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He's pleased to meet you underneath the horse
In the cathedral with the glass stained black
Singing sweet high notes that echo back
To destroy their master
May be a long time til you get the call-up
But it's sure as fate and hard as your luck
No one'll know where you are
It's just a brief smile crossing your face
Running speed trials still standing in place
When the socket's not a shock enough
You little child what makes you think you're tough
When all the people you think you're above
They all know what's the matter
You're such a pinball yeah you know it's true
There's always something you come back running to
To follow the path of no resistance
It's just a brief smile crossing your face
Running speed trials standing in place
It's just a brief smile crossing your face
Running speed trials all over the place
In the cathedral with the glass stained black
Singing sweet high notes that echo back
To destroy their master
May be a long time til you get the call-up
But it's sure as fate and hard as your luck
No one'll know where you are
It's just a brief smile crossing your face
Running speed trials still standing in place
When the socket's not a shock enough
You little child what makes you think you're tough
When all the people you think you're above
They all know what's the matter
You're such a pinball yeah you know it's true
There's always something you come back running to
To follow the path of no resistance
It's just a brief smile crossing your face
Running speed trials standing in place
It's just a brief smile crossing your face
Running speed trials all over the place
Lyrics submitted by EnjOy IncUbus
Track duration: 03:01
"Speed Trials" as written by Steven P. Smith
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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When I first listened to this song, it felt more personal. I really liked the post that said song lyrics are interpreted from person-to-person, based on an individual's past experiences. For me, this song speaks volumes of my life.
He's pleased to meet you underneath the horse
In the cathedral with the glass stained black
Singing sweet high notes that echo back
To destroy their master
( I'm in a relationship with a guy who has slowly unfolded his 'true face', but because of his violent past & the deep care I have for him, I feel emotionally trapped. I am compelled to be with him, despite the fact that I know I am unhappy, & that I feel I may have found someone I could fall madly in love with, given the freedom. This eats at my soul. )
May be a long time until you get the call-up
But it's sure as fate and hard as your luck
No one'll know where you are
( My friends & family are all very worried about me - they're scared that he's going to cut me off from the world & damage me. They don't want me to go through with our current plans. )
It's just a brief smile crossing your face
Running speed trials still standing in place
( I put all of my effort into looking happy, but I'm acutely aware of what's going on around me - it's almost as if I can feel the future, & I am unable to stop it. I can't move, & I'm allowing myself to be carried there. )
When the socket's not a shock enough
You little child, what makes you think you're tough?
When all the people you think you're above
They all know what's the matter
You're such a pinball, yeah, you know it's true
There's always something you come back running to
To follow the path of no resistance
( Things keep getting worse & worse, to the point where I'm not able to identify common unacceptable acts & behaviors in a relationship - it feels normal. I tell myself & everyone who cares about me that I'm going to be okay, when I know I'm not. I respond to their concerns with a wide-eyed silence, or by brushing them off with unfaltering optimism, unable to let them know I acknowledge their fears, & my own. In all honesty, I sincerely know that I am at fault for this. I'm an intelligent, self-aware person, & in all actuality, I'm the one responsible for allowing all of this to happen. )
when snorting the drug fails to give the user their desired high anymore, "not a shock enough," the next step could be IVing? "what makes you think you're tough" ie. the user has the assumption that they're somehow resistant to becoming addicted to IV use, which is often the next "exciting" step up of drug ingestion after insufflation.
just a random thought i felt like sharing.
but i have, and i do. painfully and unfortunately so. at least listening to elliott's music helps me feel a little less alone when life gets unbearably difficult.
It's just a brief smile crossing your face
It's just a brief smile crossing your face
It's just a brief smile crossing your face
xo
A speed trial is basically testing how fast something is. "to run a trial" is to test something by using it first hand, for example: "I was running trials on different cars to see which one I liked best" would more or less mean you were using different cars and examining them to decide which one you wanted. Running speed trials means you are "running a trial" to test the speed of something. It is supposed to be ironic, he is saying that he is running speed trials, but standing still in place (not moving). Speed is a slang word for "upper" drugs (as opposed to downers), they generally give people energy, make them feel alert and unstoppable. So running speed trials while standing in place is more or less a kind of pun (elliott did this a lot in his songs) and can be interpretted as saying he is doing speed/drugs. I hope this helps, if you have any other questions, dont be afraid to ask- I am happy to help.
there's always something you come back running to
to follow the path of no resistance" then would come time for friends for money, or suggestion but we all come to the same place...Anyways, elliots songs are wonderful, just wonderful, RIP Elliot Smith
there's always something you come back running to
to follow the path of no resistance" then would come time for friends for money, or suggestion but we all come to the same place...Anyways, elliots songs are wonderful, just wonderful, RIP Elliot Smith
there's always something you come back running to
to follow the path of no resistance" then would come time for friends for money, or suggestion but we all come to the same place...Anyways, elliots songs are wonderful, just wonderful, RIP Elliot Smith