Say Yes
by Elliott Smith
I’m in love with the world,
Through the eyes of a girl,
Who’s still around the morning after.
We broke up a month ago,
When I grew up, I didn’t know
It’d be around the morning after.
It’s always been wait and see,
A happy day didn’t pay
Feel like shit the morning after.
But now I feel changed around,
And instead falling down,
I’m standing up the morning after.
Situations get fucked up
Turned around sooner or later
I could be another fool,
Or an exception top the rule
You tell me the morning after.
Crooked spin can’t come to rest
I’m damaged bad at best
She’ll decide what she wants
I’ll probably be the last to know
No one says until it shows
See how it is they want you or they don’t
I’m in love with the world,
Through the eyes of a girl,
Who’s still around the morning after.
Elliott Smith's "Say Yes" tells a story very similar to that of the narrator of "The Sun Also Rises," Jake. Jake, prior to the relay of his story, fought in the first World War, when he fell in love with a woman, Brett. The two have an apparent attraction and arguable love throughout the entire book--however, Brett feels she cannot be with Jake due to his impotency. Despite this, they still live around each other, and have frequent visitations.
The character in Elliott's song is in love with a girl, and after having made love to her one evening, she wants to break things off. He still loves her, unfortunately, and she is still around him. This is the same situation for Jake, in many ways.
Jake's love for Brett is apparent throughout the story, but Brett's relations with various other men (mostly friends and acquaintances of Jake's) don't allow them to act upon the torrid passion that emanates between the two.
proceed to explain the ties between other characters. cut and add as you need to, that's just a basis.
I’m in love with the world,
Through the eyes of a girl,
Who’s still around the morning after.
We broke up a month ago,
When I grew up, I didn’t know
It’d be around the morning after.
It’s always been wait and see,
A happy day didn’t pay
Feel like shit the morning after.
But now I feel changed around,
And instead falling down,
I’m standing up the morning after.
Situations get fucked up
Turned around sooner or later
I could be another fool,
Or an exception top the rule
You tell me the morning after.
Crooked spin can’t come to rest
I’m damaged bad at best
She’ll decide what she wants
I’ll probably be the last to know
No one says until it shows
See how it is they want you or they don’t
I’m in love with the world,
Through the eyes of a girl,
Who’s still around the morning after.
Elliott Smith's "Say Yes" tells a story very similar to that of the narrator of "The Sun Also Rises," Jake. Jake, prior to the relay of his story, fought in the first World War, when he fell in love with a woman, Brett. The two have an apparent attraction and arguable love throughout the entire book--however, Brett feels she cannot be with Jake due to his impotency. Despite this, they still live around each other, and have frequent visitations.
The character in Elliott's song is in love with a girl, and after having made love to her one evening, she wants to break things off. He still loves her, unfortunately, and she is still around him. This is the same situation for Jake, in many ways.
Jake's love for Brett is apparent throughout the story, but Brett's relations with various other men (mostly friends and acquaintances of Jake's) don't allow them to act upon the torrid passion that emanates between the two.
proceed to explain the ties between other characters. cut and add as you need to, that's just a basis.
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