What She Said Lyrics
[Verse 1]
What she said
"How come someone hasn't noticed that I'm dead
And decided to bury me? God knows, I'm ready!"
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
What she said was sad
But then, all the rejection she's had
To pretend to be happy could only be idiocy
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
But what she said
Was not for the job or lover that she never had
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
No, no, no
[Verse 2]
What she read
All heady books she'd sit and prophesise
It took a tattooed boy from Birkenhead
To really really open her eyes
What she read
All heady books she'd sit and prophesise
It took a tattooed boy from Birkenhead
To really really open her eyes
What she said
"I smoke 'cause I'm hoping for an early death
And I need to cling to something"
What she said
"I smoke 'cause I'm hoping for an early death
And I need to cling to something"
No, no, no
What she said
"How come someone hasn't noticed that I'm dead
And decided to bury me? God knows, I'm ready!"
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
What she said was sad
But then, all the rejection she's had
To pretend to be happy could only be idiocy
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
But what she said
Was not for the job or lover that she never had
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
No, no, no
[Verse 2]
What she read
All heady books she'd sit and prophesise
It took a tattooed boy from Birkenhead
To really really open her eyes
What she read
All heady books she'd sit and prophesise
It took a tattooed boy from Birkenhead
To really really open her eyes
What she said
"I smoke 'cause I'm hoping for an early death
And I need to cling to something"
What she said
"I smoke 'cause I'm hoping for an early death
And I need to cling to something"
No, no, no
[Instrumental Outro]
About
Genius Annotation
“What She Said” is told from a female perspective – it’s rare for male songwriters to write about women with empathy rather than desire – and how it taps into a certain kind of teenage girl’s fantasies.
Accompanying is a tune where Morrissey beats a path to your head, but it’s Johnny Marr’s melodies that carry the words to your heart.
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Credits
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Bass
Drums
Guitar
Vocals
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Recorded At
Amazon Studios (Liverpool, England); Ridge Farm Studios (Surrey, England)
Release Date
February 11, 1985
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