Isnt 'the boy with a thorn in his side' a referance to the story of 'Androcles and the Lion' in which a lion with a thorn in its paw is misjudged to be an angry agressive lion but is infact in pain and in need of help. I thought that Morrissey was saying that his critics had misinterprated his songs and lyrics juding him as a bitter, miserable man but in fact he has a desire for love. I also think the 'thorn' in his side may represent the depression and lonliness he suffered from growing up (and may still suffer from), that would also support the ending lyrics of 'when you want to live, where do you start, where do you go, who do you need to know?'- his desire for love that is being prevented by his depression.
Isnt 'the boy with a thorn in his side' a referance to the story of 'Androcles and the Lion' in which a lion with a thorn in its paw is misjudged to be an angry agressive lion but is infact in pain and in need of help. I thought that Morrissey was saying that his critics had misinterprated his songs and lyrics juding him as a bitter, miserable man but in fact he has a desire for love. I also think the 'thorn' in his side may represent the depression and lonliness he suffered from growing up (and may still suffer from), that would also support the ending lyrics of 'when you want to live, where do you start, where do you go, who do you need to know?'- his desire for love that is being prevented by his depression.