My Love, I'd Do Anything for You

Defying Society's Chains: A Poetic Rebellion in Morrissey's 'My Love, I'd Do Anything for You'
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Lyrics

Teach your kids to recognize and despise all the propaganda

Encouraging teaching children to discern and reject all misleading information spread by mainstream media.

Filtered down by the dead echelons mainstream media

Referring to the distorted information propagated by influential but lifeless segments of mainstream media.

Hey hey hey hey

An exclamation, possibly emphasizing the urgency or significance of the message.


You know me well

Expressing familiarity or understanding between the speaker and the listener.

My love, I'd do anything for you

Declaration of a strong commitment to the person addressed, expressing a willingness to do anything for them.

Society's hell

Characterizing society as a difficult or unpleasant place.

You need me just like I need you

Highlighting the mutual dependence between the speaker and the addressed person.


Weren't we all born to mourn and to yawn at the occupations

Suggesting that individuals were born to grieve and endure boredom caused by controlling occupations.

That control everyday of our lives we can't live as we wish

Emphasizing the pervasive influence of external forces on daily lives, limiting personal freedom.

Live as we wish

Repetition for emphasis on the desire for personal freedom.

Live as we wish

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Hey hey, you know me well

Reiteration of mutual understanding between the speaker and the listener.

My love, I'd do anything for you

Reaffirmation of the speaker's dedication and willingness to do anything for the addressed person.

Society is hell

Reiteration of the challenging nature of society.

You need me just like I need you, oh

Reemphasizing the mutual dependency between the speaker and the addressed person.


You know me well

Repetition for emphasis on the mutual understanding and commitment between the speaker and the listener.

My love, I'd do anything for you

Reiteration of the speaker's strong dedication and willingness to do anything for the addressed person.

Society's hell

Restating the challenging nature of society.

You need me just like I need you, oh

Reemphasizing the mutual dependency between the speaker and the addressed person.


We all go our own wasy separately in the same direction

Expressing the idea that individuals pursue their own paths but end up facing similar challenges.

And here am I every night of my life always missing someone

Conveying a sense of perpetual loneliness, with the speaker consistently missing someone every night.


Oh hey

An exclamation, possibly indicating a change in tone or focus.


I'd like to be rotted out just before I become aware of the pain

Expressing a desire to avoid becoming aware of pain by deteriorating or decaying before it happens.

The more I wish, in my heart for someone the less likely they come

Highlighting the inverse relationship between the speaker's wish for companionship and the likelihood of it happening.

Oh hey, oh hey, oh hey, oh hey

Repetition, possibly for emphasis or as an expression of resignation.

Aw well

An expression of acceptance or resignation, acknowledging a situation with a casual tone.

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