The Only One Lyrics

Lyric discussion by riveroflethe 

Cover art for The Only One lyrics by Cure, The

laurelinwyntre, you lyrics are way off. I can't tell all the words, but he definately sing

"when you blow me outside, and then suck me like this"

You can tell because he uses "suck" and "blow" in the previous verse alternately. It plays into the structure of the song. And Robert's a pervert ;)

@riveroflethe Not sure how widespread this was, but when I was at university a curious word-oddity became fashionable: words like "perverted" and "kinky" started to get used in a (strictly non-literal) way, similar to "cool." Wonder if the hugeness of The Cure among my crowd had anything to do with this! I wouldn't say he's a pervert, though it's hard to be sure since he's very private about his personal life, opinions, etc. (unlike many musicians he doesn't comment on political/social issues, e.g.).