Between the Bars by Elliot Smith
Drink up, baby, stay up all night
With the things you could do, you won’t but you might
The potential you’ll be that you’ll never see
The promises you’ll only make
With the things you could do, you won’t but you might
The potential you’ll be that you’ll never see
The promises you’ll only make
Drink up with me now and forget all about
The pressure of days, do what I say
And I’ll make you okay and drive them away
The images stuck in your head
The pressure of days, do what I say
And I’ll make you okay and drive them away
The images stuck in your head
People you’ve been before that you
Don’t want around anymore
That push and shove and won’t bend to your will
I’ll keep them still
Don’t want around anymore
That push and shove and won’t bend to your will
I’ll keep them still
Drink up, baby, look at the stars
I’ll kiss you again, between the bars
Where I’m seeing you there, with your hands in the air
Waiting to finally be caught
I’ll kiss you again, between the bars
Where I’m seeing you there, with your hands in the air
Waiting to finally be caught
Drink up one more time and I’ll make you mine
Keep you apart, deep in my heart
Separate from the rest, where I like you the best
And keep the things you forgot
Keep you apart, deep in my heart
Separate from the rest, where I like you the best
And keep the things you forgot
People you’ve been before that you
Don’t want around anymore
That push and shove and won’t bend to your will
I’ll keep them still
Don’t want around anymore
That push and shove and won’t bend to your will
I’ll keep them still
I fell in love with this song a long time ago. I was going through a phase of being mutually in love with Lily Collins and Logan Lerman, and they happened to be in the same movie together Stuck in Love. The character that Lily Collins played was a young woman that didn’t believe in love after her parents had gotten a divorce. Then a guy came around that wasn’t afraid to be with her and all of her sharp edges and everything was sweet, and they fell in love. But that’s not the important part. The important part is that Lily Collins and the other character were in the car together, parked in an abandoned parking lot and it was raining. He told her to close her eyes and listen to the song that made him feel something. And she did. And so did I. And I replayed the song and that scene until I knew it word for word and I cried and loved it.
It took me forever to find the song on an actual music platform, but once I did, it played on repeat for weeks. The only reason I don’t listen to it as much anymore is because of like, my own personal mindset. During the time that I found it, I was really sad and lonely. I used the song as a way to feel connected to someone, even though I didn’t really have that person at the time.
The song is one of protection and love. It’s a song that sings peace and calm to the listener. It’s what you want to listen to on a rainy day, or when you’re alone in your room, or when you’re looking into the eyes of someone you’re in love with. It’s sad and slow and desperate. It is love and protection sung into the ears of a loved one.
I don’t listen to it as much as I should anymore, but that’s why I wanted to write a review on it, because I think everyone needs a song like this.
