You only hurt the one you love
That may be true
But better said, you only hurt the one who loves you
We went through hell
Just to get to hell
Die of thirst of drink up form the poisoned well
I kept the things inside
At least I never lied
I'm not trying to document my suicide
You won't live long
But you may write the perfect song
Please excuse those who choose to not play along
That may be true
But better said, you only hurt the one who loves you
We went through hell
Just to get to hell
Die of thirst of drink up form the poisoned well
I kept the things inside
At least I never lied
I'm not trying to document my suicide
You won't live long
But you may write the perfect song
Please excuse those who choose to not play along
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The Poisoned Well Lyrics as written by Samuel J. Coomes
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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"We went through hell
Just to get to hell
Die of thirst of drink up form the poisoned well"
Die of thirst or drink up from the poisoned f**king well. It's what the world is all about. Take a look around.
Well said, man. I mean, I love Elliott, but the ideas people are getting regarding Quasi and Smith are just ridiculous. They're their own people FFS.
Everyone in Portland knew it was about Elliott but after his suicide, suddenly the message changed and oh, it was about the music industry because it’s all fun and games writing songs about someone, mocking them for being depressed and working that into his writing and music until the guy who helped build your career takes his own life.
Then it’s not so funny anymore I suppose.
Sam was asked specifically if this song was about Elliott and he didn’t deny that it was, he only said that it could apply to other musicians as well. But it was written shortly after they claimed Elliott tried to jump off a cliff and later had an intervention with him (that didn’t go well).
So yeah, it’s about Elliott. Yes he played it with them live several times because what better way to say “f*ck you” than to play it with them while you can look the writer in the eyes while doing it KNOWING that if you didn’t let them open up for you, nobody would ever hear them play it at all. I’d say that’s a masterful way to respond to a song written about you that’s trying to mock you.