| Morrissey – Lifeguard Sleeping, Girl Drowning Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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I think Morrissey wrote this song in the point of view in the general public, with the drowning girl being anyone with a mental ailment - but mainly depression. They see the person as "Always looking for attention Always needs to be mentioned " And as the person starts 'drowning' or is in serious trouble, they don't care at all, as Morrissey so blatantly proves. The person is just looking for more and more attention. If my interpretation is right, it could go along with the lyrics Morrissey wrote for "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore." Basically: People don't take depression/mental ailments seriously, when they should be. |
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| Morrissey – The Operation Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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I could be wrong (but couldn't we all) but, my interpretation is that the song is about somebody who has suddenly become very religious, and acts better than the rest of them due to the sudden change. "You fight with your right hand And caress with your left hand." The right/left hand thing is a biblical allusion, with the right hand being seen as good/correct and the left being seen as bad/incorrect. While using biblical allusion, Moz is saying at heart the person is a feisty-fighting person, but is faking being some super nice, correct, morally superior person. I don't mean to rag on religion or anything, but being from a strictly religious family I can really see it in the song. The friend who was once just an average, fun person to be around became some 'morally superior, better than that' person. "With a tear that's a mile wide In the kite that you're flying " That's Moz saying everybody can see through what the person is pretending to be. "You don't look the same You're just not the same, no way You say pleasant things and There is no need to" Morrissey is just pointing out how artificial they're being. As I said, I don't mean to be offensive or rebellious! |
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