Waltz #1 (track)
by Elliott Smith
Waltz #1 appears on the following album(s) by Elliott Smith:
- XO (track #8) (this album) (1998)
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| ! | 07/12/2026 01:45 | stareaterogni0n | 5,934 | 70/100 |
| ! | 07/06/2026 09:24 |  Purplepash | 35,414 | 76/100 |
| ! | 12/29/2025 01:47 |  AAL2014 | 40,354 | 76/100 |
| ! | 11/23/2025 04:11 | Exist-en-ciel | 168,049 | 71/100 |
| ! | 12/13/2024 10:10 |  Liedzeit | 10,765 | 77/100 |
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I can't believe that this song is so criminally underrated. The instrumentation is atmospheric and dreamy while Elliott's falsetto complements it fantastically.
The lyrics basically describe the inability to reveal your feelings to a beloved person you're often close to, but you'll have rarely anything to say to each other. Yet the protagonist feels there's a bond between them, and it drives him crazy in the evening hours as he can't take that they aren't closer. Therefore the "I wish I'd never seen your "fa-a-ace" at the end, because it's just too much for him to feel like this every single day.
I'm pretty sure that this is what the song is about as I happened to experience this, and it felt deeper and more rational than a normal crush. This song is an anthem for the fragile introverts who suppress their own feelings for rational decisions to avoid more damage.
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