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[[Category:The Smiths Lyrics]] [[File:Girlfriendinacoma.jpg | thumb | right | Cover art]] {{Songbox | Name = I Keep Mine Hidden | Album = [[Girlfriend In A Coma]]<br>[[Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before]]<br>[[Sweet And Tender Hooligan]] | Length = 1:57 (single version)<br>2:03 (altenate take) | Writer = [[Writer::Morrissey]] / [[Writer::Johnny Marr]] | Producer = [[Producer::Grant Showbiz]]<br>Remixed by [[Stephen Street]] | Recorded = May, 1987 (Firehouse Studios) | Release = August, 1987 | ArtistType = The Smiths }} ==Information== From [https://www.morrissey-solo.com/articles/uncut0898a.htm Uncut Magazine , August 1998] (Pt.1): <blockquote> "Morrissey had this song, 'I Keep Mine Hidden' which was basically Morrissey saying, 'I'm sorry Johnny, I'm a complete f*** up but please forgive me,'" reveals Grant Showbiz. "With lots of specific references, it was a very direct song." </blockquote> Also released as a live version by Morrissey on the [[Something Is Squeezing My Skull]] 7" vinyl single (Polydor/Decca 4781877). ==Alternate Take== The alternate take of this track was included on the [[Complete]] deluxe edition vinyl 7" collection box set. <youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhSbwccL4H0</youtube> == Lyrics == <poem> Hate, love, and war Force emotions to the fore But not for me Of course, of course I keep mine hidden I keep mine hidden But it's so easy for you Because you let yours flail into public view Yellow and green A stumbling block I'm a twenty-digit combination to unlock With a past where to be "touched" Meant to be "mental" I keep mine hidden But life is so easy for you Because you let yours slide into public view Use your loaf </poem> {{CommonSongSections | Artist = The Smiths | Song = {{#replace:{{#replace:{{PAGENAME}}| (single)|}}| (song)|}}}}
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