The song starts off with a chainsaw sound, but what is that applicable to? Maybe it’s supposed to be an engine a la “Speedway.” But what is the “speedway” a metaphor for? The song is about rumors that aren’t lies and shielding someone from implication. So, Manko and Martyjar are probably correct that it’s just a reference to Marr. I always figured the song had something to do with the Smiths because Moz would say that he was the only one held to contractual obligations after they disbanded, which makes sense because he was the draw and the others were replaceable. So when the drummer sued Moz and Marr, the so-called music press vilified Moz, not Marr, even though, as LadyStardust7 pointed out, Marr defended the suit in the same manner as Moz. Moz could have pointed out that Marr was no innocent bystander, but did not. So, the pressed accused Moz of saying the other members were “replaceable lawnmower parts” even though a lawyer said it and attributed it to him. But Moz said the statement was itself true. So the “written lies, twisted lies” (accusing Moz of saying something he didn’t say) actually “weren’t lies” (the statement itself was true.) I wouldn’t actually be surprised if Moz specifically requested an aggressive drum ending as a kind of show up to Joyce because after all, he was replaceable.
The song starts off with a chainsaw sound, but what is that applicable to? Maybe it’s supposed to be an engine a la “Speedway.” But what is the “speedway” a metaphor for? The song is about rumors that aren’t lies and shielding someone from implication. So, Manko and Martyjar are probably correct that it’s just a reference to Marr. I always figured the song had something to do with the Smiths because Moz would say that he was the only one held to contractual obligations after they disbanded, which makes sense because he was the draw and the others were replaceable. So when the drummer sued Moz and Marr, the so-called music press vilified Moz, not Marr, even though, as LadyStardust7 pointed out, Marr defended the suit in the same manner as Moz. Moz could have pointed out that Marr was no innocent bystander, but did not. So, the pressed accused Moz of saying the other members were “replaceable lawnmower parts” even though a lawyer said it and attributed it to him. But Moz said the statement was itself true. So the “written lies, twisted lies” (accusing Moz of saying something he didn’t say) actually “weren’t lies” (the statement itself was true.) I wouldn’t actually be surprised if Moz specifically requested an aggressive drum ending as a kind of show up to Joyce because after all, he was replaceable.