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Either/Or
by Elliott Smith
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Overall Rating:
3.4859
Avg. Critic Score:
3.7067
Either/Or Lyrics
Lyrics
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Title
- he's pleased to meet you underneath the horse
- in the cathedral with the glass stained black
- singing sweet high notes that echo back
- to destroy their master
- may be a long time til you get the call-up
- but it's sure as fate and hard as your luck
- no one'll know where you are
- it's just a brief smile crossing your face
- running speed trials still standing in place
- when the socket's not a shock enough
- you little child what makes you think you're tough
- when all the people you think you're above
- they all know what's the matter
- you're such a pinball yeah you know it's true
- there's always something you come back running to
- to follow the path of no resistance
- it's just a brief smile crossing your face
- running speed trials standing in place
- it's just a brief smile crossing your face
- running speed trials all over the place
- you walk down alameda shuffling your deck of trick cards over everyone
- like some precious only son
- face down, bow to the champion
- you walk down alameda looking at the cracks in the sidewalk
- thinking about your friends
- how you maintain all them in a constant state of suspense
- for your own protection over their affection
- nobody broke your heart
- you broke your own because you can't finish what you start
- walk down alameda brushing off the nightmare you wish
- could plague me when i'm awake
- and now you see your first mistake was thinking that you could relate
- for one or two minutes she liked you
- but the fix is in
- you're all pretension
- i never pay attention
- nobody broke your heart
- you broke your own because you can't finish what you start
- nobody broke your heart
- you broke your own because you can't finish what you start
- nobody broke your heart
- you broke your own because you can't finish what you start
- nobody broke your heart
- if you're alone it must be you that wants to be apart
- throwing candy out to the crowd
- dragging down the main
- the helpless little thing with the dirty mouth who's always got something
- to say you're sitting at home now waiting for your brother to call
- i saw him down at the alley
- having had enough of it all
- said you can do what you want to whenever you want to
- you can do what you want to there's no one to stop you
- all spit and spite you're up all night and down every day
- a tired man with only hours to go just waiting to be taken away
- getting in to the back of a car for candy from some stranger
- watching the parade with pinpoint eyes full of smoldering anger
- you can do what you want to whenever you want to
- you can do what you want to there's no one to stop you
- now you can do what you want to whenever you want to
- do what you want to whenever you want to
- do what you want to whenever you want to though it doesn't mean a thing
- big nothing
- drink up, baby, stay up all night
- the things you could do, you won't but you might
- the potential you'll be that you'll never see
- the promises you'll only make
- drink up with me now and forget all about the pressure of days
- do what i say and i'll make you okay and drive them away
- the images stuck in your head
- people you've been before that you don't want around anymore
- that push and shove and won't bend to your will
- i'll keep them still
- drink up, baby, look at the stars, i'll kiss you again
- between the bars where i'm seeing you
- there with your hands in the air waiting to finally be caught
- drink up one more time and i'll make you mine
- keep you apart deep in my heart separate from the rest
- where i like you the best
- and keep the things you forgot
- the people you've been before that you don't want around anymore
- that push and shove and won't bend to your will
- i'll keep them still
- start stop and start
- stupid acting smart
- flirting with the flicks
- you say it's just for kicks
- you'll be the victim of your own dirty tricks
- you got yourself to tease and displease
- doors swinging wide
- you walked in to hide
- looking at your feet
- failure's complete
- saw you and me on the coin-op tv
- frozen in fear every time we appear
- i'm not surprised and really, why should i be?
- see nothing wrong
- see nothing wrong
- so sick and tired of all these pictures of me
- completely wrong
- totally wrong
- go walking by
- here come another guy
- jailer who sells personal hells
- who'd like to see me down on my fucking knees
- everybody's dying just to get the disease
- hey hey hey hey
- i'm not surprised and really, why should i be?
- see nothing wrong
- see nothing wrong
- so sick and tired of all these pictures of me
- completely wrong
- totally wrong
- i'm not surprised and really, why should i be?
