Like many other songs written by Morrissey , the song deals with issues of trust , relationship burnout , and alcohol abuse . " Stop Me If You Think You 've Heard This One Before " was originally intended to be released as a single instead of " I Started Something I Could n't Finish " . However , the song contained the lyric " plan a mass murder " and it was banned from daytime airplay by the BBC due to the then-recent Hungerford massacre . Thus , the band decided not to release it in the UK ; it was released in other regions , including North America , Europe , Australia and Japan
Hungerford massacre
Hungerford massacre
Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before