Elliott Smith - Everything's Okay 

I just want to quit drinking and doing cocaine so bad, i come home drunk and listen to his music and wish my life was better. I feel so bad for everyone that has addictions like us. I just want a nice girlfriend, a garden, a dog , and a small apt. Life is so hard sometimes, but this music makes me realize there is always hope. Thanks Elliot

This song reminds me of a depression I felt.... it was like I couldn't feel anything, like I wasn't happy or sad..... I hated not feeling emotion or human....It really sucks

I named my son Elliott in honor of him.. Maybe a little morbid But. Such a beautiful soul..

I love playing this song when everything's NOT okay.. funny.

the minute i hear his voice I feel just a little bit less alone

Even for his standards this is scarily haunting.

Everything's okay Walks along the dock With some sailor's pay Shoved down in his sock Everything's okay With some little boy in blue Who don't know you like I do Everything's okay Took him back to town Well, I didn't get paid today So I'm in the lost and found And I wonder if that clown Knows just what to do What to say and what not to BoyWithUke 'Toxic' Official Lyrics & Meaning | Verified BoyWithUke 'Toxic' Official Lyrics & Meaning | Verified The pretty words that you whispered Maybe I misunderstood Somebody's not paying attention What they promised and their word isn't good Everything's okay I'm looking for you now Down here by the bay Where the water pounds Up against the wall That I'm coming to Because I can't stay away from you I don't need no satisfaction And I don't take just because I can Sometimes I get a strong impression That you just don't understand That kind of man Everything's okay I can see your face Down there in the waves Painted and erased But I'm told it's just The reflection of the moon A big fake resembling you I'm going to go down in the water And fill my mouth up full of sand And I'll be waiting still impatient With my dead imagination While you're with some other man Everything's okay I'll be with you soon I'm walking out to place My arms around the moon Yeah, I'll be with you soon Just as soon as I pay I'll walk across the water Everything's okay Walk on the water Everything's okay

I was 23 walking across the bridges in France had elliott in my head phones had him in flordia and in madrid, and in germany. spent 6 years in france alone Elliott thank you.

His voice is like cold air hitting our skin when whispering close to our neck, gives me goosebumps. Dark but so lovely.

As time goes on, Elliot's genius just becomes more and more apparent. A true original. What a tragic loss.

This song has become a sacred hymn for me. I sing it like spirituals when I walk, I recite it like litany. I don't even feel the pain that I can't ever know Elliott anymore, just knowing someone like him existed to say these things for someone else, just that reminder, it might be the closest thing I feel to faith.

At least some people understand how fucking amazing Elliott was. Speaking as another musician, he was a once-in-a-lifetime type. Doubt we'll see someone like him again. But at least he did as much as he could while he was here.

I love being able to hear "everything's okay" in his voice. It helps a lot.

fuck anxiety

No one like him. I hope he knew how much he was adored.

i wish he was still here with us

Dude knew how double track vocals.

there's something about elliott smith's music and lyrics that just moves me in a way that even the greats like the Beatles or Radiohead could never do

Sweet Elliot always saves me, but cuts me so deep. I love his music, and hope people finds peace with his art.

How can a man from another country, who speaks a different language speak directly to me, behind of such beautiful words ? I love him. Thank you Elliott.

he didnt desserve two stab wounds to the chest wether it was by anothers hand or his own

Going to rehab in 3 days. I can get this song out of my head. Elliott hits the spot. He knew pain. And he was so honest. Bittersweet.

Everything's okay, I'm looking for you now Down here by the bay, Where the water pounds Up against the wall, That I'm coming to Because I can't stay away from you, I don't need no satisfaction And I don't take just because I can, Sometimes I get a strong impression That you just don't understand, That kind of man... Such a potent song, this is one of his best though he has so many great songs - he never wrote a bad one & I've delved deeply into just about everything he touched.

What sucks is that everything wasn’t okay for Elliot. Not at all. But at least he left us some good music. I’m not religious, but I do believe in an afterlife. He’s in no way, shape, or form in hell. I only hope he’s getting good rest.

Elliott seriously saves me

I just found a very good friend. His art is his company, let's enjoy it together.

saved my life. thank you elliott.

@ALeonardoA116 People who kill themselves paradoxically are people who love life much easier. Elliott was injured irreversibly in its infancy, the pain has always accompanied. But at the same time, the person who was, which is really beyond the wounds, is a person deeply human, intelligent, sensible, emotional, sweet, generous. Elliott loved words, loved to express himself, communicate, excite others and himself. For this he could not tolerate that his childhood was fouled forever.

One of the most deepest and naked songs I have ever heard. The sad thing is everything was clearly not okay.

RIP ELLIOTT, You would’ve been 46 today. Your music lives strong in my heart. XO

every since i was fourteen, elliott smith's music has always been there through the good times and the bad times. He's my main inspiration for everything I write and play.

