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I'm pretty sure it's:'She was madly in love, or ma...

2007-01-25T00:50:00.000-08:00

I'm pretty sure it's:
'She was madly in love, or mad mean'...

actually the latest version (i think) reads... she...

2006-12-03T14:56:00.000-08:00

actually the latest version (i think) reads...

she was madly in love or mad at me, there was no in between...

Oh, sorry. Itis a different version than I was gi...

2006-10-01T14:07:00.000-07:00

Oh, sorry. Itis a different version than I was given. He does say "heart's been attacked" on this version of True Love; mine has "Soul ain't intact." And the version I have also later uses "a ghost of a chance steps in and the rest of my life spent in combat."

I read that he changed lyrics slightly all the time, playing with various choices up until the final mixes.

Yeah, it's not the only time Elliott cannibalized ...

2006-09-27T18:43:00.000-07:00

Yeah, it's not the only time Elliott cannibalized an earlier unreleased song for another one that ended up on an album.

not the exact same chord progression, but they def...

2006-09-27T11:58:00.000-07:00

not the exact same chord progression, but they definitely share elements, and the basslines are nearly identical in certain sections.

Hey, I don't know if anyone else has noticed, but ...

2006-09-27T11:56:00.000-07:00

Hey, I don't know if anyone else has noticed, but "Talking to Mary" actually sounds like it must be the blueprint to "LA" from Figure 8. The chorus is different, but the verse clearly has the same chord progression as the later Figure 8 track.

True love is a rose, Behind glass that is locked a...

2006-09-26T19:43:00.000-07:00

True love is a rose,
Behind glass that is locked
and kept closed.
But maybe just to me
'Cause my heart(soul) ain't intact
It's been shattered by tough love,
Bad love.

Bought mine on the street
True love, man, it just can't be
beat, felt so complete
Married to heavenly bodies above.

And each night I'd look up at the bright, honeyed moon.

Sure seemed ought to last,
Even after my honeymoon passed.
I kept right on it, man,
Like a ghost to a house
It was haunting.

And day after day
I'd steal with my true love away.
To some hideout, left undisturbed
We could do what we wanted.

But I started to feel like a liar,
Saying "I love you."

She was madly in love and that means, there was no in between,
It raised my alarms.
I found that I can't make a stand,
I am her hired hand,
I have to do harm.

One day I got sick.
She played me a nasty old trick.
Said, "I need cigarettes,"
Walked 'round the block
Caught a cab.

Stayed gone for too long.
My love, it had gotten
so strong
Just to get back to being myself
I had to go to rehab.

All I need is a safe place to
bleed. Is this where it's at?
Ghost of a chance steps in to
the dance, and the rest of my
Life spent in combat.

Now I'm the king of the ward.
'Cause I'm good and I swallow
my sword.
Puke it out for the doctor to
write a new prescription.

Tranquil as a dove
Are the people who've lost their
true love.
They all...seem..to fit...
the same description.

I feel cold, useless and old
I wish I were no one.

Take me up, my Lord
Take me up today.
Take me out of this place,
Take me up with you today.

Upon further listening, it really -is- "So I've bo...

2006-09-23T00:50:00.000-07:00

Upon further listening, it really -is- "So I've bought mine off the street."

It just, at first, seemed like there was an extra syllable, so, even though it was ungrammatical, that seemed to fit.

BUT, that wasn't the case.

--

So I've bought mine off the street.
True love -- man, it just can't be beat.
I felt so complete, married to heavenly bodies above.

True Loveby Elliott SmithTrue love is a rose, behi...

2006-09-22T16:39:00.000-07:00

True Love
by Elliott Smith

True love is a rose, behind glass
That's locked and kept closed...
Maybe just to me, 'cause my heart's been attacked
And shattered by tough love, bad love.

So I've boughten mine off the street.
True love -- man, it just can't be beat.
I felt so complete, married to heavenly bodies above.

And, each night, I'd look up at a bright honey-moon.

'Cause it sure seemed built to last,
And even after my honeymoon passed,
I kept right with it, man,
Like a ghost to a house that looks haunted.

And, day after day,
I'd steal with my true love away,
To some hideout, Where, left undisturbed,
We could do what we wanted.

But I started to feel like a liar,
Saying, "I love you."

She was madly in love, and that'd mean...
There was no in-between. It raised my alarm.
I found I can't make a stand.
I'm her hired hand. I have to do harm.

One day, I got sick.
She played me a nasty, old trick.
Said, "I need cigarettes,"
Walked round the block, and caught a cab.

Stayed gone for too long,
And my love had gotten so strong...
Just to try being back on my own,
I had to go to rehab.

All I need is a safe place to bleed.
Is this where it's at?
Half of no chance steps in the dance...
Rest of my life spent in combat.

Now I'm the... king of the ward,
'Cause I'm good, and I swallow my sword,
And puke it out for the doctor...
To write me a new prescription.

Tranquilize a dove...
People that have lost their true love,
That all... seem to fit...
The same description.

I feel cold, useless, and old...
I wish I was no one.

--

Take me up, my Lord.
Take me up today.
Take me out of this place.
Take me up with You today.

Who verified the "From a Poison Well" title?

2006-09-21T07:55:00.000-07:00

Who verified the "From a Poison Well" title?

Nice article. "From a Poison Well" has been retit...

2006-09-20T15:47:00.000-07:00

Nice article. "From a Poison Well" has been retitled over at the BSides website. Also, provided a link to the article. Thanks!