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Steven Patrick Morrissey (born 22 May 1959), known as Morrissey, is an English singer and lyricist. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as the lyricist and vocalist of the band The Smiths. The band was highly successful in the United Kingdom but broke up in 1987, and Morrissey began a solo career, making the top ten of the UK Singles Chart on ten occasions. His first solo album, 1988's Viva Hate entered the UK albums chart at number one. Widely regarded as an important innovator in indie music, Morrissey has been described by music magazine NME as "one of the most influential artists ever", and The Independent has stated "most pop stars have to be dead before they reach the iconic status he has reached in his lifetime".Pitchfork Media has called him "one of th… more »


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1995
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 Become A Better Singer In Only 30 Days, With Easy Video Lessons!

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 two thousand won't change anyone here 
As each fabled promise flies so fast 
You'll swear it was never there 
Oh, have you ever escaped from a shipwrecked life? 

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

 Become A Better Singer In Only 30 Days, With Easy Video Lessons!

Written by: STEVEN MORRISSEY, MARTIN JAMES BOORER

Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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