7. I Know It's Over (The Queen Is Dead, 1986)

Fy fan. Spela aldrig den här låten när ni har blivit dumpade. Jag gjorde det en gång för många år sedan och höll på att stryka med på kuppen.

Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head
And as I climb into an empty bed
Oh well. Enough said.
I know it's over - still I cling
I don't know where else I can go
Oh ...
Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head
See, the sea wants to take me
The knife wants to slit me
Do you think you can help me ?
Sad veiled bride, please be happy
Handsome groom, give her room
Loud, loutish lover, treat her kindly
(Though she needs you
More than she loves you)
And I know it's over - still I cling
I don't know where else I can go
Over and over and over and over
Over and over, la ...
I know it's over
And it never really began
But in my heart it was so real
And you even spoke to me, and said :
"If you're so funny
Then why are you on your own tonight ?
And if you're so clever
Then why are you on your own tonight ?
If you're so very entertaining
Then why are you on your own tonight ?
If you're so very good-looking
Why do you sleep alone tonight ?
I know ...
'Cause tonight is just like any other night
That's why you're on your own tonight
With your triumphs and your charms
While they're in each other's arms..."
It's so easy to laugh
It's so easy to hate
It takes strength to be gentle and kind
Over, over, over, over
It's so easy to laugh
It's so easy to hate
It takes guts to be gentle and kind
Over, over
Love is Natural and Real
But not for you, my love
Not tonight, my love
Love is Natural and Real
But not for such as you and I, my love
Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head

Titta på den texten. Och tänk er att ni blivit dumpade. Det är ingen bra att spela I Know It's Over då. Men det gjorde jag, för att grotta ner mig i mitt elände riktigt ordentligt. Det är kanske en av Morrisseys vackraste texter till en av The Smiths allra vackraste sånger. Tyvärr är den jobbig att lyssna på även när man inte blir dumpad, på grund av alla de stora känslor den bär på och som den väcker. Dessutom följs den direkt av Never Had No One Ever, som är nästan lika tung den. I fråga om musik om krossad kärlek finns det ingen viktigare låt än I Know It's Over.

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