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C U R E

the lyrics of The Cure

*all images are taken surreptitiously. but with much appreciation

This is by no means complete, but rather narrowly drawn and

selected. Namely from the albums : Wish / Head On The Door /

Standing at the Sea The Singles. Despite critics not considering

Wish as one of the Cure's best (there are I think twelve others), it is

one of my favourites. The irresistible pop hooks in this album - just

consider the singles alone - Friday I'm In Love / High are superb,

proof that Smith and co. can produce the most perfectly crafted

pop-songs.

c u r e / l y r i c s is selective because I've only copied the tracks

that I like. For a complete one go to www.thecure.com, or find it

through sites from c u r e / l i n k s. Once I can figure out how to

add in sound files or real audio I'll try to manage it.

Taken from Wish

From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea *brilliant soundscapes in this one. Goes into a great climax with a wall of noisy guitar sounds near the end.

Open *because it has startling lyrics

End *same as above

A Letter To Elise

Doing The Unstuck *simply for the throw your head back in joy feeling it inspires. Great for starting the day and getting over *it* and getting over people.

c u r e / i m a g e r y

c u r e / l y r i c s

c u r e / l i n k s / a r t i c l e

From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea every time we do this i fall for her wave after wave after wave it's all for her 'i know this can't be wrong' i say (and i'll lie to keep her happy) 'as long as i know that you know that today i belong right here with you right here with you...' and so we watch the sun come up from the edge of the deep green sea and she listens like her head's on fire like she wants to believe in me so i try 'put your hands in the sky surrender remember we'll be here forever and we'll never say goodbye...' i've never been so colourfully-see-through-head before i've never been so wonderfully-me-you-want-some-more and all i want is to keep it like this you and me alone a secret kiss and don't go home don't go away don't let this end please stay not just for today 'never never never never never let me go' she says 'hold me like this for a hundred thousand million days' but suddenly she slows and looks down at my breaking face 'why do you cry? what did i say?' 'but it's just rain' i smile brushing my tears away... i wish i could just stop i know another moment will break my heart too many tears too many times too many years i've cried over you how much more can we use it up? drink it dry? take this drug? looking for something forever gone but something we will always want? 'why why why are you letting me go?' she says 'i feel you pulling back i feel you changing shape...' and just as i'm breaking free she hangs herself in front of me slips her dress like a flag to the floor and hands in the sky surrenders it all... i wish i could just stop i know another moment will break my heart too many tears too many times too many years i've cried for you it's always the same wake up in the rain head in pain hung in shame a different name same old game love in vain and miles and miles and miles and miles and miles away from home again...' smith/gallup/thompsen/williams/bamonte top

Open I really don't know what I'm doing here I really think I should've gone to bed tonight but... "Just one drink And there're some people to meet you I think that you'll like them I have to say we do And i promise in less than than an hour we will honestly go... Now why don't I just get you another While you just say hello... " Yeah just say hello... So I'm clutching it tight Another glass in my hand And my mouth and the smiles Moving up as I stand up Too close and too wide And the smiles are too bright And I breathe in too deep And my head's getting light But the air is getting heavier and it's closer And I'm starting to sway And the hands all on my shoulders don't have names And they won't go away So here I go Here I go again... Falling into strangers And it's only just eleven And I'm staring like a child Until someone slips me heaven And I take it on my knees Just like a thousand times before And I get transfixed That fixed And I'm just looking at the floor Just looking at the floor Yeah i look at the floor... And I'm starting to laugh Like an animal in pain And I've got blood on my hands And I've got hands in my brain And the first short retch Leaves me gasping for more And I stagger over screaming On my way to the floor And I'm back on my back With the lights and the lies in my eyes And the colour and the music's too loud And my head's all the wrong size So here I go Here I go again... Yeah I laugh and I jump And I sing and I laugh And I dance and I laugh And I laugh and I laugh And I can't seem to think Where this is Who I am Why I'm keeping this going Keep pouring it out Keep pouring it down Keeping it going Keep pouring it down And the way the rain comes down hard... That's the way I feel inside... I can't take it anymore This it I've become This is it like I get When my life's going numb I just keep moving my mouth I just keep moving my feet I say I'm loving you to death Like I'm losing my breath And all the smiles that I wear And all the games that I play And all the drinks that I mix And i drink until I'm sick And all the faces I make And all the shapes that I throw And alll the people I meet And all the words that I know Makes me sick to the heart Oh I feel so tired... And the way the rain comes down hard... That's how I feel inside... top

