Elvis: Pow!
As much as “When I Was Cruel” needed time to settle into the crevices of my mind, “Cruel Smile” is a joyful whack upside the head with a baseball bat. Bam! Many of the same songs as “When I Was Cruel,” but live, demo’d, remixed, whatever . . . and kick ass!
I want to paint you with glitter and with dirt
Picture you with innocence and hurt
The shutter closes
Exposes the shot
she says, “Are you looking up my skirt?”
When you say “No”
She says “Why not?” — Spooky Girlfriend
Also, I thought he did pretty well guest-hosting Letterman this week, n’est-ce pas?