I once read an explanation that suggested Morrisey is "The boy with the thorn...". The thorn being cynical critics who accused him of hollow, whiney melodrama and, in the case of songs like Suffer Little Children and Panic, a sensationalist. In the second verse, he includes his fellow artists. I like that idea, but on a personal note, it seems to get at how much we hurt the ones we love with our "murderous desire"...making it a perfect follow-up to "Bigmouth Strikes Again."
I once read an explanation that suggested Morrisey is "The boy with the thorn...". The thorn being cynical critics who accused him of hollow, whiney melodrama and, in the case of songs like Suffer Little Children and Panic, a sensationalist. In the second verse, he includes his fellow artists. I like that idea, but on a personal note, it seems to get at how much we hurt the ones we love with our "murderous desire"...making it a perfect follow-up to "Bigmouth Strikes Again."