It's about the illogical love that lies within violent relationships. The guy beats her everytime he gets drunk and she ends up in hospital with him over and over again, lying to the doctors but she doesn't stop loving him. She loves him 'only slightly less' than she used to.
I love the school-boyish 'Who said I lied because I never, I never'. It adds a real picture of the immature and selfish bastard who's hitting his wife/girlfriend.
Morrissey is a notorious feminist and this song was written as an encouragement to stand up for yourself and report domestic violence.
It was originally meant to be released as a single from Strangeways, Here We Come but, nastily, its due release date was close to an actual mass shooting and the contents were deemed unsuitable for release (due to the fantastically funny and realised Buddhist bit). Girlfriend In A Coma replaced it as the single and also hints at domestic violence and love for a person despite their flaws.
It's about the illogical love that lies within violent relationships. The guy beats her everytime he gets drunk and she ends up in hospital with him over and over again, lying to the doctors but she doesn't stop loving him. She loves him 'only slightly less' than she used to. I love the school-boyish 'Who said I lied because I never, I never'. It adds a real picture of the immature and selfish bastard who's hitting his wife/girlfriend. Morrissey is a notorious feminist and this song was written as an encouragement to stand up for yourself and report domestic violence. It was originally meant to be released as a single from Strangeways, Here We Come but, nastily, its due release date was close to an actual mass shooting and the contents were deemed unsuitable for release (due to the fantastically funny and realised Buddhist bit). Girlfriend In A Coma replaced it as the single and also hints at domestic violence and love for a person despite their flaws.