Robert Smith may have been inspired by Shelley's poem 'Adonais,' but the song lyrics themselves are Smith's, and not taken from that poem.
This song is a romanticism of death. Adonais' death in particular is considered here to be an awakening from the dream of life, where the dead soul is freed from the constraints of earthly living. The spirit of the departed appears to be calling to the loved one left behind (starting with the wind's words in the chorus), seducing that person with the promise of being together forever.
Incidentally, the Cure altered lyrics to one of their own songs in concert once immediately following Ian Curtis' (singer for Joy Division who hung himself) death, and they also did a cover of J.D.'s "Love Will Tear Us Apart" several years later. It isn't unlikely that Smith had Curtis in mind when writing this.
Robert Smith may have been inspired by Shelley's poem 'Adonais,' but the song lyrics themselves are Smith's, and not taken from that poem.
This song is a romanticism of death. Adonais' death in particular is considered here to be an awakening from the dream of life, where the dead soul is freed from the constraints of earthly living. The spirit of the departed appears to be calling to the loved one left behind (starting with the wind's words in the chorus), seducing that person with the promise of being together forever.
Incidentally, the Cure altered lyrics to one of their own songs in concert once immediately following Ian Curtis' (singer for Joy Division who hung himself) death, and they also did a cover of J.D.'s "Love Will Tear Us Apart" several years later. It isn't unlikely that Smith had Curtis in mind when writing this.