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Back To The Old House

I would rather not go
Back to the old house

I would rather not go
Back to the old house
There's too many
Bad memories
Too many memories
There

When you cycled by
Here began all my dreams
The saddest thing I've ever seen
And you never knew
How much I really liked you
Because I never even told you
Oh and I meant to

Are you still there
Or have you moved away?
Or have you moved away?

I would love to go
Back to the old house
But I never will
I never will

I never will

Slight, sober and simple yet highly evocative lyrics for this song. Going back with his thoughts and feelings, the protagonist (almost certainly Morrissey himself) struggles to resist the nostalgic temptation to revisit one's past locale, a house where he once lived and fell in love for the first time.


Album: Hatful Of Hollow
Year of Publication: Nov. 1984
Lyrics: Morrissey
Music: Johnny Marr

last update: 23.04.2006

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Ritorno alla vecchia casa

Preferirei non tornare
Nella vecchia casa

Preferirei non tornare
Nella vecchia casa
Ci sono troppi
Cattivi ricordi
Troppi ricordi
Laggiù

Quando tu passasti di qui in bicicletta
Tutti i miei sogni cominciarono
La cosa più triste che io abbia mai provato
E tu non hai mai saputo
Quanto mi piacevi in realtà
Perché io non te l'ho mai neppure detto
Oh e volevo farlo

Sei ancora là
o te ne sei andato via?
O te ne sei andato via?

Mi piacerebbe tornare
Nella vecchia casa
Ma non lo farò
Non lo farò mai

Non lo farò mai


Scarne, sobrie e semplici eppure estremamente suggestive le parole di questa canzone. Andando indietro con pensieri e sensazioni, il protagonista (quasi certamente Morrissey stesso) lotta per resistere alla tentazione nostalgica di rivedere un luogo del proprio passato, una casa dove un tempo viveva e s'innamorò per la prima volta.


Album: Hatful Of Hollow
Anno di pubblicazione: Nov. 1984
Testo: Morrissey
Musica: Johnny Marr

ultimo agg.: 23.04.2006

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