Easy Way Out Lyrics

Lyric discussion by picturesofme1001 

Cover art for Easy Way Out lyrics by Elliott Smith

this is about elliott criticizing himself for never facing himself, making himself change to be a better person. instead he tries to take advantage of ppl, buries it in other ppl, tries to seek attention from audience. essentially it is about selfishness. taking the easy way out could of course be a euphemism for suicide--if not the direct action more so a patter of self destructive behavior as i have mentioned earlier, still ending in a deprecated view of himself. like any piece of literature we convey our meaning onto and from it--hence its universal and relatable qualities. however, for as much as elliott got a lot of things, he missed so much as well. rip man.