Club America Lyrics

Lyric discussion by kid pirate 

Cover art for Club America lyrics by Cure, The

i heard this was about robert's trip to NYC and how he got caught up in this rock and roll lifestyle type thing while partying with Depeche Mode and the self hatred he felt after it was over

@kid pirate Could be...sounds like the general idea I've always gotten from the song, with key details added. I sort of think of this one and "Round and Round and Round" as being a pair, about the cheesy fakeness of most people at those sorts of parties.

@kid pirate this is correct. You find interviews and excerpts from interviews where he talks about it specifically. Robert Smith has publicly confirmed your statement. He also said he wrote it to explain it away to himself, he felt a lot of guilt, regret and shame over his behavior. There you go!