I Started Something I Couldn’t Finish Lyrics
[Verse 1]
The lanes were silent
There was nothing, no one, nothing around for miles
I doused our friendly venture
With a hard-faced three-word gesture
[Chorus]
I started something
I forced you to a zone
And you were clearly never meant to go
Hair brushed and parted
Typical me, typical me, typical me
I started something and now I'm not too sure
[Verse 2]
I grabbed you by the guilded beams
Oh, that's what tradition means
And I doused another venture
With a gesture that was absolutely vile
[Chorus]
I started something
I forced you to a zone
And you were clearly never meant to go
Hair brushed and parted
Typical me, typical me, typical me
I started something and now I'm not too sure
The lanes were silent
There was nothing, no one, nothing around for miles
I doused our friendly venture
With a hard-faced three-word gesture
[Chorus]
I started something
I forced you to a zone
And you were clearly never meant to go
Hair brushed and parted
Typical me, typical me, typical me
I started something and now I'm not too sure
[Verse 2]
I grabbed you by the guilded beams
Oh, that's what tradition means
And I doused another venture
With a gesture that was absolutely vile
[Chorus]
I started something
I forced you to a zone
And you were clearly never meant to go
Hair brushed and parted
Typical me, typical me, typical me
I started something and now I'm not too sure
[Verse 3]
I grabbed you by the guilded beams
Oh, that's what tradition means
And now eighteen months' hard labour seems
Fair enough
[Chorus]
I started something
And I forced you to a zone
And you were clearly never meant to go
Hair brushed and parted
Typical me, typical me, typical me
I started something and now I'm not too sure
[Chorus]
I started something
I started something
Typical me, typical me, typical me, typical me, typical me, Typical me, typical me
I started something and now I'm not too sure
[Outro]
Okay Stephen. Do that again
I grabbed you by the guilded beams
Oh, that's what tradition means
And now eighteen months' hard labour seems
Fair enough
[Chorus]
I started something
And I forced you to a zone
And you were clearly never meant to go
Hair brushed and parted
Typical me, typical me, typical me
I started something and now I'm not too sure
[Chorus]
I started something
I started something
Typical me, typical me, typical me, typical me, typical me, Typical me, typical me
I started something and now I'm not too sure
[Outro]
Okay Stephen. Do that again
About
Genius Annotation
Perhaps not the most obvious choice for a single, “I Started Something I Couldn’t Finish” was the second of four singles from Strangeways, Here We Come.
It was released in October 1987, after The Smiths had officially disbanded. With its prominent saxophone and unrelenting drum beat, the song sees Morrissey and company swinging with an abandon that more than casually suggests a lack of focus.
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Writers
Drum Machine
Vocals
Guitar
Bass
Drums
Recorded At
The Wool Hall, Bath
Release Date
September 22, 1987
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