The More You Ignore Me the Closer I Get

Steven Patrick Morrissey (born 22 May 1959), known as Morrissey, is an English singer and lyricist. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as the lyricist and vocalist of the band The Smiths. The band was highly successful in the United Kingdom but broke up in 1987, and Morrissey began a solo career, making the top ten of the UK Singles Chart on ten occasions. His first solo album, 1988's Viva Hate entered the UK albums chart at number one. Widely regarded as an important innovator in indie music, Morrissey has been described by music magazine NME as "one of the most influential artists ever", and The Independent has stated "most pop stars have to be dead before they reach the iconic status he has reached in his lifetime".Pitchfork Media has called him "one of th… more »

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The more you ignore me 
The closer I get 
You're wasting your time 
The more you ignore me 
The closer I get 
You're wasting your time 

I will be 
In the bar 
With my head 
On the bar 
I am now 
A central part 
Of your mind's landscape 
Whether you care 
Or do not 
Yeah, I've made up your mind 

The more you ignore me 
The closer I get 
You're wasting your time 
The more you ignore me 
The closer I get 
You're wasting your time 

Beware!
I bear more grudges 
Than lonely high court judges 
When you sleep 
I will creep 
Into your thoughts 
Like a bad debt 
That you can't pay 
Take the easy way 
And give in 
Yeah, and let me in 
Oh, let me in 
Oh let me
Oh, let me in 
It's war 
It's war 
It's war 
It's war 
It's war 
War 
War 
War 
War 
Oh, let me in 
Ah, the closer I get 
Ah, you're asking for it 
Ah, the closer I get 
Ooh, the closer I

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Written by: STEVEN MORRISSEY, MARTIN JAMES BOORER

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