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The song below was written by Josh Caterer of The Smoking Popes on his new band's (Duvall) excellent debut release. Is it about Morrissey? Josh became a Christian during the time The Smoking Popes were touring with Morrissey. Here's an excert from an article written after that Morrissey tour:
Full article here: http://www.siboliban.org/smokingpopes/havejesus.html
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Things got worse when the band toured with Morrissey, the prince of romantic doom often compared to Caterer. Morrissey had a luxury tour bus, while the Popes tagged along behind in a van, with Caterer in a station wagon that he bought so he wouldn't have to ride with smokers. While driving with his brother Eli and road guitarist Tom Counihan, Caterer would draw them into heavy philosophical discussions.
"(Josh) just started getting really introverted and keeping away from everybody," said Counihan. "Ever since I've known him he's been searching for something beyond worldly happiness. We talked a lot about it on that particular tour."
Morrissey, who is about 20 years older than the Popes, wasn't the best role model. Over the six-week tour he only spoke to the band twice and was "very fidgety" and "very uncomfortable," according to Caterer. After every show, Morrissey would dart to his tour bus, making sure he bumped into no one.
"I was realizing that he had a bigger budget than we did, but he was basically on the same treadmill that we were on," Caterer said. "It became a reality to us that this was going to be us, this was going to be me. It didn't seem any more fulfilling for him than it was for me."
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So, I wonder...could this song be written about Morrissey?
Between The Lines
Volume and Density
(v1)
the goal you sold yourself out to
is wasting you for nothing in return
you speak as though you're rich
you look as though you're tired
what happens when your contract has expired
do you still cling to the hollow sound
of the empty songs you sing
(chorus)
when i read between the lines
it don't take long to find a heart that's breaking
and the joy you left behind
is greater than the one that you've been faking
i know that there's still time
to turn around the choices you've been making
you just can't close your eyes to what you find
when you read between the lines
(v2)
disgusted by some things you've seen
but does that mean it's fine to walk away
you speak as though you're free
you look as though you're scared
what happened to the faith i thought we shared
is it still there
was it ever really even there at all
chorus
Full article here: http://www.siboliban.org/smokingpopes/havejesus.html
**BEGIN EXCERT**
Things got worse when the band toured with Morrissey, the prince of romantic doom often compared to Caterer. Morrissey had a luxury tour bus, while the Popes tagged along behind in a van, with Caterer in a station wagon that he bought so he wouldn't have to ride with smokers. While driving with his brother Eli and road guitarist Tom Counihan, Caterer would draw them into heavy philosophical discussions.
"(Josh) just started getting really introverted and keeping away from everybody," said Counihan. "Ever since I've known him he's been searching for something beyond worldly happiness. We talked a lot about it on that particular tour."
Morrissey, who is about 20 years older than the Popes, wasn't the best role model. Over the six-week tour he only spoke to the band twice and was "very fidgety" and "very uncomfortable," according to Caterer. After every show, Morrissey would dart to his tour bus, making sure he bumped into no one.
"I was realizing that he had a bigger budget than we did, but he was basically on the same treadmill that we were on," Caterer said. "It became a reality to us that this was going to be us, this was going to be me. It didn't seem any more fulfilling for him than it was for me."
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So, I wonder...could this song be written about Morrissey?
Between The Lines
Volume and Density
(v1)
the goal you sold yourself out to
is wasting you for nothing in return
you speak as though you're rich
you look as though you're tired
what happens when your contract has expired
do you still cling to the hollow sound
of the empty songs you sing
(chorus)
when i read between the lines
it don't take long to find a heart that's breaking
and the joy you left behind
is greater than the one that you've been faking
i know that there's still time
to turn around the choices you've been making
you just can't close your eyes to what you find
when you read between the lines
(v2)
disgusted by some things you've seen
but does that mean it's fine to walk away
you speak as though you're free
you look as though you're scared
what happened to the faith i thought we shared
is it still there
was it ever really even there at all
chorus
