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Junk Bond Trader
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Junk Bond Trader was released on April 18, 2000 by DreamWorks as a part of the album Figure 8
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Release DateApril 18, 2000
LabelDreamWorks
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Elliott Smith
Elliott Smith
Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Pete Thomas
Pete Thomas
Drums
Suzie Katayama
Suzie Katayama
String Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Elliott Smith
Elliott Smith
Composer, Songwriter
Suzie Katayama
Suzie Katayama
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Elliott Smith
Elliott Smith
Producer
Tom Rothrock
Tom Rothrock
Producer, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer
Rob Schnapf
Rob Schnapf
Producer, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer
Don C. Tyler
Don C. Tyler
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
The imitation picks you up like a habit
Writing in the glow of the TV static
Taking out the trash to the man
Give the people something they understand
A stick man flashing a fine-lined smile
Junk bond trader trying to sell a sucker a stock
Rich man in a poor man's clothes
The permanent installment of the daily dose
[Verse 2]
And you tell off when you tell it like it is
Your world's no wider than your hatred of his
Checking into a small reality
Boring as a drug you take too regularly
The athlete's laugh, the broken crutch
The first true love that folded at the slightest touch
Brought down like an old hotel
People digging through rubble for things they can resell
[Verse 3]
Happy holidays, sad sick savior
The leaving lover I still favor
I won't take your medicine
I don't need a remedy
To be everything I'm supposed to be
I don't want nobody else
I can do it by myself
We're meant to be together
Ah, ah
[Verse 4]
Now I'm a policeman directing traffic
Keeping everything moving, everything static
I'm the hitchhiker you'll recognize passing
On your way to some everlasting
[Verse 5]
Better sell it while you can
Better sell it while you can
Better sell it while you can
Better sell it while you can
Written by: Steven Paul Smith
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