Asleep
Words by Morrissey - Music by Johnny Marr
"Don't feel bad for me
I want you to know
Deep in the cell of my heart
I will feel so glad to go
There is another world
There is a better world
Well, there must be..."
Asleep
Words by Morrissey - Music by Johnny Marr
"Don't feel bad for me
I want you to know
Deep in the cell of my heart
I will feel so glad to go
There is another world
There is a better world
Well, there must be..."
Officially
Released Versions
1. B-Side of "The Boy With The Thorn In His Side" (RT 194 - Released October, 1986).
Bootleg
Versions
Asleep, Before Love - Live In Oxford March 18, 1985, A Nice Bit Of Meat (Soundcheck, Inverness Eden Court 10/1/85)
Quintessential Bootleg Version
"Asleep" was recorded during a soundcheck at Inverness Eden Court on October 1, 1985. This version of the song is very special because it is the only known live version. The song was never played during a concert.
Sundry
Although "Asleep" is on the Louder Than Bombs compilation, it is heard in the best context on the 12" single of "The Boy With The Thorn In His Side". There, the phrase "You are sleeping, you do not want to believe" repeated at the end of "Rubber Ring" leads perfectly into the howling wind and somber piano refrain of "Asleep". One of the finest moments on a Smiths record.
A music box playing "Auld Lang Syne" is heard at the end of the song.
This is possibly the most seriously suicidal of all Smiths songs and it is also one of the few to feature only Morrissey and Marr (who plays the lovely piano).
