).

  27. J.... L....

    Solo aprendo ingles para escuchar a TOM WAITS... maestro, masters...como quiera que puta se diga :)

  28. B.... l....

    Don't know what'd i do without u

  29. �.... ....

    what a beautiful melody! Too Good To Be True!!

  30. H.... E....

    "Lune De Pamplemousse"

    Lune de pamplemousse, une étoile qui brille, qui brille sur moi.
    J'ai entendu cet air, et maintenant je pleure, chérie, tu ne vois pas?
    Parce que chaque fois que j'entends cette mélodie, eh bien, quelque chose se brise à l'intérieur,
    Et la lune aux pamplemousses, une étoile qui brille, ne peut pas revenir en arrière.

    Jamais eu aucune destination, ne pouvait pas passer.
    Tu es devenu mon inspiration, oh mais quel coût.
    Parce que chaque fois que j'entends cette mélodie, eh bien, quelque chose se brise à l'intérieur,
    Et la lune au pamplemousse, une étoile qui brille, est plus que ce que je ne peux cacher.

    Maintenant, je fume des cigarettes et je recherche la pureté.
    Et je glisse comme les étoiles dans l'obscurité.
    Parce que chaque fois que j'entends cette mélodie, eh bien, me met un arbre,
    Et la lune de pamplemousse, une étoile qui brille, est tout ce que je peux voir.

  31. G.... D....

    "EVERYTIME I HEAR THAT MELODY,..IT PUTS ME UP A TREE."
    &....I doubt if there's a more pleasant place in the World than being up there listening to you Tom.

    A master lyricist & wordsmith who can make you cry & smile in a single line.

  32. P.... w....

    The sweet personification of desperation and loss in the majestic lyrics and voice of the great Tom

  33. S.... S....

    Shit song

  34. L.... P....

    every time I hear that melody - it puts me up a tree. Known Tom Waits for so many years. Still a part of my heart that never forgets

  35. D.... T....

    What a brilliant song Tom Waits gets right in your thoughts.

  36. R.... R....

    Genius Genius Genius

  37. D.... P....

    This is the same guy who made God's Away on Business

  38. V.... �....

    How could someone dislike this?

  39. A.... R....

    This song can cure any Cancer of the Soul.

  40. D.... ....

    Who saw the blood red lunar eclipse this morning ?

  41. C.... R....

    Every time I hear this melody, something is both broken and fixed inside.

  42. M.... N....

    The GOD that is Tom waits

  43. M.... N....

    Nobody sings to my soul as much

  44. J.... D....

    Mutsuz olduğumda YouTube da yorum atarım sanal zorba hepinize iyi akşamlar diler. Size saldırmak istemiyorum ama bana bulaşmayın varsa bir camel softunuzu içmek isterim çok uzun yıllar oldu içmeyeli eskiden güzel sigaraydı marlla arasında bir lira fark olduğu dönem

  45. s.... ....

    Is it bad that I'm not a fan of the 70s ballad-y piano-based jazzy Tom Waits?

  46. T.... U....

    Blue giant から来た

  47. Z.... ....

    I just don’t understand the phenomenon that is Tom Waits. Like, if you just read the lyrics, it sounds like a whatever nonsense song, but when you hear him say it...it’s like your own soul speaking to you. He’s got a gift that not enough people appreciate

    Z.... ....

    Zer0san What the hell you talk'n bout??

    Z.... ....

    look at it this way......if more people appreciated him,it wouldn't be Tom Waits

  48. p.... m....

    would love to meet this amazing talented man what a superb voice I feel so relaxed listening to this tom is just incredible with his talent for music.

  49. t.... c....

    This might be my most favourite Tom Waits song.

  50. J.... K....

    Fuck yeah!!

  51. m.... ....

    Beautiful.

  52. C.... Z....

    San Francisco Bay. Nice shot.

  53. M.... P....

    For Noel x

  54. L.... B....

    I love Tom Waits

  55. C.... L....

    Too the moon and back xx

  56. A.... L....

    We named our band after this song. Love it <3

  57. t.... t....

    たまに夜 聞きたくなる。
    昔 結婚しようと思ってた女性とよく聴いた曲。
    もう10年くらいまえになるねぇ。思い出す。

  58. M.... M....

    I will can look at the grapefruit moon from TOKYO.

  59. k.... k....

    I just broke up with my girlfriend. She was a good and sincere girl in the world.and i'm listening to this song with cup of beer. Thanks for making me a bit better

  60. J.... W....

    Stop what you are doing listen to tom

  61. E.... M....

    i fw it!

