In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
I am slowing down
As the years go by
I am sinking
So I trick myself
Like everybody else
The secrets I hide
Twist me inside
They make me weaker
So I trick myself
Like everybody else
I crouch in fear and wait
I'll never feel again
If only I could remember
Anything at all
As the years go by
I am sinking
So I trick myself
Like everybody else
The secrets I hide
Twist me inside
They make me weaker
So I trick myself
Like everybody else
I crouch in fear and wait
I'll never feel again
If only I could remember
Anything at all
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What was that, jancsibohoc? I couldn't quite hear you. Yes, growing old.
Here is what this wonderful song means to me. Now before anybody goes off, I do know Robert said its about aging.
My interpretation, is an everlasting, inescapable depression.
I am slowing down As the years go by I am sinking
This sounds like somebody is giving up. They're not doing with their life(hence slowing down). Depression could last years, but it could also feel like years, even if its a few days. And sinking, they're losing the battle of depression. They can't tread the water.
So I trick myself Like everybody else
The secrets I hide Twist me inside They make me weaker
When people are depressed, they generally trick themselves into thinking they're happy. The secrets he hides is all the things that depress and upset him. They not only affect them physically, but emotionally as well.
I crouch in fear and wait I'll never feel again... If only I could remember Anything at all
This sounds like sitting alone, thinking, wondering. Not believing they will feel anything other than the depression. They don't remember happiness, or good memories. The only thing on their mind is the depression.
Remember, this is MY person interpretation. I am in no way saying this is what the song is about.
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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I think Robert Smith once said that this song is about getting older. I may be wrong, but ever since I heard that, -it makes sense.
Smith once said:
"Despair at getting older and less true".
is what Sinking is about. 4 comments about this song doesn't do it justice. This is a very very good song.
of all the tracks on "head on the door" this one blew me away to me it feels like loseing touch with reality but monster probly right
I adore this song. It's about getting older. Obviously :)
I CAN TALK IN ALL CAPS TOO.
This is a pretty good song.