The lanes were silent
There was nothing, no one, nothing around for miles
I doused our friendly venture
With a hard-faced
Three-word gesture

I started something
I forced you to a zone
And you were clearly
Never meant to go
Hair brushed and parted
Typical me, typical me
Typical me
I started something
And now I'm not too sure

I grabbed you by the guilded beams
Uh, that's what tradition means
And I doused another venture
With a gesture
That was absolutely vile

I started something
I forced you to a zone
And you were clearly
Never meant to go
Hair brushed and parted
Typical me, typical me
Typical me
I started something
And now I'm not too sure

I grabbed you by the guilded beams
Uh, that's what tradition means
And now eighteen months' hard labor
Seems fair enough

I started something
And I forced you to a zone
And you were clearly
Never meant to go
Hair brushed and parted
Typical me, typical me
Typical me
I started something
And now I'm not too sure

I started something
I started something
Typical me, typical me
Typical me, typical me
Typical me, typical me
Typical me
I started something
And now I'm not too sure

OK Stephen, do that again?

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: STEVEN MORRISSEY, JOHNNY MARR

Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

Miray Abou Assaleh

3y↑83

Ashley Williams

3y↑7

비정한세상

2y↑2

All comments from YouTube:

나비

3y↑183

How can a band make me think so different about life with words only.

Lauta Mn

11w↑1

Cuz he hilled the blessed DJ

Lee Presley

38w↑1

Because you heard it and thought about it....

Lucas Montenegro

3y↑4

Or you are going through something in your life.

linuxel33t

3y↑15

It's Morrissey with the words. It's because he'has a deep understanding of suffering that so many people relate to his lyrics.I live in his hometown, and, trust me, we're all acquainted with suffering.

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Jacqueline Morris

3y↑135

Does anyone else dance around their room like a teenager again when listening to certain Smith's songs?!!!......it can't be just me! 🤦‍♀️

fliptag

1y↑1

I dance, close my eyes and imagine myself back 15 years old, 30kgs lighter and with a quiff again.

David G

I don’t

strangewayshere

2y↑1

Did anybody stick daffodils in their back pocket and wear national health glasses?

A chair

2y↑1

Yup! Just like Morrissey too!

Kyle Howells

3y↑4

wish there was a love button instead of like

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JoséFrancisco Vargas González

3y↑90

I started loving The Smiths years ago, I can't finish

Kely Regina

3y↑52

The Smiths para sempre

Maggie Åhr

Para sempre 💖

bailey clifford

3y↑192

Every age group love the smiths
Im 19
My dads 50
My gran is 80

And we all appreciate the smiths

Franklin Russell

58 here

ThePaulv12

30w

I knew an old Italian lady that loved Whitesnake. She addicted to the album Ready an' Willing. LOL She couldn't be without it. She didn't have dementia or anything like that, she just loved that album.

Ashley Buck

Yes I’m 50 loved the smiths as a teen , now my daughter who is 22 loves em 👍🏻

Craig Lewis

Your dad's the same age as me. We were lucky enough to grow up with them. When I was 17 I was in a band playing some of their songs.
I've been back with the same band again for the last 4 years, life is good !

Pablo Ignacio Yung Orrego

24 here

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Miray Abou Assaleh

3y↑83

bailey clifford

3y↑66

This band Will live on till the end of times

Frannie O

1y↑7

God bless Mozza and the lads. The Smiths are lifesavers. Their music has got me through so much crap down the years.

Ge Ferreira

3y↑9

É simplesmente a melhor banda!! 😍❤💓

Max Read

2y↑39

I never lived through the wonderful 80s, I'm 14. Yet you will never meet a bigger Smiths fan than me

Steve Bell

Nothing else wonderful about the 80’s believe me .

TheNawlinzNative

1y↑1

so glad a teen of today knows real music. the concerts were splendid. small venues & u could get on the floor right up in their faces. I wouldn’t pay a nickel to see a performer/performers today at 50 foot distance or even further. keep ur music playing!!!

Craig Lewis

1y↑4

Welcome to what will be a lifelong passion for the music of the Smiths!
I was lucky enough to see the live when I was a little older than you in 1984. Still one of the best nights of my life.

Julie Clark

1y↑5

Welcome to The smiths Army 55 and still singing every lyric 😁

Bryce Sterling

3y↑201

Every time somebody complains about morrissey canceling shows I link them this song. Real morrissey fans understand how he feels as a person.

