Elliott Smith-Place Pigalle

Here's the fallen sun on holiday
Meeting her byes about it way
Looking it's killed many men
And I've been all of them
Inside a week
See the man in the bar
Who got too drunk to speak
He adores that song, mundane as it is
The days in a dream
That wasn't his
Nights about the top of the lift
When it's gone to it's drifted far away
To keep it together for long, it's half holiday

From the bar they walk to Place Pigalle
The taxi waved down, goodnight sleep well
Now it's just a step to the door
When he walks all and more to take her away
Out of this temporary half holiday

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• Pigalle

[kieran514]

correct lyrics: Here's the foreign sun on holiday. Meeting her eyes about half way. A look, you know it's killed many men. And I've been all of them inside a week. See the man in a bar that got too drunk to speak. He endures, that's all, mundane as it is. Chasing a dream that wasn't his. That's about the top of the lift, where the continents drift, too far away to keep it together for long. This half holiday.

[TheKarmaPolice113]

lyrics aren't right, but it's a beautiful song anyway. it's too bad that this was never released officially

[Klemons12]

In my opinion this is by far the greatest Elliott Smith song. I get so frustrated because I have friends who like Elliott's music, but I need at least one friend who loves it as much as me. It's odd how my love for his music is like a bottled up emotion somehow.

[peacelovemusic2461]

its frusturating knowing that i will never be able to write lyrics that will not be anywhere near this good, fuck, his lyrics are ridiculously good, better then bob dylan, or anyone else, best ever, if only he was still here, but oh well

[FancyLobotomist]

This would've been my favorite track on Figure 8 if it was on it. Absolutely phenomenal song.

[0xOBIEx0]

@bradshawvincent Me too

[bradshawvincent]

@0xOBIEx0 thanks...i love figure 8.

[0xOBIEx0]

@bradshawvincent It's an unreleased track from his Figure 8 era :)

[bradshawvincent]

amazing! didnt expect to find a great song of his that i hadnt heard before. which album was this on? or was it an unreleased track??

[Vamphaery]

@kieran514 Yeah, I now have to agree. It's definitely dream. And it's also "he endures, that's all, mundane as it is" instead of "that song." So you're right, I think between the two of us we've got it. :D (Although we could both be horribly wrong too LOL.) Love this song so much.

[28townmouse]

Elliott is defo the waltz master. It's baffling how he manages to condense all the different senses into sound, so you feel like you're there. 

[kieran514]

@Vamphaery hmm, i can really hear the MM at the end of 'dream" (where you hear drink) .. together we can figure out these lyrics!