The Cure: Close to Me

Probably one of my favorite Cure lyrics, possibly one of my favorite lyrics hands down. Robert Smith didn't do it for me much after "Disintegration". You can feel the tension in the words here. Waiting for something. Release? Not yet. The Cure never hit you in the head with anything. They kind of snuck around and quietly seduced you. A song like this one or "10:15 saturday night" holds up to a lot of listens and keeps on sounding good.

I've waited hours for this
I've made myself so sick
I wish i'd stayed asleep today
I never thought that this day would end
I never thought that tonight could ever be
This close to me
Just try to see in the dark
Just try to make it work
To feel the fear before you're here
I make the shapes come much too close
I pull my eyes out
Hold my breath
And wait until i shake

But if i had your faith
Then i could make it safe and clean
If only i was sure
That my head on the door was a dream

I've waited hours for this
I've made myself so sick
I wish i'd stayed asleep today
I never thought that this day would end
I never thought that tonight could ever be
This close to me

But if i had your face
I could make it safe and clean
If only i was sure
That my head on the door
Was a dream