Lyrics by Stephen Morrissey
Music by Johnny Marr
All the lies that you make up
What's at the back of your mind ?
Oh, your face I can see
And it's desperately kind
But what's at the back of your mind ?
Two icy-cold hands conducting the way
It's the Eskimo blood in my veins
Amid concrete and clay
And general decay
Nature must still find a way
So ignore all the codes of the day
Let your juvenile influences sway
This way and that way
This way, that way
God, how sex implores you
To let yourself lose yourself
Stretch out and wait
Stretch out and wait
Let your puny body, lie down, lie down
As we lie, you say
As we lie, you say
Stretch out and ...
Stretch out and wait
Stretch out and wait
Let your puny body lie down, lie down
As we lie, you say :
Will the world end in the night time ?
(I really don't know)
Or will the world end in the day time ?
(I really don't know)
And is there any point ever having children ?
Oh, I don't know
All I do know is we're Here and it's Now
So ... stretch out and wait
Stretch out and wait
There is no debate, no debate, no debate
How can you conciously contemplate
When there's no debate, no debate ?
Stretch out and wait
Stretch out and wait
Stretch out and wait
Wait
Wait
Wait
Wait
Oh ...
The lyrics STRETCH OUT AND WAIT of THE SMITHS is also present in the album Louder than bombs (1987)
The Smiths sono stati una band indie rock britannica formatasi a Manchester nel 1982. Il gruppo era composto da Morrissey (voce), Johnny Marr (chitarra), Andy Rourke (basso) e Mike Joyce (batteria). Considerati uno dei gruppi più influenti della musica indipendente degli anni '80, The Smiths hanno combinato melodie orecchiabili con testi introspettivi e spesso melancolici di Morrissey, che affrontavano temi come l'alienazione, la solitudine e l'amore non corrisposto. La loro musica ha avuto un impatto significativo sulla scena musicale britannica e internazionale, influenzando generi come il post-punk, lo shoegaze e il britpop. Tra i brani più rappresentativi di The Smiths figurano "How Soon Is Now?", "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" e "This Charming Man". L'album di debutto "The Smiths" (1984) è considerato un classico del genere indie rock, mentre "Meat Is Murder" (1985) ha affrontato temi politici e animalisti. Dopo una serie di successi, The Smiths si sono sciolti nel 1987 a causa di contrasti interni. Morrissey ha intrapreso una carriera solista di successo, mentre Johnny Marr è diventato un rinomato produttore e musicista collaborando con artisti come Modest Mouse e The Cribs.
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