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| Elliott Smith – Sweet Adeline Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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Oh, and I hate the people who say all his songs are about drugs AND the people who refuse to achknowledge that any of them are about drugs. Yes, Elliott Smith was on drugs (::shocked face::), but that doesn't demean his art in any way, nor should that fact be ignored. It shows that he was human and that he too felt overwhelmed at times and resorted to drastic measures. And that's all I got. Enjoy some of the best lyrics you will ever hear! |
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| Elliott Smith – Sweet Adeline Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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LoserNo1 you are no loser cause i think you hit the song meaning right on the head! The only thing I would add is that near the end I think he has a gun ("fully loaded...") and he is looking for a reason no to kill himself, any reason, and sometimes drugs numb the pain he feels. |
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| Elliott Smith – Needle in the Hay Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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God I love reading peoples interpretations...not for the insight they provide mind you (although they do occassionally) but rather for the people who can misinterpret even the most clear cut songs. This song is about drug addiction. All those other interpretations, while they may make you feel psuedo-intelligent, they are WRONG! |
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| Elliott Smith – The Biggest Lie Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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Can I offer some advice? If you want to interpret the lyrics the way the artist intended one of the best things you can do is read up about the artist and his/her life. For instance, did you know that Elliot used to walk the empty subway tracks at night? That being said, this is what the song means to me. The opening two lines are about just that, he is walking along the subway waiting for the train to come. The stupid thing is he is going to kill himself. This will make everybody late cause the conductor will have to stop the train. When he says you spent every thing he had, yes it is about drugs. No, not everything he writes is about drugs, but that line is. He is referring to his girlfriends drug addiction. When he says he is a crushed credit card, he's referring to what he will be reduced to after being hit by the train and acknowledging the fact that his gf spent all his money on drugs in an attempt to ease her pain. After he is hit by the train he will no longer be that cute pet name his girlfriend had for him. When it says 'you turned white like a saint' he is referring to his gf's reaction to him killing himself, the belief that its not her fault, and how she will again resort to drugs to cope with that problem as well. Prolly the best line in the whole song is when he says hes tired of dancing on a pot of gold flake paint, meaning he cant keep pretending nothing is wrong. The next line refers to how their relationship isnt precious at all, how its gotten to a point now that she is just using him. Finally, the last for lines speak to the fact that in spite of everything, he still loves her, but he cant take being in the relationship so he kills himself. The line 'i just told the biggest lie' is repeated twice, cancelling it out in effect. So after all that, there you have it, my take on the song. Hope that helped. |
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