miss misery

"i'll fake it through the day with some help, from johnny walker red," diyerekten başlayan bir elliott smith şaheseri. elliott smith'in erken vakit gidişinden evvel bize kazandırdığı nadide eserlerden sadece biri.

elliott smith'in good will hunting filminin sonunda çalan soundtrack şarkısı.
(bkz: between the bars)

en sevdigim kismi; " I know you'd rather see me gone " olan mükemmel soundtrack.

sozleri:

Ill fake it through the day
With some help from johnny walker red
Send the poison rain down the drain
To put bad thoughts in my head
Two tickets torn in half
And a lot of nothing to do
Do you miss me, miss misery
Like you say you do?

A man in the park
Read the lines in my hand
Told me Im strong
Hardly ever wrong I said man you mean

You had plans for both of us
That involved a trip out of town
To a place Ive seen in a magazine
That you left lying around
I dont have you with me but
I keep a good attitude
Do you miss me, miss misery
Like you say you do?

I know youd rather see me gone
Than to see me the way that I am
But I am in the life anyway

Next door the tvs flashing
Blue frames on the wall
Its a comedy of errors, you see
Its about taking a fall
To vanish into oblivion
Is easy to do
And I try to be but you know me
I come back when you want me to
Do you miss me miss misery
Like you say you do?

insanı inanılmaz bir ruh haline sokan, özellikle good will hunting filmini izleyenleri alıp uzaklara götüren şarkı.

Vakti zamanında en iyi özgün şarkı* dalında Oscar'a aday gösterilmiş olan salaş ve depresif bir elliott Smith şarkısı. red label'cılarin favori şarkılarından.