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Artist: Elliott Smith
Canonical path: /elliott-smith/speed-trials
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Speed Trials
Read Speed Trials lyrics by Elliott Smith on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Speed Trials
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He's pleased to meet you underneath the horse
In the cathedral with the glass stained black
Singing sweet high notes that echo back
To destroy their master
May be a long time til you get the call-up
But it's sure as fate and hard as your luck
No one'll know where you are
It's just a brief smile crossing your face
Running speed trials still standing in place
When the socket's not a shock enough
You little child what makes you think you're tough
When all the people you think you're above
They all know what's the matter
You're such a pinball yeah you know it's true
There's always something you come back running to
To follow the path of no resistance
It's just a brief smile crossing your face
Running speed trials standing in place
It's just a brief smile crossing your face
Running speed trials all over the place
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Elliott Smith performs "Speed Trials", and this lyric page sits inside the Elliott Smith catalog on LyroVerse.
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