Elliott Smith - Son of Sam
“I’m a little like you, more like Son of Sam.”
Happy Elliott is happy.
Elliott was is allowed to take bathroom pictures.
Oh, Elliott.
Elliott Smith - Everybody Cares, Everybody Understands
Everybody cares, everybody understands
Yes, everybody cares about you
Yeah, and whether or not you want them to
It’s a chemical embrace that kicks you in the head
To a pure synthetic sympathy that infuriates you totally
And a quiet lie that makes you want to scream and shout
So here I lay dreaming, looking at the brilliant sun
Raining its guiding light upon everyone
For a moment’s rest you can lean against the banister
After running upstairs again and again
From wherever they came to fix you in
But always fear the city’s finest follow right behind
You got a pretty vision in your head
A pencil full of poison lead
And a sickened smile illegal in every town
So here I lay dreaming, looking at the brilliant sun
Raining its guiding light upon everyone
Here I lay dreaming, looking at the brilliant sun
Raining its guiding light upon everyone
You say you mean well, you don’t know what you mean
Fucking out to stay the hell away
From things you know nothing about
I’m kind of glad Elliott wasn’t very attractive on a conventional level, it made him real. If he had been as beautiful outside as his music, it would have been unreal. I think his somewhat haggard look suited him, and portrayed the troubled misery that often threatened to consume him.
Elliott with Heatmiser.
Elliott Smith - I Better Be Quiet Now
“If I didn’t know the difference, living alone would probably be okay.”
