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[[Category:Morrissey Lyrics]]


==Information==


==Information==
* An acoustic demo version of this song is available on the [[Reader Meet Author (LP bootleg)|Reader Meet Author]] bootleg LP.


== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==
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You don't know a thing about their lives
They live where you wouldn't dare to drive
You shake as you think of how they sleep
But you write as if you all lie side by side
Reader meet author
With the hope of hearing sense
But you may be feeling let down
By the words of defense
He says:
"No one ever sees me when I cry"
You don't know a thing about their lives
Books don't save them, books aren't Stanley knives
And if a fight broke out here tonight
You'd be the first away because you're that type
And the year 2000 won't change anyone here
As each fabled promise flies so fast
You'll swear it was never there
Have you ever escaped from a shipwrecked life?
So safely with your software
All miles from the front line
You hear the way the sad voice sings
And you start to imagine things
Oh, any excuse to write more lies
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* [[Morrissey]] - Vocals <br>
* [[Morrissey]] - Vocals <br>
* [[Alain Whyte]] - Guitars, backing vocals<br>
* [[Alain Whyte]] - [[Guitarists|Guitars]], backing vocals<br>
* [[Boz Boorer]] - Guitars, bass guitar<br>
* [[Boz Boorer]] - Guitars, bass guitar<br>
* [[Jonny Bridgwood]] - Bass guitar<br>
* [[Jonny Bridgwood]] - [[Bassists|Bass guitar]]<br>
* [[Spencer Cobrin]] - Drums<br>
* [[Spencer Cobrin]] - [[Drummers|Drums]]<br>
* Producer - [[Steve Lillywhite]]<br>
* [[Producers|Producer]] - [[Steve Lillywhite]]<br>
* Engineer - Danton Supple<br>
* Engineer - Danton Supple<br>
* Assistant Engineer - Tom Elmhirst
* Assistant Engineer - Tom Elmhirst
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* Sleeve - Whores In Retirement<br>
* Sleeve - Whores In Retirement<br>


==Live History==
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Revision as of 03:10, 21 July 2021

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MORRISSEY Song
Name Reader Meet Author
Album/Single Southpaw Grammar
Length 3:39
Recorded Spring 1995
Writer Morrissey/Boorer
Producer Steve Lillywhite

Information

Lyrics

You don't know a thing about their lives They live where you wouldn't dare to drive You shake as you think of how they sleep But you write as if you all lie side by side

Reader meet author With the hope of hearing sense But you may be feeling let down By the words of defense

He says: "No one ever sees me when I cry"

You don't know a thing about their lives Books don't save them, books aren't Stanley knives And if a fight broke out here tonight You'd be the first away because you're that type

And the year 2000 won't change anyone here As each fabled promise flies so fast You'll swear it was never there Have you ever escaped from a shipwrecked life?

So safely with your software All miles from the front line You hear the way the sad voice sings And you start to imagine things Oh, any excuse to write more lies

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Live History

Play count (Morrissey concert): 143

Morrissey live history:

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