Morrissey the wordsmith?
- 7 Jul 04, 12:00 AM
Monkey has had his radio on recently, bopping along in his limited way as he works. One of the tunes I've been hearing is Morrissey's new single Last Of The Gang To Die. Let me share some of the lyrics with you:
You have never been in love,
Until you've seen the stars,
Reflect in the reservoirs.
And you have never been in love,
Until you've seen the dawn rise,
Behind the home for the blind.
Huh? What home is he talking about? And does this institution have a particularly awesome and romantic view at dawn, or something?
I suspect though that the ageing rocker (and a god to many) is trying to be poetic and metaphoric, making some kind of creative connection between the light beautifully or ironically appearing from behind a place where visually impaired people live. And get this, the people who dwell in this twilight hostel can't actually see said sunlight. Clever clever!
Really trying hard here Morrissey ... REALLY trying to get this one.
Still, I wouldn't want to criticise the man who, famously, was the first rock star to attempt a touch of 'disability chic' when he wore a huge old-fashioned hearing aid on a Top of the Pops performance in the early '80s.
Any creative types out there, if you have any further thoughts, I'm happy to indulge you a little and may publish some of your interpretations. Or alternative lyrics perhaps? (An Ouch mug up for grabs here.)
Read the full lyrics on , the website promoting Morrissey's latest album.
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