Roman Candle Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Nikkibob 

Cover art for Roman Candle lyrics by Elliott Smith

i also find that the first two lines are very powerful. i don't know why i had never noticed them before.

"he played himself didn't need me to give him hell"

abusers don't abuse their victims because of fault of their victims. they usually claim that they do, but it's only to hide their own fucking problems. they "play themselves."