And yet how well your garden grows -
You reap the fruits another sows:
I guess that works out well for you.
Suffering has served you well -
It's common but it somehow sells
So sing your little songs of hell and sell.
Hollow hopes and empty dreams
And blind pursuit of worthless schemes -
That's all there is to life, it seems,
unless you prove me wrong - please do!
Everyone always says Quasi songs are about Elliott Smith. I'm sure a lot of people discovered Quasi through Elliott and understands that they were really good friends with him, but I mean come on, it's not like every other Quasi song is written about Elliott, that would be absurd. This song is about life in general in my opinion. I mean, really, this song isn't so specific, it's very general in its descriptions. It could be about any person. That person could be you. Also, why does everyone think Sam Coomes is trying to take a stab at Elliott Smith in all of their "Smith-Quasi" Connection theories? I mean, if anyone, wouldn't he be quarreling with Janet Weiss?
This song has got to be about Eliott Smith. The misery pusher has been served well by suffering 'It's common but it somehow sells'. Obviously Cook has a low opinion of the scope and ambition of Smith's music, and even goes as far as mocking it's sincerity: 'You never cried, you never froze, and yet how well you graden grows'. This song is a direct challenge to Smith to push himself and his music out of it's self absorbed state of misery. 'Please do!' is pleaded at the last, in some way to clear the stench of sour grapes.
There is no way in the world that this song is about Elliott Smith. You are absolutely fucking insane for believing that. Are you completely stupid?
There is no way in the world that this song is about Elliott Smith. You are absolutely fucking insane for believing that. Are you completely stupid?
OK so it's Sam Coombes, not Sam Cook. He's someone COMPLETELY different.
Wo is me!
nice insight
My wife has also theorized this one is about Elliott. I don't really agree. I mean, it could be, but it could be about just about anyone, really, who is famous and capitalizing off of a gloomy image. There's lots out there.