Elliott Smith – High Times

General CommentI signed up here because no-one had commented on this song. I've just heard the Basement B-sides and this is easily the best track there.
Much alike 2:45am it builds to somewhat of a crescendo but I think this is much more effective. Looking at the lyrics doesn't really give justice to how the song really is or how it makes me feel.
A feel a sense of desperation in the song. The line "yeah I feel fine" couldn't be sung in a less convincing way.

But the line that leaves me breathless everytime is:
"i was so sick and tired tryin to change your mind
when its so easy to disconnect mine"

God damn I love Elliot.

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  @binaural

General Commentyeah this song reminds me of 2:45 am too at the pick up...it's really a brilliant song...the lines "im so sick of tired to change your mind when it's so easy to disconnect mine" really hit close to home for me.

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  @MusicIsMyCrack

General Commentthis is one of the best songs on there, definetly.

i like this line the most: "i made up my mind and i don't mind saying so" and the song really kicks in after this part.

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  @faelan

General Commenti went to meet you at central square
and when i couldnt find you there
i went walking around the city some more
people watching with a cold blank stare
and i saw your face in everyone i swear

I love that part. This song is genuis, dripping with feeling.

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  @tambam

General CommentThis is an intense and haunting song, and what an effect it has. This is one of his best unrealeased tracks in my opinion. I love when he sings "I'm fine right where I am."

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  @tranquilasadove

General CommentThis is an amazing song. Hey there's a couple T's at the end of Elliott, not just one.

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  @AustinK

General CommentI'm surprised there is not more comments on this one. It's one of my favorites. Everyone's already said everything though.
Love, love, love

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  @bitterbritter

General CommentOne of my favorites.
Ironically, this is a great song to listen to when high.

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  @abodyofenglish

General CommentSadly I was really late discovering Elliott Smith. But since I have, I cannot get enough of him!

A really good friend of mine died of a Heroin overdose a couple years ago, and this song was and is, on my favorite song list.
This song completely connected to my friends death in my mind.
Here’s why...

‘Told me how he’s been driven by a curse
Til he kicked out into reverse”
Anyone who’s ever dealt with heroin addiction knows that it’s a curse
That you live with and most likely wrestle with the rest of your life.
And those lines make me think about the in and out of using
Kicking

“Said I don’t go where I’m supposed to go
And I don’t really go anywhere at all”
....Your life is stunted when using
You stop enjoying doing the things you used to

“And I made up my mind and I don’t mind”
Giving into to getting high

“‘I went to meet you at central square
And when I couldn’t find you there
I went walking round the city some more’”
‘People watching with a cold blank stare’”
“And I saw your face in everyone I swear”
...anyone not part of your world at this point is alien.
That entire verse haunted me because my friend who died
I kept expecting to see him just cruising around town
But he was gone

‘ I was walking slow to a dirty dive’
... describes the feeling of being really loaded..
...In your own world

‘I was so sick of trying to change your mind
When it’s so easy to disconnect mind’
I’ve never known one addict who wasn’t trying to get off of dope
And usually you have a buddy
You don’t want to quit alone
So you make little pacts that tomorrow you’ll both stop
But it’s just so much easier to go get high again

‘High times
Yeah I feel fine”
‘Don’t pick me up
Cause I’m fine right where I am”
If it weren’t a great feeling
It wouldn’t be so hard to quit

‘I don’t go where I’m supposed to go’
copping dope

There’s not an addict out there that does not wrestle with their addiction
In my opinion

So I could be wrong
But the beautiful thing about music is it speaks to us all right where we are in that moment
And this was my song for losing my friend

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  @Madlove9

General Commentjust a couple things:

"i was so sick and tired tryin to change your mind"

sounds like it's in the present tense, i.e "i'm so sick and tired tryin'a (trying to) change your mind", especially when you look at the line after it.

but anyway this song is so amazing. this + georgia are my favourite ES songs

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  @blahdu