Strung Out Again

by Elliott Smith

From the album: From a Basement on the Hill

Track 5 of 15 on From a Basement on the Hill (2004).

Duration: 03:12

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Lyrics for Strung Out Again

You get what you see... I saw a rich fuck given charity. I saw an evil emperor Wearing my clothes. Far from the best... They might suit you better than the rest. Just looking in the mirror Will make you a brave man. I know my place... I hate my face... I know how I begin, and how I'll end. Strung out again... Was a parliament of owls Flying over a city of canals Voting on the body Floating in the downs You get what you see. Some things, they just change invisibly. I don't know where I'm going, And I don't even want to know. I know my place... I hate my face... I know how I begin, and how I'll end. Strung out again... Standing, smiling On some fantasy island. Looking at my lost reflection again, But the tide's rolling in, And I'm strung out again. Strung out again...

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  2. Let's Get Lost
  3. Pretty (Ugly Before)
  4. Don't Go Down
  5. Strung Out Again
  6. A Fond Farewell
  7. King's Crossing
  8. Ostrich & Chirping
  9. Twilight
  10. A Passing Feeling
  11. The Last Hour
  12. Shooting Star
  13. Memory Lane
  14. Little One
  15. A Distorted Reality Is Now a Necessity to Be Free