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The Cure — Alone
Album: Songs of a Lost World
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This is the end of every song that we sing
The fire burned out to ash
And the stars grown dim with tears
Cold and afraid
The ghosts of all that we've been
We toast, with bitter dregs, to our emptiness
And the birds falling out of our skies
And the words falling out of our minds
And here is to love, to all the love
Falling out of our lives
Hopes and dreams are gone
The end of every song
And it all stops
We were always sure that we would never change
And it all stops
We were always sure that we would stay the same
But it all stops
And we close our eyes to sleep
To dream a boy and girl
Who dream the world is nothing but a dream
Where did it go?
Where did it go?
Broken voiced lament to call us home
This is this end of every song we sing
Where did it go?
Where did it go?
Where did it go?
Where did it go?
Broken voiced lament to call us home
This is the end of every song we sing alone
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I love the seemingly endless intro on this one. There's another one on this new album. With each new measure you think: NOW he's REALLY going to sing!
Posted 2 days ago by reijkman    [ Reply ]
 Eojdvm wrote:

Haha!
But quite a sad lyric - 


but awesome
Posted 2 days ago by andredise    [ Reply ]
 brookap wrote:

One of Bill‘s funnier comments. “Here we are in 2024, and Robert Smith still can’t keep a girlfriend.”


Haha!
But quite a sad lyric - 
Posted 3 days ago by Eojdvm    [ Reply ]
We toast, with bitter dregs, to our emptiness. WHERE did it go? 
:-\
Posted 3 days ago by misstigglewiggle    [ Reply ]
 brookap wrote:

One of Bill‘s funnier comments. “Here we are in 2024, and Robert Smith still can’t keep a girlfriend.”



And music fans like me are thankful he does not
Posted 1 week ago by paloeguevo    [ Reply ]
Actually this song is  about Robert Smith  recently losing his brother.  Have a heart.
Posted 1 week ago by cathiedee1    [ Reply ]
 brookap wrote:

One of Bill‘s funnier comments. “Here we are in 2024, and Robert Smith still can’t keep a girlfriend.”



He's been married to the same woman since 1988, so I don't think that's really an issue.  
Posted 1 week ago by TampaPurple    [ Reply ]
 brookap wrote:

One of Bill‘s funnier comments. “Here we are in 2024, and Robert Smith still can’t keep a girlfriend.”


Ha, very funny! Yet he's been married to the same woman since 1988. Or maybe that's the cause of his despair? 

I get that most people on RP are not fans of The Cure's more dour offerings, but I happen to love this along with Pornography and the second half of Disintegration that got less airplay. And 40 years on they still put on a fantastic show.  
Posted 2 weeks ago by jkamm14    [ Reply ]
One of Bill‘s funnier comments. “Here we are in 2024, and Robert Smith still can’t keep a girlfriend.”
Posted 2 weeks ago by brookap    [ Reply ]
 PlasticBertrand wrote:

They can do better.



Why would you write that? ...Nevermind...
Posted 3 weeks ago by URBANARCHITECT    [ Reply ]
Excellent.
Posted 3 weeks ago by TampaPurple    [ Reply ]
New album will be released Nov. 1 and I've read a couple of very positive reviews, hopeful it is strong overall!
Posted 3 weeks ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
New Cure!  Excellent...  7 straight out of the box and destined to grow further.  Thanks again RP.
Posted 3 weeks ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
This was a fantastic opener for their concert(s) last year.
I'd see it all again in a sad, lonely heartbeat 

Posted 3 weeks ago by pilgrim    [ Reply ]
 steviedeant wrote:

Morbid and sludgy describe this perfectly.



William knows his shit....
Posted 3 weeks ago by KPC1    [ Reply ]
Morbid and sludgy describe this perfectly.
Posted 3 weeks ago by steviedeant    [ Reply ]
He’s nostalgic now, yearning for what was. Musically, we’ve all heard better versions of this lament. But Hall of Famers who have to tour need something new to keep it interesting. 
Posted 4 weeks ago by mjstern    [ Reply ]
I smell a movie score in the future…not a bad thing necessarily, but I’ll have to give it another listen (if William permits) before rating it.  
Posted 4 weeks ago by TripletThreat    [ Reply ]
IDK Bill...it's no worse than all that King Crimson I suffer through.
Posted 4 weeks ago by Sfristrom    [ Reply ]
They can do better.
Posted 4 weeks ago by PlasticBertrand    [ Reply ]
I’m with you Bill. Suck O Barfo. 
Posted 4 weeks ago by PDXDude    [ Reply ]
I've heard worse. 
Posted 4 weeks ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
Giving this an 8 to start simply because it's a new Cure single!
Posted 4 weeks ago by brianbouton    [ Reply ]
Not bad at all
Posted 4 weeks ago by finoufk    [ Reply ]
2 first minutes are nice. 
Posted 4 weeks ago by Mattan    [ Reply ]