Bryce Sterling

3y↑2

@Callum1Harvey that one too! <3

Callum1Harvey

3y↑21

You’d be better off linking them ‘I don’t owe you anything’.

gorilla girl

3y↑17

People believe their idols should die on the stage for them.

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Ferry

3y↑41

This song is amazing! And the lyrics :(

Ángel Ceballos

3y↑3

Haha, nice

Melvin Nance

3y↑63

What a wonderful way to begin my day today.

TENHA FÉ! ⚘

3y↑6

Fico sempre bem quando ouço Morrissey. 😍😍😍

kirk thiago pedroso

3y↑9

que banda PHooooda!!!
😎

secret owl

3y↑12

Their best song!
Awesome

Nery Adela

3y↑17

Nueva canción favorita alv ! It's amazing!

Ashley Williams

3y↑7

Leandro Oliveira

2y↑2

Eu amo Morissey, nunca irá existir outro que tenha o carisma que ele têm!

Zaxter Deep

2y↑7

Love this song I just wish they used that bangin guitar part from the beginning more

Joshua Armo

14w

Exactly!!!!!🤟🤟🤟

Sandro Penha

3y↑19

Brasil loves Smiths!!!!!

Maggie Åhr

2y↑1

Definitivamente 💖💖💖

TENHA FÉ! ⚘

3y↑2

Com certeza! 👏👏👏❤❤❤

Lori Rothenbush

2y↑2

Great exercise beat.......when stuck housebound at this time or anytime. Thanks Moz and the Band....love ya!!

Colin Jennings

38w↑3

Quite brilliant .

madeleine p.

52w↑3

One of those songs that makes you jam out like an idiot, but you don’t care if anyone laughs at you.

비정한세상

2y↑2

Joshua Spencer

1y↑2

Right at the end of the track, now you hear
" didn't feel good, can we do that again? "
Thats coz records wouldn't have picked it up but CDs can because they are 10 times more sensitive

Christian Brady

3y↑2

Love love love it

Thiago Passos

3y↑9

👏🔥👏🔥👏🔥👏🔥👏🇧🇷

Maggie Åhr

2y↑1

🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

TENHA FÉ! ⚘

Brasil sempre presente. 😍😍😍

Thiago Passos

3y↑1

@Nunes Alves VITÓRIA NA GUERRA IRMÃO

Flynn Taylor

3y↑5

Date rape, how brave of Morrissey to put it out there. I know very few songs about such delicate social issues short of areosmith doing janies got a gun and amos singing about her sexual assault. I think this song was first for me as identification but morrisey does have an incredibly dark mind. I love his work, he is a lyrical powerhouse 😲😎🤣

Flynn Taylor

1y↑3

@Enzo Lazarovich all in how you view it. Everyone brings there experiences into interpretation of a song. This was mine.

Enzo Lazarovich

1y↑4

This song isn't about rape... Just hear Pretty Girl Make Graves, usually he talks about being alone or misunderstood.

Madame HaDomAdam

3y↑7

It's probably already mentionned somewhere down the scroll but I need to say it again : that <3 song <3 features on "Strangeways, here we come" not on "Meat is murder" :/

Sergej Lovrekovic

3y↑200

oh come on joyce, i know you are managing this channel and its cool you're uploading official audios but get the covers right!!!

Nixer Doyle

1y↑2

They should have given him more money.

fumaremiocazzo

@Rute Severina agahahahah great

Sibyl

1y↑2

Wait is Mike Joyce really running the channel? That's cool

Rute Severina

1y↑14

maybe they started doing it right, but couldn't finish

systemdowncity

Haha

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Nadia Araoz

2y↑7

Me every time I star a drawing but get bored or frustrated and leave it :(

strangewayshere

2y↑3

Morrissey is bigger than god.

Pritty Wynzi

1y↑1

🌟🌟🌟🥀🌟🌟🌟🥀❤️🌟🌟🥀
I started something and can't ...

Fluff McPuffles

3y↑5

my favorite smiths song

Brazillionaire Mma

2y↑1

Me @ every smiths song except golden lights

brimz

3y↑7

Love these uploads.

