Miserable Lie Lyrics

Lyric discussion by nightandday 

Cover art for Miserable Lie lyrics by Smiths, The

"Morrissey mentioned before that he lost his virginity when he was 13, and that it wasn't very good, so perhaps this is what the song was about..."you have destroyed my flower-like life". " He did say he lost his virginity at the age of 13; however, the line about "Whalley Range" doesn't support the theory that it is about that, since a rented room in Whalley Range is where Morrissey used to cohabit with Linder Sterling (and I think the guitarist from her band, Ludus) for about a year when he was about 19.

And as for "latent homosexual element" - what if it's a complete renouncement of romantic relationships instead? You know, as they said in Sex and the City, being single and being gay is not exactly the same...LOL

@nightandday the whalley range lyric is a jab at rival band james