| Morrissey – I Can Have Both Lyrics | 9 years ago |
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The shop is an abstract metaphor for a (perhaps purely sexual) relationship – entering it means entering a relationship. The treats resemble the positive qualities of said (perhaps imagined) person, and/or likely the "sexual treats" each sex comes with. The protagonist asks himself whether he should just take what he wants. Should he just take whatever treats he desires, as in should he just (recklessly) have relationships and/or sex with anyone (of any sex)? The entire song is filled with uncertainty regarding whether he actually may have both ("I'm trying to explain to the voice inside I can have both") , so much so that the protagonist tries to change it to certainty, by repetitively stating "I can have both". This saying becomes a sort of mantra for him, especially at the last stanza. The uncertainty comes from the people around the protagonist "[w]ho've brainwashed the small shy boy inside" into believing he could not have both (sexes as potential partners). Another aspect to the song is the fact the protagonist is not sure whether he should actively take the initiative and choose (one sex), or whether he should just wait for the person inside the shop to "entice" him and draw him in, meaning whether he should just let things happen and let others take the initiative to convince him of entering a relationship, or not. This inner conflict is not truly resolved, for the protagonist is "[s]miling through the window" – actually making a clear sign of interest – but "to the one who never serves you", someone who will not open the door and let him into the shop, their heart and/or body – at least not easily. This is the moment where the protagonist asks himself "[s]hould I take as I feel like it - well shall I, oh shall I? Or should I wait and hope to be dragged inside?" Again, making clear how unsure he is whether he should make the next obvious step and directly approach this person (who likely is of the same gender, given that homosexual relationships are discouraged by society), or let the other take the lead. This way, the protagonist would not have to choose, but let the other choose him. So, in the end, it does not matter if he does not choose (a sex) or not – he can have both (sexes) anyways, and both can have him – depending on whoever intrigues and asks him inside their heart and/or body. |
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| Morrissey – Trouble Loves Me Lyrics | 9 years ago |
| "So English" most likely refers to English photographer Jake Walters, with whom Morrissey was in a short-term romantic relationship in the 1990s. This song is from 1997, so it probably is about how Morrissey dealt with the break-up. I do not think we can say for certain that everything mentioned in this song is exactly what Morrissey experienced himself. Perhaps he did run "into the wrong arms" on the "flesh rampage", aka slept with random people, or perhaps it is rather something his fictional self would have done. But it seems like Morrissey did feel haunted by his memories with Jake Walters, and this is how he got over it – by turning the pain into art. | |
| The Smiths – I Know It's Over Lyrics | 9 years ago |
| Is it pure coincidence the release of this song coincides with the marriage of Johnny Marr and his wife, or…? | |
| The Smiths – Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me Lyrics | 9 years ago |
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The lonely protagonist (most likely Morrissey himself) suffers from a deep loneliness and desire to be close with someone. He keeps dreaming of blissful moments, where he feels connected and held, but just like in his waken life all of these hopes are "false alarms". "No hope" may refer to the antidote of his false hopes in his waken life. Also, "no hope" may be a synonym of "hopeless" – likely expressing the protagonist's hopeless romanticism. He asks the listener for how long he must endure this loneliness, and these dreams of true love (when is "the last one", the last dream) – and for how long he must wait for "the right one". "The story is old" refers to the fact he has been on his own for a very long time already, and he knows he has been lamenting about this fact a lot already. "But it goes on" – the loneliness continues, and there is no light, no prospect of it ever ending. |
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