Elliott Smith

Shooting Star (Early version)

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You'll make the scene like you always do
Going upstream down the avenue
To fuck some trophy boy that you'll win tonight at the bar
So bad, so far, you'll make him sad, shooting star
When it was me, I was momentarily proud
Full of dreams now I'm glad I didn't say out loud
Hoping you'd be for real when I don't believe that you are
So bad, so far, you make me sad, shooting star
Distant and cold and a sight to behold, everybody sighs
No one gets on with you very long, because you don't feel bad when you lie
I'm going to sleep now, which I guess would be step 1
Step 2 is where I can deal with the thing you've just done
It won't be soon, to say the least it's going to be hard
So bad, so far, you made me sad, shooting star

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enjoy Incubus On Jan 19, 2002

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2002-01-19 18:09:54

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by NishFets

21y ago

oh wow, an early demo of shooting star! this is old already...

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by Lomrie089

20y ago

You should probably know his name is elliott smith, and not elliot smith.

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by tabblynn

14y ago

pseudonym.

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by panda55515

7y ago

Anyone else get the impression that this song is about a celebrity? " Shooting Star."

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by panda55515

7y ago

Anyone else get the impression that this song is about a celebrity? " Shooting Star."

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