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

2y↑58

Ashley Williams

2y↑5

비정한세상

All comments from YouTube:

Jacqueline Morris

2y↑91

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

David G

I don’t

strangewayshere

1y↑1

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

A chair

1y↑1

Yup! Just like Morrissey too!

Kyle Howells

2y↑3

wish there was a love button instead of like

Sea-Goat BR

2y↑3

That's because we never stop being teenagers

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bailey clifford

2y↑166

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

And we all appreciate the smiths

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

13w

24 here

Daniel Tomas Angeles Padilla

13w

I’m 36

MF Xandro

38w↑1

Im 14

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Sergej Lovrekovic

2y↑160

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

4w↑1

They should have given him more money.

fumaremiocazzo

@Rute Severina agahahahah great

Sibyl

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

Rute Severina

18w↑6

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

systemdowncity

22w

Haha

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나비

2y↑107

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

Lucas Montenegro

2y↑4

Or you are going through something in your life.

Lucas Montenegro

2y↑2

You are probably easily manipulable.

linuxel33t

2y↑12

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.

Bryce Sterling

2y↑179

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

2y↑2

@Callum1Harvey that one too! <3

Dapper Turtle

2y↑5

And you don't seem to understand how no one cares. Delete this.

Callum1Harvey

2y↑18

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

Claire Trousers

2y↑13

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

JoséFrancisco Vargas González

2y↑50

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

Miray Abou Assaleh

2y↑58

bailey clifford

2y↑46

This band Will live on till the end of times

Kely Regina

2y↑39

The Smiths para sempre

Maggie Åhr

1y↑1

Para sempre 💖

Melvin Nance

2y↑55

What a wonderful way to begin my day today.

Max Read

1y↑20

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

TheNawlinzNative

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

6w↑1

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

15w↑1

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

Ferry Yap

2y↑34

This song is amazing! And the lyrics :(

Ángel Ceballos

2y↑3

Haha, nice

Adam Puntigliano

1y↑20

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

Hullian111

1y↑7

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

Adela Nery

2y↑14

Nueva canción favorita alv ! It's amazing!

Zaxter Deep

1y↑4

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

Nadia Araoz

1y↑3

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

Madame HaDomAdam

2y↑5

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" :/

secret owl

2y↑10

Their best song!
Awesome

Sandro Penha

2y↑18

Brasil loves Smiths!!!!!

Maggie Åhr

1y↑1

Definitivamente 💖💖💖

Vai Brasil!

2y↑2

Com certeza! 👏👏👏❤❤❤

Ashley Williams

2y↑5

kirk thiago pedroso

2y↑8

que banda PHooooda!!!
😎

Duncan Brimble

2y↑6

Love these uploads.

Esmeralda Vall

2y↑7

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

The Religion

2y↑1

THAT'S WHAT TRADITION MEANS

Lola Correa

2y↑2

what you did to me, that's what

Ge Ferreira

2y↑6

É simplesmente a melhor banda!! 😍❤💓

Vai Brasil!

2y↑5

Fico sempre bem quando ouço Morrissey. 😍😍😍

Christian Brady

2y↑2

Love love love it

Lucas Prado

2y↑10

BIUTIFUL

Leandro Oliveira

1y↑2

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

Joshua Spencer

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

Noob s

2y↑7

😍

Mon Sun

2y↑6

Woooow 💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋

Lori Rothenbush

1y↑1

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

Mixioner

2y↑8

💛💛

Felipe López Santiago

2y↑5

🕺🏽🙆🏽‍♂️😃😃

Shane V

We are a group of music lovers nerding out over our favorite songs that fall under a new theme each day. Come show us what you got! Today’s theme is “This Week In Music History”.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/SupercordsMusicClub/

Lilia Zarradd

32w↑1

This describes me

ScatKat

1:20

Thiago Passos

2y↑10

👏🔥👏🔥👏🔥👏🔥👏🇧🇷

Maggie Åhr

1y↑1

🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

Vai Brasil!

Brasil sempre presente. 😍😍😍

Thiago Passos

2y↑1

@Nunes Alves VITÓRIA NA GUERRA IRMÃO

Dais

2y↑3

💖❤💖❤💖

Frannie O

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

Pam Doyle

52w

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!!

Ainur Rahmawati

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

Erdem Günsel

2y↑212

Isnt background supposed to be strangeways here we come poster

3rdman

30w

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

YaKi

32w↑1

I started something I can't finish tf

YaKi

32w

The fckin tittle is wrong

Garth Vader

34w↑1

@sexobscura No. It isn't.

sexobscura

39w

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

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Flynn Taylor

2y↑3

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

21w

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

Enzo Lazarovich

21w↑1

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

Max Taylor

2y↑1

#Trexit

Fluff McPuffles

2y↑4

my favorite smiths song

Brazillionaire Mma

49w

Me @ every smiths song except golden lights

Yvonne Watkinson

51w↑1

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

João Gabriel

🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

strangewayshere

1y↑2

Morrissey is bigger than god.

비정한세상

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

Aldo Castro

2y↑44

Typical Me, Typical Me, Typical Me.

Yvonne Watkinson

1y↑4

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

Jasmine Surreal

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.

sexobscura

39w↑1

what are the meaning of these words …

Ludwig

2y↑15

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

30w

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

saint molly

30w

@eggspress Mike Joyce

eggspress

39w

Sophia DeVal who is joyce

Sophia DeVal

Joyce made a mistake

Bev Fairclough

10w↑1

This isn't part of Meat Is Murder

Manuel Martinez

chale me recuerda va mi ex:'(

Patrick Clayton

2y↑1

ok steven do that again .Not to me you wont

David Ellis

2y↑6

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

Captain Pugwash

2y↑1

It's called hindsight

Comfortably Numb

2y↑4

Always

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12w

Autumn, 1987

Stevenne Brightfieldhe

9w↑1

Stevenne Brightfieldhe

Dani Linhares

21w↑1

Typical me

single cell

10w

Typical me

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