Get Lucky

I interpreted the song in several ways, but mainly as a description of what was happening to Elliott Smith during this time with his growing solo career and the tantalizing carrot that the music industry was dangling in front of him.
"Let me put you in the play Down all the days Cast for your time A sucker in the line (The seduction of being a player in the world stage?) To be told you're so fine" (Industry people encouraging him to leave Heatmiser behind and follow his own rising star?)

"Well, some folks cannot be satisfied And they just want somebody to ride" (His bandmates curbing his own musical ideas/creative development?) (The insatiability of the music "business"?)

"And you're the one they want (Singling out Elliott for his solo material/career?) To have and have And never have not (Once the industry possesses you they will never release their hold?) (Oh!) So take what you expect And put it in reverse See which one of us Reassembles first" ("To his bandmates? Expect to get famous together? I'm leaving you and see who makes out better?)

"They're taking you to/in pieces" (Splitting up the band) "(Get out! Get lucky! Get out)" (Leave the band and strike out on your own?)

Of course I could be wrong about this interpretation but it's just one of my takes of it. The song's theme of enticement also reminds me a lot of Smith's song "Angeles"

Musically this song really pumps me up, and I get so many different vibes from it, among them a need to escape, to rise above expectations.

I love this song, it's perfect. But I can't tell if he's really saying "bangs the cymbals first" or "reassembles first" since there's talk of 'pieces' and everything.

i think its "reassembles first" i really cant hear the cymbals thing. but yeah its perfect. i love the parts like "well here it comes" ;DDDDDD

it is definitely "reassembles first."

Any ideas as to what this song means?

Does anyone know what the spoken part after the first 'We're taking you to pieces' part is?

And also, I think it's "you deserve the high" and not "hire". My favourite song, ever!

I interpreted the song in several ways, but mainly as a description of what was happening to Elliott Smith during this time with his growing solo career and the tantalizing carrot that the music industry was dangling in front of him.
"Let me put you in the play Down all the days Cast for your time A sucker in the line (The seduction of being a player in the world stage?) To be told you're so fine" (Industry people encouraging him to leave Heatmiser behind and follow his own rising star?)

"Well, some folks cannot be satisfied And they just want somebody to ride" (His bandmates curbing his own musical ideas/creative development?) (The insatiability of the music "business"?)

"And you're the one they want (Singling out Elliott for his solo material/career?) To have and have And never have not (Once the industry possesses you they will never release their hold?) (Oh!) So take what you expect And put it in reverse See which one of us Reassembles first" ("To his bandmates? Expect to get famous together? I'm leaving you and see who makes out better?)

"They're taking you to/in pieces" (Splitting up the band) "(Get out! Get lucky! Get out)" (Leave the band and strike out on your own?)

Of course I could be wrong about this interpretation but it's just one of my takes of it. The song's theme of enticement also reminds me a lot of Smith's song "Angeles"

Musically this song really pumps me up, and I get so many different vibes from it, among them a need to escape, to rise above expectations.

I interpreted the song in several ways, but mainly as a description of what was happening to Elliott Smith during this time with his growing solo career and the tantalizing carrot that the music industry was dangling in front of him.
"Let me put you in the play Down all the days Cast for your time A sucker in the line (The seduction of being a player in the world stage?) To be told you're so fine" (Industry people encouraging him to leave Heatmiser behind and follow his own rising star?)

"Well, some folks cannot be satisfied And they just want somebody to ride" (His bandmates curbing his own musical ideas/creative development?) (The insatiability of the music "business"?)

"And you're the one they want (Singling out Elliott for his solo material/career?) To have and have And never have not (Once the industry possesses you they will never release their hold?) (Oh!) So take what you expect And put it in reverse See which one of us Reassembles first" ("To his bandmates? Expect to get famous together? I'm leaving you and see who makes out better?)

"They're taking you to/in pieces" (Splitting up the band) "(Get out! Get lucky! Get out)" (Leave the band and strike out on your own?)

Of course I could be wrong about this interpretation but it's just one of my takes of it. The song's theme of enticement also reminds me a lot of Smith's song "Angeles"

Musically this song really pumps me up, and I get so many different vibes from it, among them a need to escape, to rise above expectations.

Here's a wild interpretation. God is talking to Jesus (the lord that comes from among us) and is trying to convince him that he is indeed who God says he is.

Get inside their minds, before they get to yours I think means that Jesus needs to preach his messages of love and his path to others before other people fill him with doubt.