Smith, Elliott - New Disaster Lyrics

An old friend of mine from high school days was in a car accident where his little car ended up flipping and rolling. He survived without broken bones or lacerations. But, he did sustain a bump or two to the head. He was severely changed after that. Struggled and struggled for years with depression and swift often violent mood swings.( note to self, scrawl the word mood on the seat of a swing in the park) anyway, he was put on different meds and after years and years he finally seemed to be ok. Or much better. Then one day I got the news. He had gotten a bottle of liquor and one winter night found a large Oak tree sat with his back against it and drank all night. They found him in the morning but he was gone. Finally at peace. I miss you buddy. See you soon.
Oh yeah, this song reminds me of that.

There's a version here of him actually playing this live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4eLKZ3xfT8
The play in these songs of walking basslines, syncopations, and percussive chords is so enveloping. I can't imagine being near someone while making this sound that says something just as intense to me as the lyrics.
It's also amazing how the curation of New Moon accomplished this thematic unity in unreleased tracks around honoring loss and longing for feeling. There seems to me entirely other groupings out there as well, like around family interactions in Abused, Flowers for Charlie, Antonio Carlos Jobin, Blue Mood

Rip bud :(

It’s pleasing and freezing ..... gives me chills

still love you, Elliott.

Ditch the squares they are equal parts useless and ruthless.

I miss you : (

Want you still alive

There's a reason why he's the king of indie rock because he was just simply the best

@Jesse Millis Word

This is one of those songs that are difficult to listen to because it's packed with so much emotion, but you want to keep listening because it's so profound. This definitely brings vivid images to the mind, like walking around the city on a brisk night, full moon, reflecting on your life and the choices you've made.

"the ghost of your smile was seen on a body in the park..."

Makes me cry alot

i was almost positive the correct lyric was " hanging around aloofly for a while" as in aloof. the in the flue for awhile just did my brain in though lol

I think the lyric is "hanging around in the flue for a while..." as in a chimney flue. The way he mentions coals, I think it's an allusion to a chimney, a fire in a chimney. The ghost is escaping through the flue, as vapors or smoke gets carried out of a chimney.

i think youre right.

It's funny I always thought he said "hanging around aloofly for a while" I don't even know if it's correct english as it's not my first language. But yours much more funny, and I think that even if he didn't write it that way he would have changed it that way if you told him.

damn elliott :( wish you was still around

Daver ortiz i know man...

Ghost of your smile is always looking for
New bodies to haunt
And it's been here, it is up here
He's hanging around and he'll float for a while
Gradually gone
It's pleasing and freezing

While I wonder what it is you're after
Keeping company with this disaster

You looked all over town, got turned around
To walk back through the mud
The kind you had left behind you
Everybody's the same in this long knowing game
Where every new blood gets time to become resigned

Now I wonder what it is you're after
Keeping company with this disaster
Why you never try to tame your master

You just blow through the coals
Blow through the coals
Till everyone knows
That your smile is just a ghost
The ghost of your smile was seen on a body in the park
It's old news, you see that it's no use

You're waiting to start, waiting to light
Wait until dark
I told you man
I told you

While I wonder what it is you're after
Keeping company with this disaster
Why you never try to tame your master

it's actually..

The ghost of your smile is always looking for new
Bodies to haunt
And it's been here
And disappeared
Its hanging around aloofly for awhile
Gradually gone
It's pleasing
And freezing

Well I wonder what it is you're after
Keeping company with this disaster
You looked all over town
Got turned back around
To walk back through the mud
The kind you had left behind you

Everybody is the same in this long no-win game
Where every new blood gets time to
Become resigned

Now I wonder what it is you're after
Keeping company with this disaster
Why you never tried to tame your master

You just blow through the coals
Blow through the coals
Blow through the coals
Till everyone knows
That your smile is just a ghost
The ghost of your smile was seen on a body in the park
It's old news
You see that it's no use
Waiting to start
Waiting to light
Waiting till dark
I told you man
I told you
Well I wonder what it is you're after
Keeping company with this disaster
Why you never tried to tame your master

Yeah, no clue where they heard "It is up here" when it's clearly "and disappeared"

Oh, Elliott... RIP <3

so amazing

Cette chanson est si belle ... :/ ... 

Greatness.