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Elliott Smith song

Written By

Elliott Smith

Recording Sessions

November 1995 - March 1996 (Heatmiser House, Portland, OR - Heatmiser - Mic City Sons) w/Heatmiser - uncirculating
1996 (Smith Residence, Portland, OR - Either/Or Sessions)

Availability of Official Release

N/A

Lyrics

burned out, still glowing
but i’m not worth knowing
some sickened story that follows you
becoming untrue
where bright tomorrows give you comfort in sorrow
go around taking back mistakes
just to remake them

now you wanna show me how
you hate the sight of me, oh why?
you know i’m not your lover now
and i will never be, that’s why
now you wanna show me how
you hate the sight of me, oh why?
you know i’m not your lover now
and i will never be

when i hear your footsteps
my lips slips my feet trip
washed out small talk that’s all i can do
to interact with you
‘cause no word of kindness puts the whole thing behind us
d'you think the time would stop for me and you?
d'you think i could make it?

now you wanna show me how
you hate the sight of me, oh why?
you know i’m not your lover now
and i will never be, that’s why
why you wanna show me how
you hate the sight of me, oh why?
you know i’m not your lover now
and i will never be
got rid of me
got rid of me
got rid of me

Note

The recording quality of the surfaced solo version of this song is sped up by 5% due to it originating from a cassette rip.

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