Elliott Smith - Memory Lane

Aquesta setmana us recomano una cançó del deliciós àlbum pòstum d'Elliott Smith "From a basement on the hill" (2004). A la fantàstica pàgina web de la gran emissora australiana Triple J Radio hi trobareu un programa especial sobre Elliott Smith i milions d'altres coses interessants (com per exemple live stream amb qualitat d'mp3). Enjoy.

Memory Lane

this is the place you'll end up when you lose the chase
where you’re dragged against your will from a basement on the hill
and all anybody knows is you're not like them
and they kick you in the head and send you back to bed

isolation pulled you passed a tunnel to a bright world where you can make a place to stay
but everybody's scared of this place,
they're staying away your little house on memory lane

the mayor’s name is fear his voice patrols the pier
from a mountain of cliché that advances everyday
the doctor spoke of clout he reigned out loud
"you'll keep your doors and windows shut and swear you'll never show a soul again"

but isolation pushes you ‘til every muscle aches down the only road it ever takes
but everybody's scared of this place,
they're staying away your little house on memory lane

if it's your decision to be open about yourself
be careful or else, be careful or else

I'm comfortable apart, it's all written on my chart
and i take what's given me most cooperatively
i do what people say and lie in bed all day
absolutely horrified, i hope you're satisfied

isolation pushes past self-hatred, guilt and shame to a place where suffering is just a game
but everybody's scared of this place
they're staying away your little house on memory lane