i do think it's about a string of failed relationships and how they just always go wrong and he keeps trying to justify & explain to himself why (being stressed, becoming a bit of a recluse, denial, etc). always thought the
"and people who are uglier than you and I
they take what they need, and leave" and
"and people who are weaker than you and I
they take what they want from life"
was like... almost a line, if you see, i mean like saying - everyone else is doing it, even people who aren't as good as us, so why isn't it working for us?
i hate to link Morrissey songs to gayness as well, but i do think this is one of the more obvious ones. that said, it could be about anyone unhappy in love. i think the whole Irish independence thing is both Morrissey's way of making the story autobiographical and one of his cunning smoke-and-mirrors tricks which he revels in playing on us.
legendary song, i love the pained growl just before the chorus
i do think it's about a string of failed relationships and how they just always go wrong and he keeps trying to justify & explain to himself why (being stressed, becoming a bit of a recluse, denial, etc). always thought the "and people who are uglier than you and I they take what they need, and leave" and "and people who are weaker than you and I they take what they want from life" was like... almost a line, if you see, i mean like saying - everyone else is doing it, even people who aren't as good as us, so why isn't it working for us? i hate to link Morrissey songs to gayness as well, but i do think this is one of the more obvious ones. that said, it could be about anyone unhappy in love. i think the whole Irish independence thing is both Morrissey's way of making the story autobiographical and one of his cunning smoke-and-mirrors tricks which he revels in playing on us. legendary song, i love the pained growl just before the chorus