Somebody That I Used to Know Lyrics

Lyric discussion by thegetupgirly 

Cover art for Somebody That I Used to Know lyrics by Elliott Smith

this song is so beautiful, i think everyone can relate to it too. it makes me sad in the way that i love.

I can totally relate! My boyfriend and I have just split up, this song couldn't descibe my feelings better.

I DID have tender feelings that he made hard (by cheating on me with his ex) But it IS his heart that is scarred, because he felt so bad for messing me about!

He was always such a pushover, but I think (in a twisted kind of way) I have helped him become more assertive and stand up for himself!

The part about dealing in a dying day, well, I could twist that to my situation in a odd way; I...

it cuts like a knife when used against you.

it captivated me from the first riff, then cut me down like a lone standing tree in a prarie of evils.