  62. M.... ....

    Want to break your heart? Listen to this or any of Tom's songs.

  63. �.... �....

    Спокойной ночи, моя чистая Луна! Спокойной ночи, моя скромная, но совесть! Спокойной ночи, моя нежная жена! И тем спокойней будет позже моя повесть!...

  64. M.... ....

    This song always sounds oddly hymnal to me. Part of the reason why I love it.

  65. s.... s....

    very good song

  66. M.... W....

    a popsicle sky this morning at 7am in L.A. . raspberry blue,cherry red and goofy grape purple.

  67. J.... S....

    I love this song !!!!!!

  68. s.... ....

    This song makes me happy, every time! Tom Waits.... come to Norway!

  69. k.... k....

    İts touching my soul. Thank you Tom waits and where is that place? İstanbul?

  70. V.... B....

    You will never slip into obscurity Tom. Your music is just too good

  71. c.... m....

    M9 Manchester England Colin Gibbins here, I could just say all is great, or I could say what Tom want's to hear . I don't eat fruit. Did they land on the moon . I never stayed for last orders ...brilliant post and respect from the M9 x

  72. E.... b....

    Es que como dice Tom en su letra...cuando la escucho...algo se quiebra en mí!!!

  73. C.... R....

    Saw him do this live, I cried in public.

    C.... R....

    I can imagine...

  74. s.... ....

    Listened to this from Oslo to Trondheim....an eight hour drive.... over and over. That was four years ago... still listen!

  75. c.... ....

    This is the Blue Giant!!

  76. a.... ....

    Don't know if i ever heard a more beautiful song. Really does say it all.

  77. W.... H....

    I was thinking about this song last night. There's something so wistfully lonely about it that it feels like I'm inside an Edward Hopper painting. There are a few great songwriters who can touch this place (Hoagy Carmichael, for example), but Tom Waits is the king of transcendant melancholy. I want to find a skid row in some old city and just look into the windows. I'll know it when I see it.

  78. �.... ....

    グレープフルーツのようなお月様ひとつの星が輝いて 僕を照らしてるあの歌がもう一度聴きたくて 焦がれている僕のことがわかるかい? あのメロディをきくたびに 心の中でなにかが壊れてしまうからグレープフルーツのようなお月様 ひとつの星が輝いて 潮の流れは止められない乗り越えられない運命なんて 実はなかったのかもしれない あなたは僕のインスピレーション けど、それにかかる代償は…あのメロディをきくたびに 心の中でなにかが壊れてしまうからグレープフルーツのようなお月様 ひとつの星が輝いて もはや隠しきれはしない心を清くするために 煙草をふかしてみる 星が暗闇に吸い込まれるように なにがなんだかわけがわからなくなってくるあのメロディをきくたびに 調子にのって木に登っていたグレープフルーツのようなお月様 ひとつの星が輝いて もはやそれしか見えやしない

  79. �.... ....

    グレープフルーツのようなお月様
    ひとつの星が輝いて
    僕を照らしてるあの歌がもう一度聴きたくて
    焦がれている僕のことがわかるかい?
    あのメロディをきくたびに
    心の中でなにかが壊れてしまうからグレープフルーツのようなお月様
    ひとつの星が輝いて
    潮の流れは止められない乗り越えられない運命なんて
    実はなかったのかもしれない
    あなたは僕のインスピレーション
    けど、それにかかる代償は…あのメロディをきくたびに
    心の中でなにかが壊れてしまうからグレープフルーツのようなお月様
    ひとつの星が輝いて
    もはや隠しきれはしない心を清くするために
    煙草をふかしてみる
    星が暗闇に吸い込まれるように
    なにがなんだかわけがわからなくなってくるあのメロディをきくたびに
    調子にのって木に登っていたグレープフルーツのようなお月様
    ひとつの星が輝いて
    もはやそれしか見えやしない

  80. T.... L....

    I have been listening to this on repeat for some time now - there's something so beautiful and sentimental about it. Whether you're feeling melancholic, joyous, perplexed, or agitated - this song hits some kind of undefinable nerve and makes you feel like everything is kind of alright in the world for just a few minutes.

    Waits is a one of a kind.

    T.... L....

    Tom reminds me of Leonard (Cohen, of course.) They're both brilliant poets who "make you feel like everything is right."

  81. G.... F....

    Grande!!!!

  82. J.... S....

    This is my song!

