I think that the thing Morrissey has fallen in love with in this song is Rome itself. He begins by saying 'I am walking through Rome with my heart on a string' - Moz stated in a recent interview that when he first visited Rome it never made a huge impression on him, and this line seems to highlight this uncomfortabilty. The stanza about 'spreading someone's legs,'I think, is merely Rome personified - he is just using the image of sex to show how he has fallen for the city i.e. he is making love with it. Moz has never actually stated that he is involved in a relationship, only that he has found love. People have just seemed to put two and two together and have come up with 12, as they say. Moz has deliberately used these ambiguous images because of the ambuiguity. That's not too say that the sex lines aren't in some way autobiographical but I don't think the image is the focal point in this song. Moz ends by saying 'the heart feels free.' He has finally found a place where he feels comfortable. I really don't think this is in anyway Moz's 'coming out song' as some have suggested. It's also interesting to note how he changes the tense - 'he' motions to me' and 'now im spreading 'your' legs.' Brilliant, heart felt song.
I think that the thing Morrissey has fallen in love with in this song is Rome itself. He begins by saying 'I am walking through Rome with my heart on a string' - Moz stated in a recent interview that when he first visited Rome it never made a huge impression on him, and this line seems to highlight this uncomfortabilty. The stanza about 'spreading someone's legs,'I think, is merely Rome personified - he is just using the image of sex to show how he has fallen for the city i.e. he is making love with it. Moz has never actually stated that he is involved in a relationship, only that he has found love. People have just seemed to put two and two together and have come up with 12, as they say. Moz has deliberately used these ambiguous images because of the ambuiguity. That's not too say that the sex lines aren't in some way autobiographical but I don't think the image is the focal point in this song. Moz ends by saying 'the heart feels free.' He has finally found a place where he feels comfortable. I really don't think this is in anyway Moz's 'coming out song' as some have suggested. It's also interesting to note how he changes the tense - 'he' motions to me' and 'now im spreading 'your' legs.' Brilliant, heart felt song.