This whole set of singles (which I like to think of as "the Hypnic Jerks") seem to take an interesting spin on the themes of sex, drugs, and general hedonism that Robert would usually cast the speaker in his songs in (I say speaker, as some songs just don't feel like they're about him personally). As opposed to being a willing participant, it seems like Robert's singing about someone who sees things like this and disapproves. There seems to be almost an air of ignorant young lovers there, as per the narrative in "The Perfect Boy" and the last line here. But yeah, like a lot of Cure songs that are poppier and fun, you have to admit, this is about drugs and/or sex lol.
This whole set of singles (which I like to think of as "the Hypnic Jerks") seem to take an interesting spin on the themes of sex, drugs, and general hedonism that Robert would usually cast the speaker in his songs in (I say speaker, as some songs just don't feel like they're about him personally). As opposed to being a willing participant, it seems like Robert's singing about someone who sees things like this and disapproves. There seems to be almost an air of ignorant young lovers there, as per the narrative in "The Perfect Boy" and the last line here. But yeah, like a lot of Cure songs that are poppier and fun, you have to admit, this is about drugs and/or sex lol.