“Well I Wonder”’s narrator is gone, with no hope of return. The song isn’t so much a cry for help as a futile, bleak, almost pathetic fading into a darkness with no light at the end of the tunnel.
[Verse 1]
Well, I wonder
"Do you hear me when you sleep?"
I hoarsely cry (Why?)
Well, I wonder
Do you see me when we pass?
I half-die (Why?)
[Chorus]
Please, keep me in mind
Please, keep me in mind
[Verse 2]
Gasping, but somehow still alive
This is the fierce last stand of all I am
Gasping, dying, but somehow still alive
This is the final stand of all I am
[Chorus]
Please, keep me in mind
[Outro]
Well, I wonder
Well, I wonder
Please, keep me in mind
Oh, keep me in mind
Keep me in mind
Well I Wonder was written by Morrissey & Johnny Marr.
Well I Wonder was produced by The Smiths.
The Smiths released Well I Wonder on Mon Feb 11 1985.