either/or

Elliott Smith

You're strong, you're stubborn now
In an endless symbolic war
Brave or bored, either/or

Sometimes I ricochet from the past
And at times a future I?ve already had before
Champion or chore, either/or.

I?ll write the pages you rip out, back in their places again
One day you?ll know what you?re talking about
I can hardly imagine, but until then I?ll be

Filling in these blanks that you create
Every time you win some petty score
Posing as hardcore, oh yeah, either/or

Look at the spin chief, battered and broken
Clutching a plastic rose
We?re all in the downpour you carry around for
Trashing a lifestyle you?ve never known

It?s a useful dream that makes
Quite an entertaining show and not much more
Up against and for, either/or