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Once Upon A Woman's Body

Once upon a woman's body, you
laughed too soon
and she said she would unman you.

Once upon a woman's body, you
gagged1 too soon
and she said "I'm gonna undo you"

"Don't you come running home
to unleash your tears
me and your Daddy
we won't always be here"

Once upon a woman's body, you
went soft too soon
and she said "that's OK - I'll find someone who...
isn't you"

Once upon a woman's body, you
could not go through
with all of it
you can't name it
because you can't face it

"Don't you come running home
to unleash your tears
me and your Daddy
we won't always be here"

Precious forbid! Mercy me! God be thanked!
Lamb sakes alive! He has divined! Precious forbid!

Released/leaked on YouTube on October, 30 2021. - link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR88FRMgn5E

1 In British slang, “gagging” is used to express a strong desire or extreme excitement about something. It implies a feeling of anticipation or eagerness. For example, “I'm absolutely gagging for a slice of pizza right now!” Here it could also indicate an erotic desire so strong that it 'climaxes' too early.
Since the text recounts four unsuccessful attempts at physical intercourse with a woman, the verb 'to gag' could also indicate the reaction of 'vomiting' ("gagged too soon") which, albeit figuratively, is accompanied by self-deprecating laughter ("laughed too soon"), a failure to keep an erection ("went soft too soon") and the impossibility of achieving full intercourse ("could not go through").



Album: [Lost Demos]
Year of Publication: 2021
Lyrics: Morrissey
Music: Jesse Tobias

last update: 25/06/2025

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Una volta sul corpo di una donna

Una volta sul corpo di una donna, tu
ti sei messo a ridere troppo presto
e lei disse che ti avrebbe demascolinizzato.

Una volta sul corpo di una donna, tu
L'hai desiderato1 troppo presto
e lei disse: "Ti distruggerò".

"Non tornare a casa di corsa
a liberare le tue lacrime
Io e il tuo paparino
non saremo sempre qui"

Una volta sul corpo di una donna, tu
ti sei ammosciato troppo presto
e lei disse "Non fa niente - troverò qualcuno che...
non sia tu!".

Una volta sul corpo di una donna, tu
non potevi andare fino in fondo
con tutto questo
a cui non sai dare un nome
perché non sai affrontarlo

"Non tornare a casa di corsa
a liberare le tue lacrime
Io e il tuo paparino
non saremo sempre qui"

Che il Cielo non voglia! Pietà di me! Dio sia ringraziato!
L'agnello di Dio resti vivo! Lui lo ha predetto! Che il Cielo non voglia!

Brano rilasciato/diffuso su YouTube il 30 ottobre 2021 - link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR88FRMgn5E

1 Nel gergo britannico, "gagging" è usato per esprimere un forte desiderio o un'estrema eccitazione per qualcosa. Implica un sentimento di attesa o di impazienza. Ad esempio, "Sto assolutamente morendo di fame per una fetta di pizza in questo momento!". Qui potrebbe anche indicare un desiderio erotico talmente forte da "arrivare al culmine" troppo presto.
Dal momento che il testo racconta di quattro tentativi fallimentari di un rapporto fisico con una donna, il verbo "to gag" potrebbe anche indicare la reazione di "vomitare" ("gagged too soon") che, anche se in forma figurata, si accompagna ad una risata autoironica ("laughed too soon"), ad una mancata tenuta dell'erezione ("went soft too soon") e all'impossibilità di giungere ad un rapporto completo ("could not go through").



Album: [Lost Demos]
Anno di pubblicazione: 2021
Testo: Morrissey
Musica: Jesse Tobias

ultimo agg.: 25/06/2025

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