Because your candle burns too bright well, I almost forgot … - Elliott Smith

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Because your candle burns too bright
well, I almost forgot it was twilight. Even if I think that you are right, well, I'm tired of being down, I got no fight. You're wonderful, and it's beautiful, but I'm already somebody's baby. And if i went with you, I'd disappoint you, too.

Elliott Smith

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About Elliott Smith

Elliott Smith (August 6, 1969 – October 21, 2003) was an American songwriter and musician.

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Birth Name: Steven Paul Smith

Alternative Names: Steven Paul "Elliott" Smith • Steven Smith

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Veins full of disappearing ink
Vomitting in the kitchen sink.

I'm a junkyard full of false starts
And I don't need your permission
To bury my love under this bare light bulb.
The moon is a sickle cell
It'll kill you in time.

It's a picture perfect evening
And I'm staring down the sun
Fully loaded, deaf, and dumb
And done waiting for sedation to disconnect my head
Or any situation where I'm better off than dead

Because your candle burns too bright well, I almost forgot it was twilight. Even if I think that you are right, well, I'm tired of being down, I got … - Elliott Smith

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