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MORRISSEY song
Name	I Knew I Was Next
Album/single	Swords You Have Killed Me (CD2)
Length	3:46
Writer/composer	Morrissey / Jesse Tobias
Producer	Tony Visconti
Release	March 2006
Recorded	Circa late 2005

Information

Lyrics

So what do you think I am?
And how precisely could you tell?
A decent skin is all I am
People think badly of me
But one day maybe they'll praise?

Oh, but meanwhile
I knew I was next and I didn't mind
Here I offer you my life for any debts you're due
And when you've been down for the very last time
There is nothing anyone can do to hurt you

The shadows of trees
They reach to me
They know a decent skin is all I am
People think badly of me
But when I'm in my grave maybe they'll praise?

But meanwhile
I knew I was next and I didn't mind
Here I offer you my life for any debts you're due
And when you've been down for the very last time
There is nothing anyone can do to hurt you

Oh, but meanwhile
I knew I was next and I didn't mind
When you've been slapped around
Then one more slap can't hurt you
And when you've been down for the very last time
There is nothing anyone can do to hurt you

I knew I was next and I didn't mind
When you've been slapped around
Then one more slap can't hurt you
And when you've been down for the very last time
There is nothing anyone can say to hurt you

Live History

Play count (Morrissey concert): 0

Appears On

Related Forum Threads

Morrissey A-Z: "I Knew I Was Next" - Morrissey-solo (Apr 07, 2021)

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 ==Information==
 == Lyrics ==
+<poem>
+So what do you think I am?
+And how precisely could you tell?
+A decent skin is all I am
+People think badly of me
+But one day maybe they'll praise?
-{{lyrics
+Oh, but meanwhile
-|
+I knew I was next and I didn't mind
-}}
+Here I offer you my life for any debts you're due
+And when you've been down for the very last time
+There is nothing anyone can do to hurt you
+The shadows of trees
+They reach to me
+They know a decent skin is all I am
+People think badly of me
+But when I'm in my grave maybe they'll praise?
-==Personnel==
+But meanwhile
+I knew I was next and I didn't mind
+Here I offer you my life for any debts you're due
+And when you've been down for the very last time
+There is nothing anyone can do to hurt you
-* [[Morrissey]] - Vocals <br>
+Oh, but meanwhile
-* [[Alain Whyte]] - Guitars, backing vocals<br>
+I knew I was next and I didn't mind
-* [[Boz Boorer]] - Guitars<br>
+When you've been slapped around
-* [[Gary Day]] - Bass guitar<br>
+Then one more slap can't hurt you
-* [[Dean Butterworth]] - Drums<br>
+And when you've been down for the very last time
-* [[Roger Manning]] - Keyboards<br>
+There is nothing anyone can do to hurt you
-* [[Michael Farrell]] - Keyboards<br>
-* [[Jesse Tobias]] - Guitars (Deluxe Edition only)<br>
-* Producer - [[Jerry Finn]]<br>
-* Engineer - Joe McGrath
-* Assistant Engineer - Brad Spence<br>
-* Assistant Engineer - Seth Waldman<br>
-* Photography - Greg Gorman<br>
-* Sleeve - Morrissey<br>
-* Sleeve - Scott King
+I knew I was next and I didn't mind
+When you've been slapped around
+Then one more slap can't hurt you
+And when you've been down for the very last time
+There is nothing anyone can say to hurt you
+</poem>
-==Live History==
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