Elliott Smith Strung Out Again

You get what you see
I saw a rich fuck give out charity
I saw an evil emperor
Wearing my clothes

They're far from the best
But they might suit you better than the rest
Just looking in the mirror
Will make you a brave man

I know my place
Hate my face
I know how I begin and how I'll end
Strung out again

Was a parliament of owls
Flying over a city of canals
Voting on the body
Floating in the downs

You get what you see
Some things they just changing invisibly
I don't know where I'm going
And I don't even want to know

I know my place
Hate my face
I know how I begin and how I'll end
Strung out again

Standing, smiling
On some fantasy island
Looking at my lost reflection again
But the tide's rolling in
And I'm strung out again
Strung out again