There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
The Smiths * Track #9 On The Queen is Dead
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There Is a Light That Never Goes Out by The Smiths
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The SmithsProduced by
Morrissey & Johnny MarrWrited by
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“There Is a Light That Never Goes Out” is a sacred Smiths classic by now, one that makes fans across the globe join hands and mope together. To some it is a depressive anthem, to others a hopeful testament of love; perhaps its a theme song for teenage angst. The truth is that this song is essentiall...
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Take me out tonight
Where there's music and there's people
And they're young and alive
Driving in your car
I never, never want to go home
Because I haven't got one anymore
Take me out tonight
Because I want to see people
And I want to see lights
Driving in your car, oh, please don't drop me home
Because it's not my home, it's their home
And I'm welcome no more
[Chorus]
And if a double-decker bus crashes into us
To die by your side is such a heavenly way to die
And if a ten-tonne truck kills the both of us
To die by your side, well, the pleasure, the privilege is mine
[Verse 2]
Take me out tonight
Take me anywhere, I don't care, I don't care, I don't care
And in the darkened underpass
I thought "Oh God, my chance has come at last"
But then a strange fear gripped me and I just couldn't ask
Take me out tonight
Oh, take me anywhere, I don't care, I don't care, I don't care
Driving in your car
I never, never want to go home
Because I haven't got one, la-di-dum, oh, I haven't got one
Oh, oh
[Chorus]
And if a double-decker bus crashes into us
To die by your side is such a heavenly way to die
And if a ten-tonne truck kills the both of us
To die by your side, well, the pleasure, the privilege is mine
[Outro]
Oh, there is a light and it never goes out
There is a light and it never goes out
There is a light and it never goes out
There is a light and it never goes out
There is a light and it never goes out
There is a light and it never goes out
There is a light and it never goes out
There is a light and it never goes out
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out Q&A
Who wrote There Is a Light That Never Goes Out's ?
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out was written by Morrissey & Johnny Marr.
Who produced There Is a Light That Never Goes Out's ?
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out was produced by Morrissey & Johnny Marr.
When did The Smiths release There Is a Light That Never Goes Out?
The Smiths released There Is a Light That Never Goes Out on Mon Jun 16 1986.
What did The Smiths say about "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out"?
In 1993, guitarist, Johnny Marr, told Select magazine that he thought this was “the best song” that he had ever heard:
I didn’t realise that ‘There Is A Light That Never Goes Out’ was going to be an anthem but when we first played it I thought it was the best song I’d ever heard.
In the same inter...
Is this song about suicide?
An interesting interpretation of this song posits that the ‘love’ of the speaker that this song is dedicated to is instead a metaphoric device to convey the speaker’s suicidal thoughts. It continues the apathetic, isolated tone of the song to a deeper degree.
“Take me out tonight” and the double-de...