"Born To Hang"
(Morrissey/Mark Nevin)

 

This song was demoed by Morrissey in February 1992 but never finished or released. Its lyrics are transcribed without permission, as they are heard in the two versions that have leaked.

I am born to hang
well it's all healthy news
in a nutshell this means
that I never have to live like you

I am born to hang
but not to have kids
and to never be wed, no
to someone who I don't even love

hang the noose it'll eventually come loose

when you're born... 1
when you're born to hang
time is so strange
and love doesn't come, no
or if it comes then it comes too late

and the song that we sing
it rings in our heads
it's flowing with dread
because it's all that we know

hang the noose, let it not be loose

when you're born to hang
time is so strange
and love doesn't come
or when it comes it comes too late

and the song that we sing
it sings in our heads
and it's flowing with dread
because it's all that we know

and the world is flowing in our head

 

1 In one of the two versions of the song that have leaked, Morrissey starts singing the verse too early, interrupts himself and repeats the line. This was corrected in the version that was made ready-for-release.