Uploaded by eitheror6903 on Dec 27, 2008
This was a song Ben Folds composed in memory of Elliott Smith. Folds played a few shows with him. Rest in peace.
Under some dirty words on a dirty wall
Eating takeout by myself
I played the shows
Got back in the van and put the walkman on
And you were playing
In some other dive a thousand miles away
I played a thousand times before
And like pathetic stars, the truck stops and the rock club walls
I always knew
You saw them too
But you never will again
It's too late
Don't you know
It's been too late
For a long time
Elliott, man, you played a fine guitar
And some dirty basketball
The songs you wrote
Got me through a lot
Just wanna tell you that
Oh no
Things were looking up
Least that's what I heard
Oh no
Someone came and washed away your hard-earned
Peace of mind
When desperate static beats the silence up
A quiet truth to calm you down
The songs you wrote
Got me through a lot
Just wanna tell you that
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Top Comments
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I haven't had a good Elliott cry in awhile....Thanks, Ben Folds Five
2 years ago 35
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i wish i knew about elliot before
2 years ago 27
All Comments (73)
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rip mate
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I hope I get to tell Ben all the things I need to before it's too late...
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what he says about Elliot is the same thing i feel for him
all the lyrics of this song describe how i feel about Ben <3
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"The songs you wrote got me through a lot. Just wanna tell you that." *same here, RIP Elliott
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Elliott Smith's heart was to big for the world
Rest in peace, we love you <3
2 months ago 2
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It pierces my heart when he says "It's too late." )':
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This made me cry..
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Good for a ben folds song lmao . RIP elliott . didnt know you were a ball player .
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two of my all time favourite artists.. thank you Elliott and Ben for your music
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This song evokes every emotion I have about Elliott's influence on me. This is nice to listen too.
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this is really good, im sure both elliot and ben would like this very much, be proud
filbertsvox 3 years ago 14
:) thanks...
eitheror6903 3 years ago 4