Elliott Smith – In the Lost and Found (Honky Bach)

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He held his breath
To hold your hand
To walk the stairsteps in pairs
Climbing up the slippery slope
I'm in love
Love I hope
Don't go home, Angelina
Stay with me
Hanging around in the lost and found

Kissed you quick
Feeling weird
Lonely leered and disappeared
This is such a simple place
Passing time can't erase
Don't go home, Angelina
Paint tomorrow blue

Day breaks
And every morning when he wakes
He thinks of you

I'm alone
That's okay
I dont mind
Most of the time
I dont feel afraid to die
She was here passing by
Don't go home, Angelina
Stay with me
Hanging around in the lost and found
Stay with me
Hanging around in the lost and found

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    General Comment:Figure 8 is the ultimate album about loneliness. Lonely leered is such a catchy term that just says soooo much in two words!!!!!!
    Flag Brenguyon November 25, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:"I don't feel afraid to die."

    Elliott speaks to me to this day. I relate to lines like that with frightening consistency.

    Reminds me of the line in Kings Crossing: "I can't prepare for death any more than I already have"

    Chilling. Real. Prophetic. No one here gets out alive.
    Flag acidcasualtyon November 06, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:RIP.

    Great song. "I don't feel afraid to die" chills me a bit, though. ...Considering...
    Flag Acheruson August 29, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Leered:
    To look with a sidelong glance, indicative especially of sexual desire or sly and malicious intent.

    A desirous, sly, or knowing look.
    Flag ausiataileenon June 09, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:mymsical said it at all. i can almost see a shy guy afraid to hold her hand, to kiss her. perfect.
    Flag sherrigrrrlon May 03, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:spot on, mymsical
    Flag zaklaughedon April 03, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:i do agree, what a ridiculous bassline, what a ridiculous scale! you just don't find immediate inspiration for this from prior precedents, you come up with it on your own. And that's what Elliott did here i think, as far as the piano's concerned.

    on a whole, this song is devastating, guised by an almost-happy tune. it's my favorite of his, i think. very beautiful stuff.
    Flag brandomnesson January 28, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:amazing song....melodies and basslines that are just redic. Counterpoint? Ive always thought elliott reminded me of bach.
    Flag bubbamooon December 05, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:This is such a simple place
    Passing time can't erase
    Flag BIZITCHUMTITZ!on September 25, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:He's in love with a girl, obviously. It almost has a childish feeling. It's that beginning love? Where it's all cute and romantic. But she's got to leave him and he's asking her not to. But in the end she does. And to me he's saying that he's alone now but it's okay because he had that perfect love. He's not afraid to die because even though he didn't get to keep it he found what he was looking for.
    Flag Mymsicalon July 03, 2007   Link

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