| The Smiths – These Things Take Time Lyrics | 2 years ago |
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Love the tune and has some of the best lines delivery I’ve heard in The Smiths. Not really a deep analysis; more so just selecting certain snippets of lyrics to come up with my own conclusion, but wanted to share my thoughts on this song nonetheless. The word “Wunderkind” meaning someone who achieved success young, and the line “Vivid and in your prime” hint at whoever he’s yearning for is out of his league. That likely being the reason why he sees himself as “The most inept that ever slept”; comparing himself to someone who has achieved more in life while still young. That insecurity linking into the belief that the person “Will never care” and “Will leave me behind”. The sexual innuendos already told in other comments of “You took me behind a dis-used railway line” and “you gave me something I won’t forget too soon”. Pretty obvious once mentioned at what it’s insinuating, great subtle lyric writing on Morrissey’s behalf. “I’m spellbound, oh… but a woman divides”: I’ve always interpreted this song being about him falling for a man, so a woman works as a ‘distraction’ from the one he truly loves (hence the use of spellbound). “Celibate cries” has always led me to themes of religion. Getting wed is in God’s plan, that pairing with the sin of homosexuality. “But you know where you came from, you know where you're going and you know where you belong” could mean the standards that comes with being born into a religious household, having to conform to a heteronormative life. He also believes it when he’s called ill, that linking up with his insecurities and homosexuality. With the “Alcoholic Afternoons”, when he “Sat in your rooms” almost seems like secrecy, hiding away in his lover’s rooms. It’s bittersweet with how he labels those nights as having “More worth than any living thing on earth”, showing that’s the person he really wants, really loves, but can’t be with. The Smiths are one of the best examples of conveying feelings with music; adore how their songs can be deciphered in anyway you choose, as long as it’s not too clear-cut. This band has shaped my music taste forever and there’s no turning back. |
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