I'll tell you why I
Don't wanna know where you are
I gotta joke I've been dying to tell you
Silent kid is looking
Down the barrel
To make the noise that I kept so quiet
Kept it from you, Pitseleh

I'm not what's missing
From your life now
I could never be the puzzle pieces
They say that God makes problems
Just to see what you can stand
Before you do as the Devil pleases
Give up the thing you love

But no one deserves it

The first time I saw you
I knew it would never last
I'm not half what I wish I was
I'm so angry
I don't think it'll ever pass
And I was bad news for you just because
I never meant to hurt you


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Pitseleh Lyrics as written by Steven Paul Smith

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    "Pitseleh" is one of my favorite Elliott songs. It still gets me a little choked up on occasion. (Well-so do all of my favorite Elliott Smith songs-I really like the sad ones best-they're so beautiful-Elliott's soft voice, the intricate guitars, and poignant lyrics that almost sting.) This song is especially personal to me because I listen to it, and it sounds and feels like all of the things I want to say to a certain someone who is no longer around-and yet it's also all of the things I imagine he'd say to me...I dunno, I guess that sounds kind of stupid, but it just makes the song that much more meaningful-It's got at least three different levels of meaning for me, and that's why I love it.

    StarClaireon July 23, 2002   Link

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