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What Kind of People Live in These Houses?

What kind of people live in these houses?
What kind of sad dad
Scratches in this crash-pad?
T-shirts or blouses?
Torn jeans or trousers?
What kind of people live in these houses?
T-shirts or blouses?
Torn jeans or proper trousers?
They vote the way they vote
They don't know how to change
Because their parents did the same

And where will they be
Ten years from today?
Bed-sitter, bed-wetter?
Or penthouse go-getter?
What carpet-chewer
Lights up this sewer?
And which rough trade strangers1
Flail around these chambers?
And what dented gent
Bends over in this tent?2

They sleep with who they sleep with
Only because they are afraid to taste change

And where will they be
Ten years from today?
Dogface in a duplex?
Boisterous in cloisters?
Grabbing in a cabin
Or squatting on your quarters, oh
Sat home and folksy
Smelling in their dwelling
They look at television thinking it's their window to the world3
They look at television thinking it's their window to the world
That's got to hurt
Who cares what people live in these houses?

1 Possible reference to Smiths' historical record label Rough Trade
2 Possible reference to the lyrics in "Alsatian Cousin"
3 A line against the media, often found in Morrissey's lyrics as they depict a false reality to the masses. Negative portrayal of the media is a common motif of Morrissey’s work which can be found in "Spent The Day In Bed", "Panic", etc.


Album: I Am Not A Dog On A Chain
Year of Publication: 2020
Lyrics: Morrissey
Music: Jesse Tobias

last update: 21/05/2025

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Che razza di gente vive in queste case?

Che razza di persone vive in queste case?
Che razza di padre triste
graffia questo buco di rifugio?
Magliette o camicie larghe?
Jeans o pantaloni strappati?
Che razza di persone vive in queste case?
Magliette o camicie larghe?
Jeans strappati o normali pantaloni?
Votano come votano
Non sanno come cambiare
Perché i loro genitori hanno fatto lo stesso

E dove saranno
Tra dieci anni?
Affitacamere, piscia-a-letto?
O uno che si dà da fare per un superattico?
Quale leccapassere
illumina questa fogna?
E quali rozzi commercianti venuti da fuori
Si aggirano in queste stanze?
E quale gentiluomo ammaccato
si piega in questa tenda?

Dormono con chi dormono
Solo perché hanno paura di assaggiare il cambiamento

E dove saranno
Tra dieci anni?
Un cesso in un due camere?
Esuberanti in un chiostro?
Prenderanno possesso di una cabina
O occuperanno abusivamente il tuo alloggio, oh
Seduti a casa e in modo comune
Puzzando nella loro dimora abituale
Guardano la televisione pensando che sia la loro finestra sul mondo
Guardano la televisione pensando che sia la loro finestra sul mondo
Questo deve far male
Chi se ne frega di chi vive in queste case?

1 Possibile riferimento all'etichetta storica degli Smiths' "Rough Trade"
2 Possibile rifeirmento al testo di "Alsatian Cousin" , brano di apertura dell'album "Viva Hate"
3 Un verso contro i media, che spesso troviamo nei testi di Morrissey, perché, a suo parere, dipingono una falsa realtà alle masse. Il ritratto negativo dei media d'informazione è un motivo ricorrente nel lavoro di Morrissey, che può essere trovato anche in "Spent The Day In Bed", "Panic", etc.


Album: I Am Not A Dog On A Chain
Anno di pubblicazione: 2020
Testo: Morrissey
Musica: Jesse Tobias

ultimo agg.: 21/05/2025

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