My favorite song in the world is “There is a Light that Never Goes Out” by The Smiths. There is no doubt about it and if I never heard another song ever, I would be happy. It is the song I stole my alias from and it is the song I cry to when I see Morrissey perform it live. The first time I saw him sing it live was the week my grandfather died. It was such a long, hard week and I had tickets to see Morrissey two nights in a row. When he sang that song as an encore, I couldn’t move except to wipe the tears from my eyes.
It is a happy song for me and always can turn a day around even just for those 4ish minutes. It is a dark song about dying next to someone in a car accident and being ecstatic about it. Morrissey’s vocals get me every time. The best part is when he sings “to die by your side” with such joy and energy. It punches me in the heart and makes my wrists hurt. The song is perfection and I don’t care if this entry makes any sense. I just had to babble and it’s still Morrissey day.
