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Elliott Smith – Independence Day | Track profile | Dork

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Elliott Smith
XO (Deluxe Edition)
Independence Day

TRACK

Independence Day

From XO (Deluxe Edition)

3:04

Alternative Music

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About This Track

"Independence Day" is a track by Elliott Smith, from the album XO (Deluxe Edition). The track is 3:04 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Elliott Smith

Elliott Smith

Lyrics

Independence Day

Future butterfly
Gonna spend the day
Higher than high
You'll be
Beautiful confusion, ooh
Oooh
Once I was you

Ah, ah...
Ah, ah...

I saw you caught between
All the people out
Making a scene
In a bright
Ideal tomorrow, ooh
Don't go too far
Stay who you are

Ah, ah...
Everybody knows
Everybody knows
Everybody knows
You only live a day
But it's brilliant anyway

I saw you out
A perfect place
It's gonna happen soon
But not today

So go to sleep
Amid the change
I'll meet you here tomorrow
Independence day
Independence day
Independence day

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Track details

From XO (Deluxe Edition)

3:04

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Album

XO (Deluxe Edition)

25th August 1998

—Miss Misery
3:12
—Sweet Adeline
3:15
—Tomorrow Tomorrow
3:07
—Waltz #2 (XO)
4:40
—Baby Britain
3:14
—Pitseleh
3:23
—Independence Day
3:04
—Bled White
3:23
—Waltz #1
3:22
—I Didn't Understand
2:20
—Oh Well, OK
2:32
—Amity
2:20

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