I Figured You Out
Status
Elliott Smith Song
Written By
Elliott Smith
Recording Sessions
1995 (Heatmiser House, Portland, OR - Jam Sessions)
Mid 1995 - Mid 1996 (Heatmiser House - Portland, OR - Mary Lou)
Availability of Official Release
Either/Or: Expanded Edition
Martian Saints!
Lyrics
I’ve seen you watching her every time she crosses the floor,
So won’t you just go and talk to the one you really adore.
I’m getting pretty used to being the one that you always ignore When
somebody wants you - I’ve seen it before
You’re every kind of caller - there ain’t nothing that you won’t claim -
Your ambition and promise, you’re (sp) addiction to fame
And everyone has a dollar sign after their name -
And when somebody wants you, you treat ‘em just the same
So go on and pick up -
You don’t care what poison you choose
And what person you lose - it should have been me, yeah - Shouldn’t
it be?
Crushing quiet blows in through your window
To someone that wants you that you’ll never know.
But I’ll pick up around you and clear everything out, leave you where
I found you - I figured you out.
Leave you where I found you - I figured you out.
Notes
This is an Elliott Smith song that was recorded in the studio with Neil Gust on doubled drums, between the Self-Titled and Either/Or albums “for Mary Lou Lord,” according to the estate of Elliott Smith. When Mary Lou Lord heard Elliott’s recording she asked if she could have the song for herself. In response, Elliott agreed to let her record it with her vocals and his instrumentation, and this version was ultimately released on Lord’s album Martian Saints.
Audio
Either/Or-era demo
(Mary Lou vocals version)