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“I Have Forgiven Jesus” was released as the fourth and last single off of You Are the Quarry.
The song is about Morrissey feeling deserted by Jesus due to all the struggles he has faced with finding love. Morrissey was raised a Catholic and so the song is likely a reflection of Morrissey’s disillus...
[Verse 1]
I was a good kid
I wouldn't do you no harm
I was a nice kid
With a nice paper round
Forgive me any pain
I may have brung to you
With God's help I know
I'll always be near to you
But Jesus hurt me
When he deserted me, but
[Chorus 1]
I have forgiven you, Jesus
For all the desire
He placed in me when there's nothing I can do
With this desire
[Verse 2]
I was a good kid
Through hail and snow I'd go
Just to moon you
I carried my heart in my hand
Do you understand?
Do you understand?
But Jesus hurt me
When he deserted me, but
[Chorus 2]
I have forgiven you, Jesus
For all of the love
He placed in me
When there's no-one I can turn to with this love
[Verse 3]
Monday, humiliation
Tuesday, suffocation
Wednesday, condescension
Thursday is pathetic
By Friday, life has killed me
By Friday, life has killed me
Oh, pretty one
Oh, pretty one
[Outro]
Why did you give me
So much desire?
When there is nowhere I can go
To offload this desire
And why did you give me
So much love
In a loveless world
When there's no one I can turn to
To unlock all this love
And why did you stick me in
Self-deprecating bones and skin
Jesus, do you hate me?
Why did you stick me in
Self-deprecating bones and skin
Do you hate me?
Do you hate me?
Do you hate me?
Do you hate me?
Do you hate me?
I Have Forgiven Jesus was written by Alain Whyte & Morrissey.
I Have Forgiven Jesus was produced by Jerry Finn.
Morrissey released I Have Forgiven Jesus on Tue Dec 14 2004.