- see nothing wrong
- see nothing wrong
- so sick and tired of all these pictures of me
- oh everybody's dying just to get the disease
- everybody's dying just to get the disease
- everybody's dying just to get the disease
- got bitten fingernails and a head full of the past
- and everybody's gone at last
- a sweet sweet smile that's fading fast
- cause everybody's gone at last
- and you don't get upset about it
- no not anymore
- there's nothing wrong
- that wasn't wrong before
- had a second alone with a chance let pass
- and everybody's gone at last
- well i hope you're not waiting
- waiting around for me
- because i'm not going anywhere
- obviously
- got a broken heart and your name on my cast
- and everybody's gone at last
- everybody's gone at last
- they asked me to come down and watch the parade
- and to march down the street like the duracell bunny
- with a wink and a wave from the cavalcade
- throwing out candy that looks like money
- to people passing by that all seem to be going the other way
- said won't you follow me down to the rose parade?
- tripped over a dog in a choke-chain collar
- people were shouting and pushing and saying
- and when i traded a smoke for a food stamp dollar
- a ridiculous marching band started playing
- and got me singing along with some half-hearted victory song
- won't you follow me down to the rose parade?
- won't you follow me down to the rose parade?
- won't you follow me down to the rose parade?
- the trumpet has obviously been drinking
- because he's fucking up even the simplest lines
- i'd say it's a sight that's quite worth seeing
- it's just that everyone's interest is stronger than mine
- and when they clean the street i'll be the only shit that's left behind
- won't you follow me down to the rose parade?
- won't you follow me down to the rose parade?
- won't you follow me down to the rose parade?
- a wallflower punch talks to judy
- in a crowded corner where anybody can listen in
- but they don't read page to page or speak easy
- now they're gonna go say the words
- in the wrong order again
- they walk in a circle
- through all the sidewalk scenes they used to be apart of one time
- now everybody just stares and whispers
- driving around up and down division street
- i used to like it here
- it just bums me out to remember
- can't you ever treat anyone nice?
- i think i'm gonna make the same mistake twice
- they draw the curtain
- wait for a call
- pretty lucky if they get any kind of response at all
- can't you ever treat anyone nice?
- i think i'm gonna make the same mistake twice
- i'm gonna make the same mistake twice
- someone's always coming around here trailing some new kill
- says i seen your picture on a hundred dollar bill
- and what's a game of chance to you, to him is one of real skill
- so glad to meet you
- angeles
- picking up the ticket shows there's money to be made
- go on and lose the gamble that's the history of the trade
- you add up all the cards left to play to zero
- and sign up with evil
- angeles
- don't start me trying now
- cos i'm all over it
- angeles
- i could make you satisfied in everything you do
- all your 'secret wishes' could right now be coming true
- and be forever with my poison arms around you
- no one's gonna fool around with us
- no one's gonna fool around with us
- so glad to meet you
- angeles
- i'm going out sleepwalking
- where mute memories start talking
- the boss that couldn't help but hurt you
- and the pretty thing he made desert you
- i'm going out now like a baby
- a naïve unsatisfiable baby
- grabbing onto whatever's around
- for the soaring high or the crushing down
- with hidden cracks that don't show
- but that constantly just grow
- i'm looking for the man that attacked me
- while everybody was laughing at me
- you beat it in me that part of you
- but i'm gonna split us back in two
- tired of living in a cloud
- if you're gonna say shit now you'll do it out loud
- it's 2:45 in the morning
- and i'm putting myself on warning
- for waking up in an unknown place
- with a recollection you've half erased
- looking for somebody's arms to
- wave away past harms
- i'm walking out on center circle
- the both of you can just fade to black
- i'm walking out on center circle
- been pushed away and i'll never go back
- i'm in love with the world through the eyes of a girl
- who's still around the morning after
- we broke up a month ago and i grew up i didn't know
- i'd be around the morning after
- it's always been wait and see
- a happy day and then you pay
- and feel like shit the morning after
- but now i feel changed around and instead falling down
- i'm standing up the morning after
- situations get fucked up and turned around sooner or later
- and i could be another fool or an exception to the rule
- you tell me the morning after
- crooked spin can't come to rest
- i'm damaged bad at best
- she'll decide what she wants
- i'll probably be the last to know
- no one says until it shows and you see how it is
- they want you or they don't
- say yes
- i'm in love with the world through the eyes of a girl
- who's still around the morning after
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