Elliott Smith Last Call

Last call
He was sick of it all
Asleep at home
Told you off and goodbye
Well you know one day it'll come to haunt you
That you didn't tell him quite the truth
You're a crisis
You're an icicle
You're a tongueless talker
You don't care what you say
You're a jaywalker and you just, just walk away
And that's all you do
The clap of the fading-out sound of your shoes
Made him wonder who he thought that he knew
Last call
He was sick of it all
The endless stream of reminders
Made him so sick of you sick of you sick of you
Sick of your sound
Sick of you coming around
Trying to crawl under my skin
When I already shed my best defense
It comes out all around that you won
And I think I'm all done
You can switch me off safely
While I'm lying here waiting for sleep to overtake me
Yeah yeah you're still here but just check to make sure
All you aspired to do was endure
You can't ask for more ask for more
Knowing you'll never get that which you ask for
So you cast your shadow everywhere like the man in the moon
You start to drink and just want to continue
It'll all be yesteryear soon
You start to drink and just want to continue
It'll all be yesteryear soon
Church bells and now I'm awake
And I guess it must be some kind of holiday
I can't seem to join in the celebration
But I'll go to the service
And I'll go to pray
And I'll sing the praises of my maker's name
Like I was as good as she made me
And I wanted her to tell me that she would never wake me
I wanted her to tell me that she would never wake me
I wanted her to tell me that she would never wake me
I wanted her to tell me that she would never wake me
I wanted her to tell me that she would never wake me
I wanted her to tell me that she would never wake me
I wanted her to tell me that she would never wake me
I wanted her to tell me that she would never wake me
I'm lying here waiting for sleep to overtake me

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• smith
• last
• call

[aaronmyers1982]

It doesnt sound like him at all. *scratches head*

[mymayapapaya]

@aaronmyers1982 have you heard much heatmiser?

[aaronmyers1982]

@aaronmyers1982 Yeah I know heatmiser. I mostly mean vocalwise. Like I dont hear his voice at all. Sounds like someone altogether different is singing

[mymayapapaya]

@aaronmyers1982 but do you like it? I love how his voice sounds in this

[aaronmyers1982]

@mymayapapaya I think it could be one of those tunes that has to grow on you. I've only listened to it 2 or 3 times and I'm not really feeling it. Every now & then I think I hear the Elliott Smith I'm familiar with in there somewhere. I love Elliott Smith though. Its like re-discovering the beatles all over again. u'll notice my faves are littered with Elliott Smith tunes. Its flattering 2 hear from u by the way. I've known who u are for a while. Your channel always pops up in my recommendations

[mymayapapaya]

@aaronmyers1982 thanks I don't usually post comments

[CSchwarten]

This is probably my favorite Elliott song. To be honest, I like that it's not one of his most recognized, it feels like it's kinda my own. Listened to it a lot around a certain point of my life, became like a soundtrack.

[Alvin2K4S]

the most inspiring, talented and complete musician, in my own opinion...

[waterywoman]

Elliott was not only a great emotive, poetic, hypnotic/narcotic/ songwriter but knew how to move around the neck of the guitar, change keys add colorful sophisticated chords and progressions, and his right hand rythmn is top notch .An Ultra creative, albeit a depressive, in every sense of the word .I teach about 6+ of his songs to anyone that's willing.

[Vamphaery]

@aaronmyers1982 Personally I think it sounds kind of like he did live. I think this was before he had really gotten his production down so the vocal sounds more raw and less polished. I think it's more of a recording/production thing than a performance one. (Although he does have a bit more of an accent here imo.)

[peacelovemusic2461]

@galaxygirllove the chords arent really irregular at all, im not trying to be an asshole, but your guitar teacher sounds like he or she has a really bad ear for music, and yeah i probably sounded like and asshole there but this song isnt as complicated as you would think

[blazenandez]

Going back with the woman i loved for years for the third time ... this made the end of the third and final act more sweet

[oranjjjggg]

@galaxygirllove i dont think the chords are that irregular, you'll be ok. Let us know how it goes, always fun to hear what guitar teachers think of great musicians.

[galaxygirllove]

This is one of my favorite Elliott songs (actually, one of my favorites of all time), so when my guitar teacher told me I could learn any song I wanted this was one of the first I suggested, though I knew that Elliott's songs tend to be difficult to learn. He wasn't familiar with Elliott, so I had him listen to the song and he said:

"It sounds like he's using irregular chords... it's like he's just making them up as he goes..."

Wish me luck.

[Loverdizzle]

AND I WANTED HER TO TELL ME THAT SHE WOULD NEVER WAKE ME!

[peacelovemusic2461]

@mymayapapaya i agree i love his voice how its kinda scratchy it sounds like he really is sick of someone, everyonce in a while i just replay that beginning part when he starts with youre a crisis

[karmapolice0]

i wanted him to tell me that he would never stop singing

[Runtowardsfear]

I wanted her to tell me that she would never wake me.