| Morrissey – The Loop Lyrics | 8 years ago |
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I imagine a young man maybe in his early 20s yearning for the attention and affection of another person whom he’s always had a crush on. “...I haven’t been away, I’m still right here where I always was”. This is referring to his emotions for that person. He likes her just as much now as he did before. What’s worse than when someone calls you only when they need something. Or only getting attention from someone when there is nobody else that person can call. Well the speaker is so in love with the other person that he’s willing to be her last resort. “So one day if you’re bored, by all means call”. I also imagine the speaker not having many friends and waiting by the phone for his love’s call but she never does because she’s so pretty and popular. I always imagine that time passes between the two verses. In the second verse the speaker runs into the love interest once again. This time they are both much older. Maybe her looks and popularity peeked in high school, and she’s no longer miss thang. By this time the speaker has grown up, maybe is successful in some way and is more confident but remains cordial. He’s basically telling his love interest that he still loves her “I’m still right here where I always was”. He once again tells his love interest to call when she’s not doing anything. But this time, if and when she calls she might not get through, hence because now he’s successful and popular and may not have the time to spend with her. Things have turned a loop. Sort of like in the movie “Just Friends” without the happy ending. |
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| The Smiths – Asleep Lyrics | 11 years ago |
| This song reminds me of The Little Prince | |
| The Smiths – Hand in Glove Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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I always thought this song might be about Oscar Wilde and his lover Alfred Douglas, the son of the Marquess. "Hand in glove" is a euphemism that there is something hidden or there's a secret. Yet the sun shine from their behinds- again hinting that while they keep something hidden their derriere is not. Their love is unique because it's between two men while the rest of society shuns that kind of behavior. Again "hand in glove, we can go wherever we please" infers that as long as they keep their love secret they are free to be in public. And while in public their body language or "how near you stand to me" is the only thing that will give them away. People finally begin to suspect, laugh and gossip and disapprove. But the speaker doesn't care. Towards the end the speaker publicly declares his love for another man and stakes his claim to him. While being pressured or forced to pull them apart, perhaps by means of imprisonment. The speaker declares that he'll fight with his very last breath to get his lover back and keep him from harm. Then as any love story, the speaker express words of hope. He assures his love that they'll find somewhere where society accepts them, all his lover must do is wait for him as is indicated by "the good life is out there somewhere, just stay on my arm you little charmer". Finally as time passes, reality sinks in and the speaker loses hope and comes to the realization that he may never see his lover again. |
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