I want to create a playlist of just Elliot Smith and Nick Drake but I'm afraid I would get suicidally depressed.

The way he says `Everything's ok" sounds so sad indeed...

I'm really fkcdkup, Me and my ex girlfriend broke up after 7 years. 8 months are passed and I'm going down, therapy doesn't help, covid make the things even worse, I don't have any friends, the only thing that I have for me now is Elliott's song and this line hit me hard: While you're with some other man , Everything's okay. Hope to see Elliott soon as possible, Stay strong everyone.

I Love the things conor oberst said about his music. "sometimes when you're not feeling good, you have to listen to really sad music like Elliott Smith's he wrote the sweetest, saddest, most gentle songs". Oberst also said he liked to "listen to Elliott Smith's songs when he couldn't find anyone to talk to on the phone" and thought that it was sad that, "through his music, Smith had the ability to answer feelings in others that he was unable to answer in himself". And I Love Elliott Smith.

He breaks my heart every day but somehow manages to put it back together. There will always be a piece missing. Love you forever Elliott

It's pretty Ironic, I have to pretend and act like everything is okay these days, for my own sanity, because if I let the melancholy and sadness get a hold of me I will get really bad anxiety attacks for days on end.. Years ago I would listen to this and fall in love with the sadness, now it's just a mess but I keep coming back still.

does anyone know if this is before or after it was pretty mary kay?

Wish he was still producing these amazingly beautiful tracks .... Rest easy Elliott

Elliotts story is probably one of the most heartbreaking stories I've heard

R.I.P. Elliott. You didn't want to die. I hate Jessica chiba. And I hate how your friends go around telling people that you were suicidal and unstable. You deserved better.

Sou brasileira ee amoo Elliott Smith me faz sentiir uma paz com as suas musicas❤❤

As a huge Nick Drake fan, I don't know why I waited so long to get into Elliot Smith. This is amazing. Reminds me a lot of Things Behind The Sun.

Elliott wrote such amazing songs. Simply amazing.

my mind goes on a trip when he starts to sing....

I love you, Elliott Smith.

I'm going to go down in the water And fill my mouth up full of sand And I'll be waiting still impatient With my dead imagination While you're with some other man

He reminds me so much of Nick Drake who also met an early fate. Equally beautiful, equally tragic.

People who think Elliot was murdered doesn't know anything about depression or Elliot smith for that matter. And it's actually pretty fucking annoying.

In almost all his songs he does harmony too. There are a few exceptions but I think it's him in this song.

Early Pretty Mary K! The start of the track is cool, it's like you can hear the tapes starting up.

2019 Almost all of Elliott's lyrics are deep as philosophy and disturbing as psychology.

I don't need no satisfaction And I don't take just because I can Sometimes I get a strong impression That you just don't understand That kind of man

The older I get , the more serious everything is.

I found your channel through my school account which blocks a bunch of random videos, including educational videos. Thought you hadn’t posted in 7-10 years

I use to like Pretty Mark K (Other Version) moar but this version has really grown on me. Especially the chorus part where two ES voices overlap each other. Simply beautiful.

I just got out of jail, and I feel lost, smith comforts that feeling.

Elliott...it's hard for me to listen to him.... painful to think what might of been. Jesus this guy was talented..

The way he bends that high note with his voice is hauntingly beautiful and always gives me chills..... i listen to this song when everything is definitely not okay.

does anyone else realize just how important this song is?

my perfect soundtrack when I'm feeling lost and heart-broken. Larga vida Elliott, miss u forever

i miss you elliott, always

elliott's an extroverted introvert. a lot of his songs are about being alone but he was always surrounded with people.

Elliott was apparantly recyclying a lot of old recordings during the Basement sessions. He must have really liked the title Pretty Mary K, used it for the other song on Figure 8, and while messing around with this one, just renamed it. I don't have both recordings present, but I would not be surprised if he just recorded vocals and tweeked the song over the original Pretty Mary K" recording like he did a lot of at the time

I just want to fade away

I miss him terribly

French translation : Tout va bien Marche le long du quai Avec une paye de marin Enfoncée dans la chaussette Tout va bien Avec un p’tit mec/gamin en bleu Qui ne te connais pas comme je le fais Tout va bien Ramène le en ville Bon, je n’ai pas été payé aujourd’hui Alors je suis aux objets trouvés Et je me demande si ce clown Sait seulement ce qu’il fait Que dire et ne pas dire Les jolis mots que tu murmurais Peut-être ai-je mal compris Certains ne prête pas attention A leurs promesses et n’ont pas de parole Tout va bien Je te cherche maintenant Là, sur la baie Où l’eau pèse des litres Contre le mur Au devant duquel je vais Car je ne sais rester loin de toi Je n’ai pas besoin de satisfaction Et je ne prends pas juste car je le peux Quelques fois j’ai la forte impression Que c’est juste que tu ne comprends pas Ce genre d’homme Tout va bien Je peux voir ton visage Là, sous les vagues Peintes et effacées Mais on me dit que ce ne serait Que le reflet de la Lune Une imposteur qui te ressemble Je vais aller au fond de la mer/ de l’au Et remplir ma bouche de sable Et j’attendrais toujours impatient Avec mon imagination morte Pendant que tu es avec un autre homme Tout va bien Je serai bientôt avec toi Je repars d’ici Mes bras autour de la Lune Oui, je serai avec toi bientôt Aussitôt que je paie Je marche à travers l’eau Tout va bien Marche dans l’eau Tout va bien

