Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Category: The Smiths

Cemetry Gates

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“Cemetry Gates” by The Smiths

“Cemetry Gates” is a song performed by The Smiths that focuses on Smiths’ singer Morrissey’s bizarre fascination with death. Lyrically, Morrissey sings about meeting someone (an acquaintance/friend/lover) at the gates of a cemetery and...

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The Smiths’ “The Queen Is Dead” Lyrics Meaning

Questions surrounding the British monarchy’s legitimacy may never go away. It is an institution that began way back in the 10 century, an era in which no one would deny the world was quite...

"This Charming Man" by The Smiths

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Meaning of “This Charming Man” by The Smiths

This Charming Man is a song by The Smiths – an indie rock band that hailed from England. Lyrically, the song sees the narrator talk about getting his bicycle tire punctured in a remote...

“Miserable Lie” by The Smiths

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Meaning of “Miserable Lie” by The Smiths

Miserable Lie is a song performed by The Smiths. In the song, the narrator (Smiths’ singer Morrissey) talks about having his naïve and innocent (flower-like) life destroyed by someone, with whom he apparently had...

Meaning of Songs

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Meaning of “Reel Around the Fountain” by The Smiths

Reel Around the Fountain is a Smiths‘ song which talks about the loss of innocence. Speaking with Rolling Stone magazine, Smiths’ singer Morrissey said of the meaning of the song as one that is...

“Still Ill” by The Smiths

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Meaning of “Still Ill” by The Smiths

The lyrics of the Smiths’ “Still Ill” see the narrator (Morrissey) talk about England changing for the worse. He misses the old England before it was ruined. According to the narrator, things have become...

“Suffer Little Children” by The Smiths

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Meaning of “Suffer Little Children” by The Smiths

Suffer Little Children is a song performed by The Smiths. The song is about the gruesome Moors murders which saw killers Myra Hindley and Ian Brady murder five children between 1963 and 1965. The...

“Hand in Glove” by The Smiths

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“Hand in Glove” by The Smiths

“Hand in Glove” reads sorta like a touching love song, until you get to the end. For example, the titular metaphor, which the vocalist uses to describe his relationship with the addressee, is one pointing to...