Needle in the Hay by Elliott Smith
Needle in the Hay by Elliott Smith

Needle in the Hay

Elliott Smith * Track #1 On Elliott Smith

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Needle in the Hay by Elliott Smith

Release Date
Sun Jan 01 1995
Performed by
Elliott Smith
Produced by
Elliott Smith
Writed by
Elliott Smith
About

A classic Elliott Smith song featured both on a Kill Rock Stars 7" and his eponymous second LP. Smith employs heroin as a metaphor here and on many songs on the album. As he told the zine Spongey Monkey (as quoted in the book Elliott Smith and the Big Nothing:

“Sometimes people are like, ‘Oh, the s...

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Needle in the Hay Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Your hand on his arm
Haystack charm around your neck
Strung out and thin
Calling some friend, trying to cash some check
He's acting dumb
That's what you've come to expect

[Chorus]
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay

[Verse 2]
He's wearing your clothes
Head down to toes a reaction to you
You say you know what he did
But you idiot kid
You don't have a clue
Sometimes they just get caught in the eye
You're pulling him through

[Chorus]
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay

[Verse 3]
Now on the bus
Nearly touching this dirty retreat
Falling out
6th and Powell, a dead sweat in my teeth
Gonna walk, walk, walk
Four more blocks plus the one in my brain
Down downstairs to the man
He's gonna make it all okay
I can't be myself
I can't be myself and I don't want to talk
I'm taking the cure so I can be quiet wherever I want
So leave me alone
You ought to be proud that I'm getting good marks

[Chorus]
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay

Needle in the Hay Q&A

Who wrote Needle in the Hay's ?

Needle in the Hay was written by Elliott Smith.

Who produced Needle in the Hay's ?

Needle in the Hay was produced by Elliott Smith.

When did Elliott Smith release Needle in the Hay?

Elliott Smith released Needle in the Hay on Sun Jan 01 1995.

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