What's your favorite Elliot Smith line (lyric)?

Mine:

"It's just a brief smile crossing her face,
She's running speed trials standing in place."

honorable mention

"And you're waiting for your brother to call,
I saw him down in the alley having had enough of it all."

Not, "with a head full of the past." Probably the most trite thing he's ever said.

This is approximate, but the lyric that always sticks in my head is:

"You broke your heart 'cause you can't finish what you start"

Excellent topic by the way, Roadie.

(Edited by carligula at 2:59 pm on Oct. 22, 2003)

Elliott Smith needs to put out a new album........

However, I have heard that his new single is actually quite enjoyable

Ben Matlock played it for me-- on vinyl! I can't tell you how cool I felt. Oh, and both songs ruled, too.

I heard that the b-side is supposedly better than the a-side

oh, god; this is difficult. especially bc im so drunk i can't recall the best elliot smith lyrics!! but i will say that he is a great writer . . . hmmm . . .


i guess the lyric that hits home with me is,

"i'll tell you why I don't want to know where you are; I've got a joke I've been dying to tell you"

and "if you get a feeling its time you see me, do me a favor and let me know, cuz its hard to tel; its hard to say, 'oh well, okay'"

god i love him.

"I'll have to be high to drag/track the sunset down"

"We knocked another couple back
The dead soldiers lined up on the table
Still prepared for an attack
They didn't know they'd been disabled"

From the drug days, er, the first round of the drug days:

"I can't be myself and i don't want to talk
I'm taking the cure so i can be quiet whenever i want
So leave me alone you ought to be proud that i'm getting good marks"

according to the latest issue of Magnet, he's got a new one slated for early next year.

...assuming he can stay alive to record it.

I've been hearing that Elliott Smith is releasing a new album later this year for almost 3 years now.....

Im not getting my hopes up just yet.....

"people you've been before that you don't want around anymore
that push and shove and won't bend to your will
i'll keep them still"


all of "independence day"

"there's no escape for you except in someone else
although you've already disappeared within yourself
the invisible man who's always changing clothes
it's all about taking the easy way out for you i suppose"

Hilarious.

"What a fucking joke"

"I've got static in my head
The reflected sound of everything
tried to go to where it led
But it didn't lead to anything"

"Taking out the trash to the man"

Silliest?
"Fucking oughta stay the hell away from things you know nothing about"

Geeze, dude, if you don't like the topic, don't post on it. Oh, wait...

Speaking of JC's quote there... I listened to that song again last night. Amazing...

The light was on but it was dim
Revolver's been turned over
And now it's ready once again
The radio was playing "Crimson and Clover"

I may not seem quite right, but I'm not fucked, not quite. Bled White.

"Now I’m a policeman directing traffic
Keeping everything moving, everything static
I’m the hitchhiker you recognize passing
On your way to some everlasting..."

"I know you don’t think you did me wrong,
And I can’t stay this mad for long,
Keeping a hold of what you just let go -
You’re just somebody that I used to know."
(this one was really good in getting over a past girlfriend)

"No bad dream fucker’s gonna boss me around."

(Edited by deathscythe257 at 10:34 am on Oct. 22, 2003)

Everybody is dying just to get the disease.

"for someone half as smart, you'd be a work of art"

"i'm here today and expected to stay on and on and on
i'm tired, i'm tired

looking out on the substitute scene
still going strong
xo, mom
it's ok, it's alright, nothing's wrong
tell mr. man with impossible plans to just leave me alone
in the place where i make no mistakes
in the place where i have what it takes"

(Edited by HaveSomeSoma at 1:39 pm on Oct. 22, 2003)

Not so hilarious anymore I guess.

high on amphetamines
the moon is a light bulb breaking
it'll go around with anyone
but it won't come down for anyone
and I won't come down for anyone

creepy.

creepy.