I say "no", you say "yes" and you will change your mind
I left the South,
I travelled North
I got confused - I killed a horse
I can't help the way I feel
Oh yes, you can punch me
and you can butt me
and you can break my spine
but you won't change the way I feel
'cause I love you
And is it really so strange?
Oh, is it really so strange?
Oh, is it really so, really so strange?
I say "no", you say "yes", but you will change your mind
I left the North again,
I travelled South again
and I got confused - I killed a nun
I can't help the way I feel
I can't help the way I feel
I can't help the way I feel
(I lost my bag in Newport Pagnell)
Why is the last mile the hardest mile?
My throat was dry, with the sun in my eyes
and I realised, I realised
I could never
I could never, never, never, go back home again...
Is It Really So Strange? é um tema que guarda diversas
semelhanças com Ask e Sheila
Take A Bow. São três músicas compostas aproximadamente
na mesma época, com forte apelo pop e que, honestamente, não
estão entre as minhas prediletas. Is It Really So Strange? é a canção que abre a coletânea Louder
Than Bombs, mas Sweet And Tender Hooligan
ou Half A Person teriam sido um melhor começo.
A canção só parece ganhar mais virtudes quando apresentada
ao vivo: tanto o álbum Rank quanto
os shows do Morrissey no Brasil comprovaram
que, pelo menos ao vivo, Is It Really So Strange? consegue alguma
empatia com o público.