  83. a.... g....

    Just makes me cry. It makes me cry.

  84. M.... H....

    Wow. I can't believe I have not discovered this genius before now. What a melody!

  85. c.... d....

    Tom Waits says he was born at a young age, we can only hope he dies at a very old age.

  86. m.... e....

    ტომი , შე ბოზო <3

  87. J.... R....

    Closing time the album is a giant of a classic with some of the best melodies on record beautiful music and lyrics

  88. �.... ....

    nice music ... tom waits

  89. n.... m....

    Tom waits is a genius,he has a soul that he doesn't want to hide

  90. D.... ....

    this is Tom at his best

  91. T.... C....

    I watch and stand
    and let a passing cloud
    lit by moonlight
    make a rimmed spectacle
    of a distant want
    and recall the wordless
    feelings before
    she left me with this
    un-mouthed ache.

  92. �.... �....

    гимн роа

  93. C.... W....

    This was my dad's favourite song/album, passed in 2011, RIP Brian you crazy diamond x

  94. J.... T....

    The genius of Tom Waits.

  95. e.... f....

    I think of Tom Waits and Keith Richards as your favorite uncles, the ones that had your parents shaking with fear while you were gleeful with anticipation. "Oh boy, Uncle Tom-or Uncle Keith-is coming!", while mom and dad are covering their faces and muttering, "Oh no! Oh no!".

    e.... f....

    Too damn accurate.

    e.... f....

    And yelling "HIDE THE RUM!!!" <3

    e.... f....

    I'm that uncle to my nieces and nephews...

    e.... f....

    Dont know much abut Waits' personal life, but Keith has turned out to be the guy who is the most real & down to earth (certainly compared to Mick, who seems pretty shallow). Stuck with his woman the longest and is now a paragon of his community.

    e.... f....

    @DreamedByArlene Except Tom hasn't touched a drop in nearly thirty years.

  96. m.... g....

    how the fuck did he get over a million likes? i thought i was a bit different for loving this man's work. I don't even like this one.

  97. E.... ....

    I heard this on the radio and it spoke to a place deep within. Amazing.

  98. J.... P....

    Tom....the closest friend I never met.....

    J.... P....

    :-) It's the same for me ... Many hours in company with Tom, for inspiration, comfort, meditation or just digging! At work, in the car, at a café or in a restaurant, with other Tom-friends, at home, 1 concert in Gothenborg and 1 in Stockholm, he's been with me for over 30 years now. I feel grateful to "know" him.

    J.... P....

    So strange, I just got done saying precisely the same thing to my wife about Tom. So unbelievably true. I think he is there for the sad souls in life.

    J.... P....

    love you

    J.... P....

    Velcro }}}
    Or those of us just taking a night's brief sabbatical from all of your profund or hidden hilarious renderings.!!!
    .... eg.. Now, tho I never knew the guy or woman in that classic pyromanical song,...I guess I too "Never could like "That" dog."!!!
    Tom, keep your lyrical renderings rolling, the happy, the sad, the declarative or simply inquisitive....I too oftimes wonder, about my neighbor & ponder,.... "What.. (t'feck )..Is He Makin In There".!?!?
    .
    Now, even at 3am, the noise doesn't overly nor necessarily bother me, but Jeeeeezzze, does he have to give each of his newly acquired "Power Tools" a run out.!?
    Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't mind if he stuck to just "one" of them once my ear's attuned, but the varied cacophony of, not-so well Orchestrated, high pitched whines, forces me,..a fellow pensioner...to slap on your entire discography...Vol at Max.!!!
    That changes nothing, but it keeps us both happily combating Alzheimers overnight, till we happily meet the following afternoon for a pint or two of Guinness & wonder which of the, youngish, curtain-twitchin neighbours will report, have us arrested or interred for breach of the peace.!!!
    As he plans his latest, "late night project" & I check the Stylus & "Boom Factor" of newest Speakers....not Cans or Headphones....sure that would take away the mighty "Craic" factor from these two,..not-so Grumpy Oul Farts.!!
    Thank you TOM for your, Inimitable, Interminable & multivariate repertoire of lyric & song.!

    You make two Grumpy Oul Fartz, who, realising that "Life Ain't No Rehersal" are determined to live each moment of it in full.....or sometimes just "Full".!!!

    ...ps...Tom, did you ever find out exactly..."What He Was Makin In There"????
    If you haven't..Don't spoil the mystery.!!!

  99. L.... B....

    Tom if i find you i will kiss you