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| The Cure – Sinking Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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This is definitely one of my favourite Cure songs. The keyboards melody has a very "oceanic" feel which perfectly evokes the imagery of "sinking", and the music reaches a vivid climax towards the end. "I crouch in fear and wait" refers to each person's fear of their own mortality. "I trick myself" refers to how we disguise our fears by holding on to some faith (religion, etc). "If only I could remember" is also a very poignant line. It is sad to think that when we die we might not remember anything and we won't even remember that we ever existed. It relates to the existential notion of the absurdity of life. |
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| The Cure – At Night Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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I suppose it makes sense that this song be about Kafka's story, but for me it holds another meaning. For me, this song is about someone in a really dark state of mind, perhaps psychotically depressed. "The changes at night" refer to his tormented mental state and the people who "sleep in a safe bed" are the society around him that don't share his torment and are simply getting on with their lives. These people are "unaware" of the torments he is going through, and the narrator feels increasingly alienated from them. For me, this song reflects the sense of alienation and despair that some people feel and the contrast with others who can't relate to their anguish, but it seems someone always "has to be there" in that dark tortured inner world. Another sad and moving song about the human condition. At least that's how I interpret it. |
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