Morrissey - November spawned a monster

Sleep on and dream of Love
Because it's the closest you will
Get to love
Poor twisted child
So ugly, so ugly
Poor twisted child
Oh hug me, oh hug me
One November
Spawned a monster
In the shape of this child
Who'll later cry:
"But Jesus made me, so
Jesus save me from
Pity, sympathy
And people discussing me"
A frame of useless limbs
What can make GOOD
All the BAD that's been done?

And if the lights were out
Could you even bear
To kiss her full on the mouth
Or anywhere?
Poor twisted child
So ugly, so ugly
Poor twisted child
Oh hug me, oh hug me
One November
Spawned a monster
In the shape of this child
Who must remain
A hostage to kindness
And the wheels underneath her
A hostage to kindness
And the wheels underneath her
A symbol of where mad, mad lovers
Must PAUSE and draw the line

So sleep and dream of Love
Because it's the closest you will
Get to love
That November
Is a time
Which I must
Put OUT of my mind
Oh one fine day
LET IT BE SOON
She won't be rich or beautiful
But she'll be walking your streets
In the clothes that she went out
And chose for herself

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Morrissey
• Bona Drag
• November spawned a monster

[Nonmachaine]

I love how his Manchester accent comes out in "discussing"

[watzzuppp]

I swear, Moz has a song for everything i've ever gone through. His music is damn poetry.

[DJKosmonaut]

There's something about this song which is outstanding from his other singles. It was his most dramatic song after Hand In Glove. Musically, it has one of the most complex arrangements of his entire repetoire. The use percussion instruments is rare for Moz. The bridge itself could be its own song. The voice which sounds between a wolf's howl, baby babble and a woman being tortured is rather sick. An extraordinary song which after 22 years from its release haunts the ears like a spectre.

[jamescraig2000]

@watzzuppp Got a problem...there's a Moz song for that!

[liamjlhill]

@BoysLikeMeee

It's a full stop.

[BoysLikeMeee]

@Nonmachaine Love the Manchester accent! I love any English/British accent period!

[BoysLikeMeee]

@Nonmachaine Me too!!!! 

[DUBtheTIGER]

@lyonslaforet No this one's pretty straightforward =)

It's easy to read too far into his work because it's so incredible, but a lot of times it really is as simple as what you get at face value

[judybatstn]

It seems Moz is expressing some "inner Witch" in the video...Good Job!

[dalmasymusic]

Such a huge inspiration!

[mechanicalinnards]

i brought this song up in conversation with a friend the other day and we both exclaimed "it's about me!" in unison...and it actually became a bit of an argument. he won, he was born in november. thus is the power of Morrissey's music.

[lyonslaforet]

I know this song is about disabled people but I've always wondered whether the title wasn't a metaphor for former Eastern Germany after the fall of the Wall. Indeed, the song was released in the Spring 1990.