I agree, this is one of Morrissey's 'well adjusted' songs (ironically placed on an album called Maladjusted). Morrissey is making an effort to look on the sunnier side of life rather then dwelling on the negatives- poor marketing of his albums by record companies, the Mike Joyce lawsuit etc. He does acknowledge that the negatives in his life do indeed hurt him 'I've been crying', but he appears willing to accpet that and not retaliate. However, in a wink and a nod, Morrissey does acknowledge what's accepted of him- biting sacrasm, incendiary social commentary, etc and that he indeed is 'veering cliffward'.
Since this song came out, Morrissey has continued to dutifully execute his role as professional gadfly having criticized the royal wedding and settled scores in his autobiography. But that does not mean that he has not stayed true to the message of this song, it could be that he still publicly 'settles scores' but that these issues do not personally consume him as maybe they have in the past and looks at the bright side of life from time to time. For instance some post Maladjusted Morrissey albums have even contained real 'love' songs - Gads!
I agree, this is one of Morrissey's 'well adjusted' songs (ironically placed on an album called Maladjusted). Morrissey is making an effort to look on the sunnier side of life rather then dwelling on the negatives- poor marketing of his albums by record companies, the Mike Joyce lawsuit etc. He does acknowledge that the negatives in his life do indeed hurt him 'I've been crying', but he appears willing to accpet that and not retaliate. However, in a wink and a nod, Morrissey does acknowledge what's accepted of him- biting sacrasm, incendiary social commentary, etc and that he indeed is 'veering cliffward'.
Since this song came out, Morrissey has continued to dutifully execute his role as professional gadfly having criticized the royal wedding and settled scores in his autobiography. But that does not mean that he has not stayed true to the message of this song, it could be that he still publicly 'settles scores' but that these issues do not personally consume him as maybe they have in the past and looks at the bright side of life from time to time. For instance some post Maladjusted Morrissey albums have even contained real 'love' songs - Gads!