Originally Posted by
Runesmith
That's true. I put him in the same vein as Michael Stipe, in that he often uses personas as a way to express feelings he may or may not have (especially in the aforementioned "Ask"). Moz has never, to my knowledge, awknowledged what any of his songs are about.
I don't disagree with you, but I'm not sure if I agree, either. There's no doubt in my mind that Morrissey struggles (or struggled - much of his recent output has toned down the depressive themes present in earlier works) with depression and uses sarcasm as a weapon, but he exaggerates much of it, as in "Unloveable," which uses overly trite lyrics to poke fun at the persecution complex many of his fans are said to have.
Also, I'm one who generally relates to what Mozzer is saying, as well. :D