Monthly Archives: February 2014

Kid, you’re on the right track

Portland’s own Elliott Smith will live forever through his beautiful music – here is a list of a few of my favorites from this talented singer/songwriter:

1) “Miss Misery”
The track used in the final scene from the movie Good Will Hunting:

Plus an earlier version:

2) “Angeles”

All your secret wishes
could right now be coming true

No one’s gonna fool around with us

3) “Say Yes”

Now I feel changed around
and instead of falling down

I’m standing up
the morning after

4) “Waltz #2”

Never gonna really know you now
but I’m gonna love you anyhow

5) “Happiness”

All I
want now
is happiness
for you and me

6) “Bottle Up and Explode”

Bottle up and go
I can make it outside

I’ll get through

7) “Wouldn’t Mama Be Proud”

If I crawl to keep it together
like you say you know I can do

Wouldn’t mama be proud?

“Kid, you’re on the right track…”

Yearning to Fly

When you left us

I felt so low

Ice cold
at the bottom of the sea

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyIEuVi5CTc

Now I know

We carry you in our hearts

And you watch over us

Our angel

Forevermore

Changes come
and we can’t stop them

So hold these memories tight
and never drop them

Some people are learning to die

I know that I’ll be
yearning to fly!

Speaking of Love

Love never dies a natural death.
It dies because we don’t know
how to replenish its source.
—Anaïs Nin

Speaking of love
Tell me how does it feel

Speaking of peace
Tell me how does it feel

Hate ain’t born in you
It’s just something they raised on

We’re all seeking the truth

I write all day and all night
And it feel like love
All right

Love love love
That’s what the world needs

Wanna shout it from the mountains
We got a good thing going on

I know
You know
We know
That what we have is real

When the sky is falling from above you
And the wind is raging at the coast

And you want someone who truly loves you
I will be the one who loves you the most

We gotta love ourselves so much
That the confidence attracts someone else

See when you forgive your imperfections
And you’ve auctioned all your clothes

And look to see your true reflection
YOU will be the one who loves you the most!

Bonus track:

Be patient like a rainbow
Everything will fall into place

Angel in the snow

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Who is your perfect

Angel in the snow?

Do they ever have to wonder

if you love them?