Smith, Elliott - Memory Lane Lyrics
This is the place you 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 past a tunnel
But everybody's scared of this place, they're staying away
Your little house on Memory Lane
The mayor's name is fear
His force patrols the pier
From a mountain of cliche
That advances every day
The doctor spoke a cloud
He rained out loud
You'll keep your doors and windows shut
And swear you'll never show a soul again
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
Your little house on Memory Lane
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Smith, Elliott Memory Lane Comments
I don't usually say things like this about people I don't know, but I wish this guy was still with us because his musical story was not over - he still had great stuff in him, in my opinion.
https://soundcloud.com/jamesmonahanmusic/memory-lane
My cover
This is one of those earworms you hate not only because you can't remember it's name but because it makes you feel like crap
Sounds just like "blackbird"
I've been clean off heroin for 15 months and it's not my first time to achieve this. Still jamming Elliott.
A year later and I hope you are still clean and hitting new records of clean achievement.
One of Elliott's most defining songs in my opinion. The guitar playing is brilliant and great lyrics as always.
Ill see you on the otherside Elliott, today is my last day.
You there friend?
god people are so lame.
ThePsychonaut lol good one...you updated your lists recently. Why say stuff like that?
[E - E7 - E6 - E+add5 - E - E5add#11addb13 - E]
[C#m - C#m/D# - E - C#m - B - E]
[G#m]This is the [A]place you end up
[C]when you lose the [E]chase
where you're [F#dim]dragged against your [G#m]will
from a [C#m]basement [C#m/B]on the [A]hill
and [B]all anybody [A]knows is
you're [E]not [E/Eb]like [C#m]them
and they [F#m]kick you in the head
[B]and send you back to bed
[E]Isolation [E7]pulled you past a [E6]tunnel to a [E+add5]bright
[E]world where you can [E5add#11addb13]make a place to [A]stay
But [C#m]everybody's[C#m/D#] scared of this [E]place
they're staying away
your [C#m]little house on[B] memory [E]lane
The [G#m]mayor's name is [A]fear
his [C]voice patrols the [E]pier
from a [F#dim]mountain of cli[G#m]che
that ad[C#m]vances [C#m/B]every [A]day
the [B]doctor spoke a [A]cloud
he [E]rained [E/Eb]out [C#m]loud
you'll keep your [F#m]doors and windows shut
and swear you'll [B]never show a soul again
But [E]isolation [E7]pushes you 'til [E6]every muscle [E+add5]aches
[E]down the only [E5add#11addb13]road it ever [A]takes
But [C#m]everybody's[C#m/D#] scared of this [E]place
they're staying away
your [C#m]little house on[B] memory [C#m]lane
If it's your [C#m/C]decision
to be [C#m/B]open about your[C#m/Bb]self
be careful or [A]else
be careful or [Am]else
I'm [G#m]comfortable a[A]part
it's all [C]written on my [E]chart
then I [F#dim]take what's given [G#m]me
most co[C#m]oper[C#m/B]ative[A]ly
I [B]do what people [A]say
and lie in [E]bed [E/Eb]all [C#m]day
abso[F#m]lutely horrified
[B]I hope you're satisfied
[E]Isolation [E7]pushes past self-[E6]hatred, guilt and [E+add5]shame
to a [E]place where suffe[E5add#11addb13]ring is just a [A]game
But [C#m]everybody's[C#m/D#] scared of this [E]place
they're staying away
your [C#m]little house on[B] memory [C#m]lane [C#m/B - C#m/Bb]
your [A]little house o[B]n memory [E]lane [E/B - E]
*E6: 022120
E+add5: 022110
E5add#11addb13: 022300
it looks like beatles
Jesus...the guitar playing is fucking unreal. This guy was on another level.
"If it's you're decision to be open about yourself, be careful or else"
Remember that.
Thank you
so beutiful.
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's just a game
But everybody's scared of this place
They're staying away
Your little house on memory lane
Great writing
yeah i know right he should be a songwriter. dude you should call the song memory lane
This song reminds me of BN! Anyone who knows BN, feels my pain, lol. If you don't: good....and I'm still not explaining BN.
Peace Vibes what is BN?
Elliott gave music... to give music... to give more.... and more... and some more.... Let him do what he did best.... question the duality and true meaning of music.
i don`t know how this song isn`t recognize, it`s one of the best songs in the world
+criticalhit554 It truly is. The more I listen to it the more blown away I am.
Yeah but it doesn't have sexual euphemisms in the lyrics and it isn't sung by a half-naked 18 year old pop singer. So no one gives a shit. Such a shame.
SO TRUE our culture is so tasteless
Well said! I cant get enough of it, even listening 38750 times
This song always makes me feel so shit... Its great.
+Jimi W Embracing the pain body, honestly. I feel great warmth towards you in this moment.
this is the place you end up when you lose the chase
I was molested on a regular basis when I was a child, and Elliott Smith has helped me deal with it a lot. This song in particular hits me incredibly hard, it brings a tear to my eye almost every time.
Oh! I know what that's like. Especially Prozac, for me, anyways. But I'm on Paxil now which has set me free from my panic attacks. But now with my anxiety in check, I've been dealing with bi polar, which is something I never understood cause I would panic whenever I got hypo-manic. I'm still in recovery on Suboxone, which helps from years of opiate addiction. But I don't feel I can fully understand things or get on with my life until I'm completely sober. Thnx for letting me know about Elliott, a great talent. Now Robin Williams!
The comments section on YouTube is a good place to share that too.
the comments section on Youtube is also a stellar example of "if it's your decision to be open about yourself, be careful or else"
SuperPukebucket you have 'mans not hot' in your liked videos
@donkeywithsumpizzazz by my own experience, even antidepress drugs dont fix your life when you are clean. Its so hard to accept how i am without any substance, and pills help with your mood but dont turn water into wine (or wine into water). Is so, so hard to let go some habits. And to be good with yourself after you realize that many years passed and you (i) cant remember most of the good memories (the bad ones hardly go away)
This song describes my depression perfectly.
His step father was a monster.
Listen to these fucking words.
\/ I love your first name! :D
doesn't get much better than this......unless you listen to more Elliott