Elliott Smith — Kings Crossing Alternate 5/9/00

The compound hearts with the soul contraction Swellin' up slowly like a bed reaction All around what you do and say While the symptom falls further away You live inside it, but you can't describe it So what's the point of talking at all? The store bought into the family cane [?] Just another boy bad at the game This is when you need a friend to keep you moving around 'Cus all your thinking has made you slow You might be stopping out, you know The frustrated fireworks inside your head There's a white fuse smoking you caught instead It's what you're dealing, and it's just a start Wasn't time since your problem is a poison dart And you act like a cowboy, but an arrow's in that hat I'm a hard-boiled hero, and I'm not so bad But I didn't know when to run from this A proud fan is gonna see you shatter And no, there really isn't anything the matter Nothing is gonna be put in[?] words They only want their voice to be heard They use it sometimes to show that they're around Or they'll build you up a theory like the walls of a town A tired and ancient ruler right now The neighborhood slaves are hardly skilled Open your parachute and drop your weight Float down to the center and investigate I did my self-requirement Better cop out[?] hard, or you'll[?] leave right now 'Cus this feeling you love me, I felt deep in my chest Search for nighttime footsteps of an unknown guest I know it wasn't me, I wasn't moving I felt thunder, the rain was pouring I know that it must be something wrong that this is restoring [?] You don't have to live in a lifeless state [?] Stay in the center and wait Stay in the center and wait Stay in the center and wait