| The Smiths – The Boy with the Thorn in His Side Lyrics | 1 year ago |
| Okay, so I feel like the interpretation of this song could be about Androcles and the lion, you know the one where a lion has an actual thorn in it's paw and is seen to be an angry aggressive lion but the lion is just hurting and needs help, I think this song is about a young man (possibly 16-17 years old) with a lot of struggles, he seems like an asshole, but once you get to know him, hes a really good guy with a hurting heart, this man feels out of place, untethered from the rest of the world, he isn't a thorn, but just has a thorn stuck in his hand like the lion, even though some days it may seem like the thorns are growing from him, he isn't a mess, nor a coward, he's just a boy. | |
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