Elliott Smith
Elliott Smith
Elliott Smith
Elliott Smith
Elliott Smith
Elliott Smith
Elliott Smith
Elliott Smith
Elliott Smith
Elliott Smith
Elliott Smith
Elliott Smith
Elliott Smith
Elliott Smith
Elliott Smith
Elliott Smith
Elliott Smith
Elliott Smith
“Son of Sam” was the first single and opening track off of Elliott Smith’s 2000 album Figure 8. Though the song’s title implies that it is about the serial killer David Berkowitz, a serial killer who became known as “Son of Sam” after murdering six people, Smith himself stated in a contemporaneous i...
[Verse 1]
Something's happening
Don't speak too soon
I told the boss off and made my move
Got nowhere to go
[Chorus 1]
Son of Sam
Son of the shining path, the clouded mind
The couple killer, each and every time
[Verse 2]
I'm not uncomfortable, feeling weird
Lonely leered, options disappeared
But I know what to do
[Chorus 2]
Son of Sam, son of a doctor's touch, a nurse's love
Acting under orders from above
[Bridge]
King for a day
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus 1]
Son of Sam
Son of the shining path, the clouded mind
The couple killer, running out of time
[Verse 3]
Shiva opens her arms now
To make sure I don't get too far
I may talk in my sleep tonight
'Cause I don't know what I am
I'm a little like you
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Son of Sam was written by Elliott Smith.
Son of Sam was produced by Elliott Smith & Rob Schnapf & Tom Rothrock.
Elliott Smith released Son of Sam on Tue Apr 11 2000.