Reader Meet Author
MORRISSEY song | |
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Name | Reader Meet Author |
Album/single | Southpaw Grammar |
Length | 3:39 |
Writer/composer | Morrissey / Boz Boorer |
Producer | Steve Lillywhite |
Release | August 1995 |
Recorded | Spring 1995 |
Information
- An acoustic demo version of this song is available on the Reader Meet Author bootleg LP.
Lyrics
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 2000 won't change anyone here
As each fabled promise flies so fast
You'll swear it was never there
Have you ever escaped from a shipwrecked life?
So safely with your software
All miles from the front line
You hear the way the sad voice sings
And you start to imagine things
Oh, any excuse to write more lies
Live History
Play count (Morrissey concert): 143
Morrissey live history:
- London, England 1995-11-14 (Morrissey concert)
- London, England 1995-11-15 (Morrissey concert)
- London, England 1995-11-17 (Morrissey concert)
- London, England 1995-11-18 (Morrissey concert)
- Birmingham, England 1995-11-20 (Morrissey concert)
- Birmingham, England 1995-11-21 (Morrissey concert)
- Dublin, Ireland 1995-11-24 (Morrissey concert)
- Exeter, Devon, England 1995-11-26 (Morrissey concert)
- Cardiff, Wales 1995-11-27 (Morrissey concert)
- Tokyo, Japan 1995-12-13 (Morrissey concert)
Appears On
Mentioned In
- Morrissey KROQ.com chat transcript (September 29, 1999)
- LYRIC PRIDE - Morrissey Central (July 10, 2024)
Related Forum Threads
- Morrissey A-Z: "Reader Meet Author" - Morrissey-solo (Jul 21, 2021)