Cat Stevens / Solaris

I HAD FORGOTTEN THE WAY CAT STEVENS SMELLED

I had forgotten the way Cat Stevens smelled
Until one Tuesday in the shower
I’d bought a new shampoo
For dandruff
I had it on my hands to put in, you know, my hair
It smelled
Just
Like
Cat
And it all came rushing back her
Babyfat my
Inexperience
The secret elevator in her house that led to the secret room in the attic
Where she hid her
Secret bottle of vodka
Staring at myself in the mirror while she kissed me wondering
“Is this growing up?”
Her slapping me in –
Oh yeah this is a great story
In the face in the library
I was tired and I said “I’m so tired. I need someone to wake me up”
And she slapped me in the face
So hard my head was ringing all day
She had changed something in my brain
Every day from that day on was different and looking back I’m jealous
That I never changed her like that
I wanted to so badly she was drinking and cutting and the –
This is another great story
The day of our first kiss we were sitting with our friends and we were sort of joking and
She asked the group, basically, who wanted to fuck her
And I said “I want to fuck you, Cat”
And she said “really?”
And I said “Yeah.”
And her eyes welled up
And she said “That’s the sweetest thing
anyone’s ever said to me.”
Hearing that changed me too, somehow
But then I guess your first girlfriend
Always determines a lot.

- Sam Alper



SOLARIS [dialogue transcription]

Tell me what
Tell me what
You came before
He got rid of you
You what
I sent you away
Into space
Oh my god
Oh my god
No
Rea
Don't
Don't touch me
Rea
I didn't understand
Rea
Rea

- Steven Soderbergh