Its really good man, I think it hits home harder than Pretty Mary K

when elliott says everything's okay STOP, ABORT WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND START THINKING A SOLUTION FOR EVERYTHING

15k likes..... Wow... Elliott is timeless.

This song describes everything so perfectly..

beautiful. haunting. wish i could write songs and stuff.

Missing you Elliot, don't worry, you aren't missing out on much this side of the ether, the 90's were way better. RIP you sad legend.

I know this was uploaded a long time ago, but I just wanted to say how happy I am to have found elliott. I wish he was still here, his music has inspired me to get back at it as a musician. I played again for the first time in a long time last week.

The rhythm and chords of the songs are very similar to Nick Drake's Things behind the Sun Nick Drake - Things behind the sun

pretty mary k!!

Maybe I misunderstood somebody's not paying attention what they promised and their word isn't good

This song sounds like how depression feels.

It's not on Spotify, what album is it from?

My buddy's brother lived a few houses down from Elliott Smith in LA. "From a Basement on the Hill" takes its name from that street in LA. I was going to see him at All Tomorrow 's Parties right before his passing happened.

"A sailors pay shoved down his sock" It means alcohol money, because you know the stereotype of Drinking like a sailor. I love his metaphors in his lyrics.

i want to think this got turned into memory lane

I only play Elliott when I am in need. :(

Kinda sounds like things behind the sun

Everybody just shut up trying to find some "dark twisted artistic" reason for this song. Its simply about un-requited love...period. One of the most painful states of existence..loving someone who doesnt love themselves let alone you.

Wow❤

Pretty Mary K is the song title to TWO of Elliott's songs. Everything's Okay has alternative lyrics to ONE of them (the one on New Moon). The two songs with the same title sound totally different.

The guitar sounds very similar to Angeles

amazing man!!!!

sometimes okay is just not so okay... ============================================ Everything's okay I'm looking for you now Down here by the bay Where the water pounds Up against the wall That I'm coming to Because I can't stay away from you

Jilted lover - it feels like yesterday - if you have felt this way you can relate to these lyrics, cause, at that time of your life, you hate happy people in love with each other because, they got what they wanted for christmas! Santa stood you up and you begin to despair! Like the gut reaction I have when I see one of those signs hanging in people's houses (LIVE, every moment, LAUGH, every day, LOVE, beyond words.) "Easy for you to say fuck head what would know about it?" Great bare bone lyrics! i'm a fan...

yeah everyone just overthinks it this is a funny song for the sad just imagine being so high and seeing the reflection in the water of some chick but its really just the moon i mean at least he stayed with it and placed his arms around her

Felt

Everything's okay Walks along the dock With some sailor's pay Shoved down in his sock Everything's okay With some little boy in blue Who don't know you like I do Everything's okay Took him back to town Well, I didn't get paid today So I'm in the lost and found And I wonder if that clown Knows just what to do What to say and what not to The pretty words that you whispered Maybe I misunderstood Somebody's not paying attention What they promised and their word isn't good Everything's okay I'm looking for you now Down here by the bay Where the water pounds Up against the wall That I'm coming to Because I can't stay away from you I don't need no satisfaction And I don't take just because I can Sometimes I get a strong impression That you just don't understand That kind of man Everything's okay I can see your face Down there in the waves Painted and erased But I'm told it's just The reflection of the moon A big fake resembling you I'm going to go down in the water And fill my mouth up full of sand And I'll be waiting still impatient With my dead imagination While you're with some other man Everything's okay I'll be with you soon I'm walking out to place My arms around the moon Yeah, I'll be with you soon Just as soon as I pay I'll walk across the water Everything's okay Walk on the water Everything's okay BB

I love Elliotts music. It lifts me up like no other music. The chords, inflections, his voice! I wish I could write just one song as good as his stuff.. I'd die a happy man !

When Elliott says everything’s okay, you know everything is not okay at all.

Estaba oyendo Velvet Underground, y de repente, en la lista automática, comenzó a sonar esta canción. No había advertido el cambio de artista hasta que vine a RU-vid y vi su nombre... No creo estar loca al pensar que tiene una voz muy parecida a Lou :P

Tiny Rick !

Everything's ok. Or at least it will be.

I like to think that everything is okay, but in reality everything is not okay and I'm really sad.