Elliott Smith - First Timer Lyrics
You're a first timer, blaming everybody else
For the hard time you give yourself
In the cold riddle where you find yourself not blocked
By a door you locked
But don't get backed into a corner
Talking to yourself
Come on back to me
My pride tomorrow
You feel hollow
And you know it's because you are
Well at least so far
I think of you with hesitation
Come on back to me
But don't make me sorry
You're a first timer, blaming everybody else
For the hard time you give yourself
For the hard time you give yourself
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Elliott Smith First Timer Comments
You say you feel hollow and you know it's cause you are
One of my favourite songs ever. I did a cover here. Really bad laptop I recorded it on and I am not good at signing but I still loved playing it :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSFNhXQgwEU
this song has other lyrics in his first version from 1997:
You're a first timer, blaming everybody else
For the hard time you give yourself
In the cold riddle where you find yourself not blocked
By a door you locked
But don't get backed into a corner
Talking to yourself
Come on back to me
My pride tomorrow
You feel hollow
And you know it's because you are
Well at least so far
I think of you with hesitation
I think of you too hard
Come on back to me
But don't make me sorry
You're a first timer, blaming everybody else
For the hard time you give yourself
For the hard time you give yourself
link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Bg9DHGQQTs
is there a studio version with the old lyrics?
stunning
is this where all the old souls go?
I'm a [G#]first [Bbm]timer, [Fm]wishing I was someone [C#]else
when I [G#]see you by [C#]your[D#]self
In a [G#]corri[Bbm]dor [Fm]where you find yourself now [C#]blocked
by the [G#]door you[C#] [D#]locked[G#]
[D#]You won't do what the doctor [Bbm]ordered
[F#]you won't see [Fm]someone [D#]else
come on [Bbm]back to [C#]me, [Bbm]my [C]bright to[C#]morrow
You say you [G#]feel [Bbm]hollow [Fm]and you know it's cause you [C#]are
well at [G#]least so[C#] [D#]far[G#]
[G# - Bbm - F - C#] [G# - C# - D# - G#]
[D#]I think of you with hesi[Bbm]tation
[F#]I think of [Fm]you too [D#]hard
come on [Bbm]back to [C#]me [Bbm]but don't [C]make me [C#]sorry
I'm a [G#]first [Bbm]timer, [Fm]wishing I'd been someone [C#]else
seeing [G#]you by you[C#]r[D#]self[G#] [Fm]
seeing [G#]you by you[C#]r[D#]sel[G#]f
That Fm should actually be F (major). This was a common thing Elliott did, substitute an expected minor chord for a major chord. The melody in this song depends on it.
Koala Nectar Yeah, he made his Beatles influence very evident.
except saying "im a ghost writer" he says "im a first timer"
why does this sound like "from a poison well" ?
Elliott always worked on his songs and lyrics, over and over again. This is just another version of "From a poison well".
Because from a poison well is the earlier version of the same song...
wishing i was someone else....
Me too dude.
but that someone else may never have gotten to hear Elliot Smith...
thank you for saying that
someone strong :'(