This is definitely one of my favourite Cure songs. The keyboards melody has a very "oceanic" feel which perfectly evokes the imagery of "sinking", and the music reaches a vivid climax towards the end. "I crouch in fear and wait" refers to each person's fear of their own mortality. "I trick myself" refers to how we disguise our fears by holding on to some faith (religion, etc). "If only I could remember" is also a very poignant line. It is sad to think that when we die we might not remember anything and we won't even remember that we ever existed. It relates to the existential notion of the absurdity of life.
This is definitely one of my favourite Cure songs. The keyboards melody has a very "oceanic" feel which perfectly evokes the imagery of "sinking", and the music reaches a vivid climax towards the end. "I crouch in fear and wait" refers to each person's fear of their own mortality. "I trick myself" refers to how we disguise our fears by holding on to some faith (religion, etc). "If only I could remember" is also a very poignant line. It is sad to think that when we die we might not remember anything and we won't even remember that we ever existed. It relates to the existential notion of the absurdity of life.