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Here her head, she lay
Until she'd rise and say,
"I'm starved of mirth,
Let's go and trip a dwarf"
Oh, what to be done with her?
Oh, what to be done with her?
Ice water for blood
With neither heart or spine
And then just
To pass time; let us go and rob the blind
What to be done with her?
I ask myself,
What to be said of her?
But when she calls me, I do not walk, I run
Oh, when she calls, I do not walk, I run
Until she'd rise and say,
"I'm starved of mirth,
Let's go and trip a dwarf"
Oh, what to be done with her?
Oh, what to be done with her?
Ice water for blood
With neither heart or spine
And then just
To pass time; let us go and rob the blind
What to be done with her?
I ask myself,
What to be said of her?
But when she calls me, I do not walk, I run
Oh, when she calls, I do not walk, I run
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"In a monotonous way, it's quite tongue-and-cheek. The wonderful woman is actually an incredibly vicious person but still at the end of the day she had this incredible magnetic ray to me. All the things that she wanted to do, nasty as they were, were completely forgivable due to whatever reason. It's all metaphysical."
So basically he admited it was autobiographical, whoever it was about. Whether it was about Linder or someone else, we can't know for sure. The femme fatale in question is described as a really vicious person, which makes it odd if it is about her - however, I am well aware that human relationships are complex and that there's a thin line between love and hate and all that, so it is still very possible.
Though it doesn't prove anything and it might be just a coincidence, it is still interesting that in 2002 Morrissey introduced Linder on stage at the second of his his Royal Hall concerts, where she was officially taking photos, as "Linder Sterling - a wonderful woman".
and is their a better line than ice water for blood with neither heart nor spine...a true Mozzer classic lyric - why wasn't it included anywhere? the instrumental accompanyment is delightfully lush and touching too!!!?
its definatly one of my top 5 favourite smiths songs
come on people whats wrong with you? :P great song!