End I think I've reached that point Where giving up and going on Are both the same dead end to me Are both the same old song I think I've reached that point Where every wish has come true And tired disguised oblivion Is everything I do Please stop loving me Please stop loving me I am none of these things I think I've reached that point Where all the things you have to say And hopes for something more from me Are just games to pass the time away Please stop loving me Please stop loving me I am none of these things I think I've reached that point Where every word that you write Of every blood dark sea And every soul black night And every dream you dream me in And every perfect free from sin And burning eyes And hearts on fire Are just the same old song Please stop loving me Please stop loving me I am none of these things I am none of these things I am none of these things top

A Letter To Elise Oh Elise it doesn't matter what you say I just can't stay here every yesterday Like keep on acting out the same The way we act out Every way to smile Forget And make-believe we never needed Any more than this Any more than this Oh Elise it doesn't matter what you do I know I'll never really get inside of you To make your eyes catch fire The way they should The way the blue could pull me in If they only would If they only would At least I'd lose this sense of sensing something else That hides away From me and you There're worlds to part With aching looks and breaking hearts And all the prayers your hands can make Oh I just take as much as you can throw And then throw it all away Oh I throw it all away Like throwing faces at the sky Like throwing arms round Yesterday I stood and stared Wide-eyed in front of you And the face I saw looked back The way I wanted to But I just can't hold my tears away The way you do Elise believe I never wanted this I thought this time I'd keep all of my promises I thought you were the girl I always dreamed about But I let the dream go And the promises broke And the make-believe ran out... So Elise It doesn't matter what you say I just can't stay here every yesterday Like keep on acting out the same The way we act out Every way to smile Forget And make-believe we never needed Any more than this Any more than this And every time I try to pick it up Like falling sand As fast as I pick it up It runs away through my clutching hands But there's nothing else I can really do There's nothing else I can really do There's nothing else I can really do At all... top

Doing The Unstuck It's a perfect day for letting go For setting fire to bridges Boats And other dreary worlds you know Let's get happy! It's a perfect day for making out To wake up with a smile Without a doubt To burst grin giggle bliss skip jump sing and shout Let's get happy! "But it's much too late" you say "For doing this now We should have done it then" Well it just goes to show How wrong you can be And how you really should know That it's never too late To get up and go... It's a perfect day for kiss and swell For rip-zipping button-popping kiss and well... There's loads of other stuff can make you yell Let's get happy! It's a perfect day for doing the unstuck For dancing like you can't hear the beat And you don't give a further thought To things like feet Let's get happy! "But it's much too late" you say "For doing this now We should have done it then" Well it just goes to show How wrong you can be And how you really should know That it's never too late To get up and go... Kick out the gloom Kick out the blues Tear out the pages with all the bad news Pull down the mirrors and pull down the walls Tear up the stairs and tear up the floors Oh just burn down the house! Burn down the street! Turn everything red and the beat is complete With the sound of your world Going up in the fire It's a perfect day to throw back your head And kiss it all goodbye! It's a perfect day for getting wild Forgetting all your worries Life And everything that makes you cry Let's get happy! It's a perfect day for dreams come true For thinking big And doing anything you want to do Let's get happy! "But it's much too late" you say "For doing this now We should have done it then" Well it just goes to show How wrong you can be And how you really should know That it's never too late To get up and go... Kick out the gloom Kick out the blues Tear out the pages with all the bad news Pull down the mirrors and pull down the walls Tear up the stairs and tear up the floors Oh just burn down the house! Burn down the street! Turn everything red and the dream is complete With the sound of your world Going up in the fire It's a perfect day to throw back your head And kiss it all goodbye! top