Noob s

3y↑8

😍

Pam Doyle

2y↑2

Whoever added this doesn’t understand the Smiths’ beautiful use of the English language by not stating the correct title. This song I’d called “I started something I COULDN’T finish”. The Smiths would be ashamed!!

Ard Ri Alban

this is the smiths official YouTube channel

Lucas Carioli

Completely identified with the lyrics.

Internet Guy

41w↑3

How you gonna get the song name and album cover wrong bruh

Adam Puntigliano

2y↑26

3:40 "Ok Stephen shall we do that again?"

Erdem Günsel

3y↑217

Isnt background supposed to be strangeways here we come poster

3rdman

Clearly put up by some intern who didn't give a shyte.

YaKi

2y↑1

I started something I can't finish tf

YaKi

The fckin tittle is wrong

Garth Vader

2y↑1

@sexobscura No. It isn't.

sexobscura

@Applemask
and the band because it's an old Bowie B-Side

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Mixioner

3y↑8

💛💛

Aldo Castro

3y↑70

Typical Me, Typical Me, Typical Me.

Yvonne Watkinson

2y↑4

I love the smiths. I don't get this song? Tell me Smiths lovers. 🤔

Jasmine Surreal

1y↑2

I think from the lyrics it's about sexually teasing someone but then Morrissey feels fear and uncertainty and doesn't want to prolong it, I'm unsure if the other person involved actually does prolong it or not.

Yvonne Watkinson

2y↑2

Please please listen to the lyrics x funny sad. Odd. Love the smiths😁🤔❤️

Hullian111

2y↑18

2:19 Morrissey does a terrible impression of Yoda before it was cool.

Matthew S

32w

That’s what tradition means.

Ludwig

3y↑16

why does the image in the video say "I started something I can't finish" when the song title is "I started something i couldn't finish"

eggspress

@abby yohannes ohhhhh lol i thought the smiths youtube channel intern was called joyce or smth lmao

abby yohannes

@eggspress Mike Joyce

eggspress

Sophia DeVal who is joyce

Sophia DeVal

Joyce made a mistake

Lucas Prado

3y↑10

BIUTIFUL

Jon Bilbao

The cover depicted in this video´s still image is from "Meat is Murder" album but this song belongs to "Strangeways here we come" album. Big mistake

Dais

3y↑3

💖❤💖❤💖

sexobscura

2y↑3

what are the meaning of these words …

Felipe López Santiago

3y↑5

🕺🏽🙆🏽‍♂️😃😃

Esmeralda Vall

3y↑16

in yoda's voice
THat's wHAt YOU dId to mE

The Religion

3y↑4

THAT'S WHAT TRADITION MEANS

wednesday

3y↑2

what you did to me, that's what

João Gabriel

1y↑1

🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

Liliamuseum

2y↑1

This describes me

SynthMusicFan 501

36w↑1

In Warners' case this song would be "We started something we've fucked up completely"

Manuel Martinez

chale me recuerda va mi ex:'(

David Ellis

3y↑6

And You Were Clearly Never Met To Go. So , Don't Go !

Captain Pugwash

3y↑1

It's called hindsight

G Dog

4w↑1

Tip top.

OCAMPO MARTINEZ KATERINE PAOLA

yo con la prepa XD

Bev Fairclough

1y↑2

This isn't part of Meat Is Murder

Gman

40w↑2

Hair brushed and parted ✌🏻

Bugzy

3y↑4

Always

Mon Sun

3y↑6

Woooow 💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋

lynchmaleideal

10w↑1

Why is the image from Meat Is Murder when this is from Strangeways? lol

Ainur Rahmawati

adakah orang indonesia yg dengerin ini? let me know haha kita temenan lewat musik.

Marcus Adolfsson

10w

Ok, Steven? Shall we do that again?

ScatKat

1:20

Patrick Clayton

3y↑1

ok steven do that again .Not to me you wont

Benja Gomez

44w↑1

God

Max Taylor

3y↑1

#Trexit

5 Minute Poetry Analysis

1y↑1

Autumn, 1987

NewCastleNinja

21w↑2

Hair brushed and parted

Stevenne Brightfieldhe

1y↑1

Stevenne Brightfieldhe

Dani Linhares

1y↑5

Typical me

Internet Guy

17w↑2

i started something

shannon c.

24w↑4

typical me

single cell

1y↑4

Typical me

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