| Morrissey – How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel? Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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As a teacher of English I have done an exercise with this song with my students numerously and there is one meaning that came to my mind and that is whether this song isn't a comment on the war in Iraq. America being 'she' and Iraq the narator: She told me she loved me which means she must be insane I've had my face dragged in fifteen miles of shit and I do not / and I do not and I do not like it so how can anybody say they know how I feel? the only one around here who is me is me All this reffering to the absolutely different environment in Middle East and America's self-pronouced comprehension of it. The reference to uniforms: as for you in your uniform (we told you) your smelly uniform (we told you) and so you think you can be rude to me because you wear a uniform (we told you) a smelly uniform (we told you) and so you think you can be rude to me And the statement of disdain for the American 'culture': but even I / as sick as I am I would never be you even I / as sick as I am I would never be you even I / sick and depraved a traveler to the grave I would never be you I would never be you And it would be quite typical for M. to defend a weak part and to say that it is a 'traveller to the grave' at the same time... What do you think? Far fetched? Paco Picopiedra |
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