Lyrics for How Soon Is Now? as interpreted by YtseJam

How Soon Is Now? Lyrics
I am the son
And the heir
Of a shyness that is criminally vulgar
I am the son and heir
Of nothing in particular

You shut your mouth
How can you say
I go about things the wrong way ?
I am Human and I need to be loved
Just like everybody else does

I am the son
And the heir
Of a shyness that is criminally vulgar
I am the son and heir
Oh, of nothing in particular

You shut your mouth
How can you say
I go about things the wrong way ?
I am Human and I need to be loved
Just like everybody else does

There's a club, if you'd like to go
You could meet somebody who really loves you
So you go, and you stand on your own
And you leave on your own
And you go home, and you cry
And you want to die

When you say it's gonna happen "now"
Well, when exactly do you mean ?
See I've already waited too long
And all my hope is gone

You shut your mouth
How can you say
I go about things the wrong way ?
I am Human and I need to be loved
Just like everybody else does

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NoOtherOne
05-12-2002

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This song is one of the smiths best. Its got good instruments and you an totally relate to "I am human and I need to be loved just like everybody else does". Yay for the smiths!

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roger wilco
06-06-2002

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i think Soho sampled Johnny Marr's grinding guitar part for their 1990 hit "Hippychick". if not "Panic", this must be their signature choon!

this song sounds to me like the narrator is defending his life's decisions (to his parents? girlfriend?). spectacular.

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QnOfWshfulThnkng
06-10-2002

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One of the most powerful songs I have ever heard, that contains one of the best lyrics the music world has ever seen - "You shut your mouth! How can you say I go about things the wrong way? I am human and I need to be loved just like everybody else does." Awesome!!

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BobC
06-21-2002

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In the States--this is definately the Smith's Big Song. I was just coming out at the time and I hated the gay life so I retreated into the underground club scene and this song was singing my life. I'd go to a gay bar and feel alone and scared and lonely. I remember distinctly feeling like straight people thought we weren't human and didn't know that we wanted to love another person just like they did. Then when I went out to gay bars I saw all the promiscuity and predatory behaviour and I knew I'd never find anybody worth a damn in those places. Now that I'm a grown up I don't feel like that at all and have had great relationships, but at thetime "How Soon is Now" summed it all up.

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your_name_here
07-10-2002

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isnt this the Charmed theme song?


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MoonNStar5r
07-13-2002

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When you say it's gonna happen "now"
Well, when exactly do you mean ?
See I've already waited too long
And all my hope is gone

It really doesnt get any better than those lines right there! This is such an awsome song!

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Songmeaningsuser
07-27-2002

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Best Smiths song ever.

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debaser2002
08-06-2002

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Top song, the first verse is a slightly rewritten version of aline from Middlemarch. Marr played this fantastic live, check out the bbc sessions..

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tada123
08-14-2002

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wow I thoyught he meant ioI am the Sun and the air, and I do beleve he meant that as well, mknowing is to it so means this, and the artist sees this http://www.webmagician.com/pubservice/real_truth.html

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tada123
08-14-2002

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that is why air, nothing in particular, such things taken for granted, a starlike oplanet, is of all such well to do so cooperatable things imaginable, or it is simplyk a matter of heat, bu tthat is th enatur of it;s course, of action to try not to stay stuck by some rock, ok E fellers, remember that you are

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tada123
08-14-2002

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a piece of gold is to a piece of rock as anything, E=mC2 seem thoughts, any added well multi to of C of mind, that made so seeming gold accelerate far more trhan a mere rock, as far as it's considered value, nothing of it real yet the man's ideology.. this being, following a natural timeline and fools' gold found, peolle perhaps tridkcked a midievil period ago, who knows what the hell went down why, so then bow to a occount for more $, ngodl running thin, so few peopl ehaving it, itr it could not seem enough inflatable, so oil, said black gold that is baegan to suck it all, all the gold needing go, go get engines and to go.. in the natural timeline you will see it go on, back tio alpha on to ou romega, to the much greater energy of the h H E Currency, GOld inm SUn value that is.. sky blue, clear view stand true, "baby", that's a crockput we gootta reinstill the stew, Heberew knew, now our remember, our infinte clean fuel, is far much vbetter than their limited dirty fuel, before their oil inheiritican land standing, undr and sinking.. and blach blachbla, but hou dhall be carirriied over

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islandishome
09-04-2002

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This is the "Charmed" theme song, except it's performed by the band Everclear.

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Alina
09-06-2002

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*whispers* Tatu have made a cover of this.

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pollypocket
09-12-2002

Rated -1 
I hate covers of great songs.....
There are few that I like....
great songs.... like this one or blue money by new order.....
sometimes it can be depressing...

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orgykicksass5
09-16-2002

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No, it was covered by Love Spit Love. The LSL cover is used for charmed and in the soundtrack for "The Craft"

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Alina
09-24-2002

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Well, this song's been covered by LSL AND Tatu, then. I speaketh the truth, luv.

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synthfreek
10-12-2002

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What about Quicksand's version?

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Johnno
03-07-2003

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nfortunately my cd skips @ this song so i havent heard it in a long time. i think this song is about groing up and becoming a (wo)man of the world and the problems that it causes.

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re8ecca
04-04-2003

Rated +1 
I am with BobC. This song is about being gay and trying to deal with people's criticism and judgement and trying to meet someone who can love you. But of course everyone can relate. That's why the Smiths are so great - their songs, while talking specifically about the gay experience a lot of times, can apply to everyone's experience.

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SouthHibbing
04-21-2003

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One word :
HOPELESSNESS

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SouthHibbing
04-21-2003

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One word:
HOPELESSNESS

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butterflykiss84
05-12-2003

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All of the covers are awful in my opinion, aprt from the Snake River Conspiricy one I have to say. Tatu's is ESPECIALLY awful - how could they cover a Smiths song!!!!!!

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rockfactory
06-12-2003

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I agree. How the hell could they cover a smiths song?(T.A.T.U)

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Cranberried
06-14-2003

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because they're lesbians. its their only claim to fame since we all know they can't sing. this society is controlled by sex, whether openly or subliminal, and for some reason its glorified to be lesbian but immoral to be gay.

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Cherub Rock
07-01-2003

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tada123, what the hell are you on and where can i get some

i don't think this is necessarily a song about gays (although it could be). it seems more about isolation and frustration. i'm sure many ppl can relate to that

plus, not only Tatu covering this. Perhaps even worse: Avril. Her version is on the radio now after playing it, apparently, in heaps o concerts. Lame-o. wow little avril got some underground street cred for listening to and covering that big ole hush-hush 80s band the smiths. i hope she chokes on her tie.

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