Uploaded by lam599100 on Aug 18, 2009
2:45 AM
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 like a baby
A naive unsatisfiable baby
Grabbing onto whatever's around
For the soaring high or the crushing down
Hidden cracks that don't show
But that constantly just grow
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 harm
Walking out on Center Circle
Both of you can just fade to black
Walking out on Center Circle
Been pushed away and I'll never come back
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I LOVE LOVE LOVE that moment at 2:35 when the bass and drums come in. The low-tuned bass just gets me every time.
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where mute memories start talking..... <3 this, thank you Elliott
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I remember listening to this song many times throughout those long, dark nights having my own 2:45 in the mornings...being manic is one hell of a ride
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best elliot smith lines, "im damged bad at best" and "they want you or they dont"
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he allegedly stabbed himself in the heart twice...
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*damaged
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how did he die?
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Elliotts "Long Long Long" :)
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@KafkaTheSongwriter With that being said, I'd rather go out like Elliott did; would you rather die in your early 30's as arguably one of the best songwriters of our era, or would you rather live a long life without having an impact on the world like Elliott did?
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Thank you so much for posting the acutal song! I was getting a little tired of just going through pages of people covering it.
Beautiful, simple, song.
Rest in peace, Elliott.
SocialDisease609 2 years ago 45
hug people when they need it! great tune :)
Snaffle 2 years ago 24