Break Up The Family
| MORRISSEY song | |
|---|---|
| Name | Break Up The Family |
| Album/single | Viva Hate |
| Length | 3:55 |
| Writer/composer | Morrissey / Stephen Street |
| Producer | Stephen Street |
| Release | March 1988 |
| Recorded | Autumn-Winter 1987 |
Information
Break Up The Family is a song that appears on Morrissey's debut album, Viva Hate. It was co-written and produced by Stephen Street.
Lyrics
The strange logic in your clumsiest line
It stayed emblazoned on my mind
You say:
"Break up the family
And lets begin to live our lives
I want to see all my friends tonight"
It wasn't Youth, it wasn't Life
Born Old, sadly wise
Resigned, well, we were
To ending our lives
I'm so glad to grow older
To move away from those awful times
"I want to see all my friends tonight"
Yes, you found love, but you weren't
At peace with your life
Home late, full of Hate
Despise the ties that bind
Oh, I'm so glad to grow older
To move away from those younger years
I'm in love for the first time
And I don't feel bad
"Let me see all my old friends
Let me put my arms around them
Because I really do love them
Now, does that sound mad?"
Captain of games, solid framed
I stood on the touchline
Hailstones, driven home
In a car - no brakes? I don't mind...
I'm so glad to grow older
To move away from those darker years
I'm in love for the first time
And I don't feel bad
So wish me luck my friends, goodbye
So wish me luck again, goodbye
Wish me luck again goodbye...
Wish me luck again goodbye...
Live History
Play count (Morrissey concert): 80
Morrissey live history:
- Tempe, Arizona 1999-10-05 (Morrissey concert)
- Santa Barbara, California 1999-10-06 (Morrissey concert)
- Indio, California 1999-10-09 (Morrissey concert)
- Deinze, Belgium 1999-10-12 (Morrissey concert)
- Köln, Germany 1999-10-13 (Morrissey concert)
- Hamburg, Germany 1999-10-14 (Morrissey concert)
- Bremen, Germany 1999-10-16 (Morrissey concert)
- Berlin, Germany 1999-10-19 (Morrissey concert)
- Leipzig, Germany 1999-10-20 (Morrissey concert)
- Tilburg, Netherlands 1999-10-22 (Morrissey concert)
Appears On
Related Forum Threads
- Morrissey A-Z: "Break up the Family" - Morrissey-solo (Feb 06, 2021)