Status

Elliott Smith Song

Written By

Elliott Smith

Recording Sessions

April 15, 16 or 17, 1997 (WMUC Studios, College Park, MD - Third Rail Radio) - unofficially circulating
1997-1998 (?? - Unknown Radio Session) - uncirculating 

Availability of Official Release

N/A

Lyrics

The keeper falls asleep in the hole
I become what he won’t allow
Because happy never hurt me at all
But, misery let me down

The man the floor above isn’t home
I go out painting the town
I promise not to have a ball
But, misery let me down

If you see, misery
Going through the things in my place
Won’t you do me a favor and
Come invade my space

I’ve been pretending to care
Crying in the tears of a clown
I promise not to put on airs
But, misery let me down

I’m a shell, in a cell
Looking myself in the face …

Note

Elliott played this song twice, once at a radio session at WMUC-FM and again at another radio session. On both occasions, he aborted the song rather than play it completely.

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