Unloveable Lyrics

Lyric discussion by marek1987 

Cover art for Unloveable lyrics by Smiths, The

A man returns home after a conversation with a girl that went just like all the previous ones: he confessed his feelings, and she told him she absolutely didn't feel the same and that there was nothing and never had been anything between them. Battling with his thoughts and reflecting on his past, he ponders his failures. He concludes that he is unloveable because, from a woman's perspective, there is nothing about him that is attractive. "I don't have much in my life" suggests he has little joy in his life, and "message received - loud and clear" means that once again, he received a blunt and clear message from a girl to back off because surely nothing will come of it. He realizes that he probably seems somewhat strange to people because he's not "like everyone else" (for various reasons), but he hopelessly believes that maybe if someone really wanted to get to know him, they would also see some positive features in him and maybe even grow to like him somehow if there was a chance.

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