I Wish You Lonely

Embracing Solitude: Morrissey's Poetic Reflections on Independence
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Lyrics

I wish you lonely

I desire solitude for you

If only for one day

If only for a brief period

So that you might see routine for me

To help you understand the monotony in my life

Since the day I was born, born

Since the day I came into existence


Think of yourself only

Focus solely on yourself

Of everything you demand

Think about your desires and demands

Or you want or you need

Regardless of whether it's what you want or need

And to hell

Disregard everyone else

To hell with everybody else, everybody else

Reject everyone else


Turn the key slowly

Unlock the door deliberately

Remember how I can't sleep

Recall how I struggle to sleep

Or if ever I do, an earthquake

Even if I manage to sleep, it's uneasy

An earthquake couldn't agitate, couldn't agitate

An earthquake wouldn't disturb it


Tombs are full of fools who gave their life upon command

Graves are filled with those who blindly obeyed authority

Of monarchy, oligarch, head of state, potentate

Be it monarchy, oligarchy, or powerful leaders

And now never coming back, never coming back

And they are never returning


Tombs are full of fools who gave their life upon command

Similar fate for those who followed misguided love

Of Romance gone wrong, the same old glue

A failed romance held together by false beliefs

And never coming true, never coming true

Never realizing their dreams


Tombs are full of fools who gave their life upon command of

Others met their end due to the influence of heroin

Heroin, heroin, heroin, heroin, heroin

Repetition emphasizes the destructive nature of heroin

And never coming back, never coming back

And they won't return


I wish you lonely

Reiteration of the desire for loneliness for the listener

Like the last tracked humpback whale

Comparing loneliness to the last tracked humpback whale

Chased by gunships from Bergen

Chased persistently but not yielding to pursuers

But never giving in, never giving in

Resilient and steadfast, refusing to surrender

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