Favorite Elliott Smith lyrics

United States
March 12, 2007 10:53pm CST
I have many but one of my absolute favorites is "A dying man in a living room" from Fond Farewell. I think that's so evocative and clever. What's your favorite line?
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• Finland
7 Jun 07
So many good ones to choose from but one of my favourites is definitely "the moon is a light bulb breaking" from St. Ides Heaven.
• United States
28 Jun 07
Ooh, that's a good one. I don't remember hearing it before!
@prestocaro (1252)
• United States
14 Mar 07
"youre just somebody that i used to know"... It's so cutting and really pretty nasty, i love how he wrote songs as well. I miss him!! I hope he's kickin it with Mitch Hedberg and all happy now.
• United States
15 Mar 07
Yeah, I like to think of him as having some peace and happiness. Good quote. He wrote honestly, that's for sure.
• United States
15 Oct 07
So leave me alone, you ought to be proud that I'm getting good markssssssssss.
8 Mar 09
musically : would have to be ''don't you know that i love you'' [Angel in the snow] on paper : ''This is the place you end up when you loose the chase where your dragged against your will from the basement on the hill'' [memory lane] long live Elliott...
• Sweden
25 Mar 09
I have to agree that "A dying man in a living room" is just pure genius. "Make me a present, make it something sweet, small enough to go unnoticed and big enough to compete." I like that line. But what song doesn't have great lines anyway? They're all soooo good.
@zoey7879 (3092)
• United States
7 Aug 09
"The potential you'd be that you'll never see"... because it actually sums up his life.. it's almost haunting.