Fire in Cairo Lyrics

Lyric discussion by theexplodinggirl 

Cover art for Fire in Cairo lyrics by Cure, The

This song is supposed to be an imaginary Egyptian dream song. The whole "Boys Don't Cry" album seems to have the same middle-eastern feel.

@theexplodinggirl I wouldn't say that of the whole album, but quite a few of the songs have references to exotic or "Eastern" type locations or people, or have music with a sort of Middle Eastern feel. (Of course, "Killing an Arab," which appears on the American version of the album, isΒ β€” ironically β€” a reference to the novel L'Etranger by the French existentialist Albert Camus!)