Cupid's Trick

Elliott Smith is qouoted in Spin Magazine saying, "I've written alot of stuff being on something. Drinking or doing drugs doesn't make it any easier, but it's differient, you know?... that song, 'Cupids Trick' on Either/Or- the rock song? I made that up while in a state, and I have no idea what I was talking about. It made perfect sense to me at the time, but now it's just a bunch of words."

well, i think the lyrics are "Sugar lick me up" and i think he knew exactly what he was writing.... and used drugs as his excuse in order to aviod discussing it he was probably embarrassed about the lyrics, but liked the song the lyrics are very sexual, at least that's what i think and really his only sexual song

but i could be wrong, so feel free to tell me i'm an idiot

you have no idea how hard i would fuck elliott to this song. i worship him.

According to this interview, Elliott says he wrote this song when he was "in a state", and he says he doesn't remember what the song is about. He also claims to have been embarrassed by the lyrics because he felt they were stupid, and thus they weren't printed on the CD sleeve. He was so embarrassed that when the interviewer further inquired he repeated that it wasn't on the sleeve for a reason.

I think it sounds great. Incredibly interesting, and unique. It can be interpreted however, I guess, in light of this.

cwas.hinah.com/interview/

The first verse is talking about the come-down of a sexual climax and reaching over to see the time followed by lingering regret. The chorus is pretty explicit; needs to explanation. Second verse is about catching feelings after the encounter. The third verse is about doing "it" again.

It's a very sexual song.

This song isn't about sex or adultery for gods sakes. It's about the pain of being a fake, being forced even to trick love.

The lyrics to this song aren't in the album booklet for Either/Or supposedly because Elliott didn't remember writing the song... I think it's kind of evident about what it's about.

This is a really interesting song. We'll probably never know the real meaning to these lyrics. But it is a good song, I like it alot.

I fucking love this song.

Maybe it means exactly what the title says: Cupid's trick. From the story of all his other music, maybe this song is about tricking yourself into bad love that was obviously doom from the beginning but still too hard to resist. Or maybe he's saying that about something else he's addicted to, other than his emotions.