Smiler With Knife

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MORRISSEY Song
Name	Smiler With Knife
Album/Single	World Peace Is None Of Your Business
Length	5:17
Recorded	Winter 2014
Writer	Morrissey/Tobias
Producer	Joe Chiccarelli

Information

Smiler With Knife is a song that appears on Morrissey's tenth solo album, World Peace Is None Of Your Business. The song was produced by Joe Chiccarelli and co-written by Jesse Tobias.

Recording

Morrissey began the recording of World Peace Is None Of Your Business on 1 February 2014 in France with producer Joe Chiccarelli. On 7 March 2014 it was announced that the forthcoming album was finished and provisionally set for a late June/early July release through the Harvest Records label.

Release

World Peace Is None Of Your Business was released on 15 July 2014.

Lyrics

See in me the side of you

That sometimes makes you jump with fright Smiler with knife it's your big night

Sinking bed, all warm and clean Only sadness waits for me Smiler with knife you're just in time You're just in time

Press the blade against my skin Never to make love again Smiler with knife it's alright

Surrender will I am before you I am sick to death of life Smiler with knife, alight Alight

If such things weren't meant to be Then they would never come to me Smiler, oh, don't worry so

Slamming one shots, gentle pain Someone calling out my name Sex and love are not the same Are not the same

Time has frittered long and slow All I am and was will go But where to and why now?

When my last breath falls away Smiler, trust me when I say: "You'll be OK" "You'll be OK"

Personnel

• Morrissey - Vocals
  
• Boz Boorer - Guitars, QChord, clarinet, sax
  
• Jesse Tobias - Guitars
  
• Solomon Walker - Bass guitar
  
• Matt Walker - Drums, tubular bells, percussion
  
• Gustavo Manzur - Keyboards, piano, organ, synths, trumpet, accordion, flamenco guitar, didgeridoo, QChord, backing vocals
  
• Kristeen Young - Backing vocals
• Christophe Minck - Harp
• Producer - Joe Chiccarelli
  

Live History

Play count (Morrissey concert): 14

Morrissey live history:

• Antwerp, Belgium 2014-11-27 (Morrissey concert)
• London, England 2014-11-29 (Morrissey concert)
• Dublin, Ireland 2014-12-01 (Morrissey concert)
• Belgrade, Serbia 2014-12-10 (Morrissey concert)
• Zagreb, Croatia 2014-12-12 (Morrissey concert)
• Athens, Greece 2014-12-15 (Morrissey concert)
• Istanbul, Turkey 2014-12-17 (Morrissey concert)
• Nottingham, England 2015-03-13 (Morrissey concert)
• Bournemouth, England 2015-03-14 (Morrissey concert)
• Barcelona, Spain 2015-04-29 (Morrissey concert)

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Appears On

• World Peace Is None Of Your Business