Both as a standalone and as part of the DSOTS album, you can take this lyric as read. As a matter of public record, Jourgensen's drug intake was legendary even in the 1980s. By the late 90s, in his own words, he was grappling with massive addiction issues and had lost almost everything: friends, spouse, money and had nearly died more than once. "Dark Side of the Spoon" is a both funny & sad title for an album made by a musical genius who was losing the plot; and this song is a message to his fans & friends saying he knows it. It's painful to listen to so I'm glad the "Keith Richards of industrial metals" wised up and cleaned up. Well done sir.
I've waited hours for this
I've made myself so sick
I wish I'd stayed asleep today
I never thought this day would end
I never thought 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 this day would end
I never thought tonight could ever be
This close to me
But if I had your face
Then I could make it safe and clean
Oh, if only I was sure
That my head on the door was a dream
I've made myself so sick
I wish I'd stayed asleep today
I never thought this day would end
I never thought 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 this day would end
I never thought tonight could ever be
This close to me
But if I had your face
Then I could make it safe and clean
Oh, if only I was sure
That my head on the door was a dream
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i love this song. i found a quote about what he thinks about the song:
'it's like the end of the day where you feel nothing has been achieved and you're in a hurry to get the day over with so you can start the next one. You tell yourself you're going to do lots of positive things. But the next day is just like the one before. Sometimes it goes on for weeks.'
I came here just to post this. People have some very creative, odd interpretations of this song--which are fine, but not what the song is intended to be about.<br /> <br /> To add to this, here's what Robert had to say about the phrase "the head on the door" before the album was released:<br /> <br /> "It was when I was little. Before I was going to get ill, I always used to see this horrible grinning man who'd appear on top of the bedroom door and laugh. It was like at both ends of a telescope at the same time- really near but when I tried to push it off, it'd be really far away. The last time I had it was when I was 15 and ill with glandular fever. Until, that is, for some reason, a couple of months ago I had a dream about it again and woke up sweating. I thought I was going to be ill but I wasn't."
If you listen to this song on headphones, you can hear Robert panting in the background. Its wild.
I vote it 'Best song to listen to on full blast through headphones'
@Svendalina I'm voting with you on the 'phones thing.<br /> <br /> I love the heavy breathing in the background: it's like he's trying to run as fast as he can and is out of breath, although if you separate it from the context of the lyrics it can equally sound like it comes from sexual excitement. (There's also a spot, between "hold my breath and wait" and "until I shake," where I think it sounds like a hiccup.)<br /> <br /> RS often uses elements of memories from his childhood in his lyrics. In this song — and a lot of his others — the combo evokes a wild mix of childlike innocence and intense sexiness. Totally brilliant.<br />
Simply put, this song is about the anxiety that is associated with the anticipation of an exciting, important event. This event could be a sexual union, be it a first experience or a reunion with a partner, or it could be a show, or it could be about the nearing completion of an important project. Really any event that would elicit an overwhelming sense of anticipation anxiety. The bridge, with "if i had your faith..." is meant to explain the deep seeded desire to make this event turn out perfect. At the same time, it gives away the author's lack of confidence and fear of the unknown that are so central to the anticipation anxiety. I think the bridge is key to the understanding of the song, because the author betrays his true feelings of inadequacy by admitting that he is incapable of assuring that the event will go as planned without outside help, or in this case, a stronger faith, or confidence.
I love this song because Robert Smith gets right at the core emotions behind insecurity and anxiety in such a visceral way that his desperation for perfection is palpable. I love Why?'s cover of it as well, because their take on the song involves a much slower, meaningful tempo that Smith never could have done because it would have been far to depressing and would have changed the core emotion of the song from anticipation anxiety to dread.
dinosaur jrs cover of just like heaven is great, but not as good as the fantastic original. This song is absolutely wonderful, beautiful, elegant and haunting, i adore every second of it. I don't think it is about wanking somehow
@Fred39 For my money The Cure's early output is phenomenally brilliant albeit Dinosaur's cover of 'Just Like Heaven', to my ears, absolutely surpasses the original on EVERY level - as does their 'Show Me The Way' cover slaughter (good) Frampton's.
Yeah, i'd have to agree it is one crazy video. I think this songs about like waiting for something for so long then when its finally about to happen being too afraid to go through with it. Maybe its about going out with someone for the first time, or doing anything for a first time. It doesnt really matter what, it can pretty much fit anything
This song practically haunts you. I mean I get it stuck in my head for days, and its lyrics are beautiful. I am pretty into emo, and all the new-wave "punk" shit, but I really like this song.
it only sounds perfect coming from the cure. the tempo is just right with this one. i prefer the slow sounding one to the getup kids version, not that i have anything against them.
And its because you're an "emo" chick. The Cure's version kills the Get up Kids version. The only cover of a new wave song that doesn't suck is the Deftones cover of Depeche Mode "Sweetest Perfection".
awwww.... I LOVE this song it's just so... sad in such a happy way it makes me feel like i can be happy even if im the sadest person in the world at the time i feel like there is hope and the world is not all that bad if you just look for the good things in life once again...AWWWWW PLUS the main guy from the cure is so.. PRETTY...hehe
honestly, you make me sick to my stomach
Hahahahahahahahahahhahah, it's rookie love! Let it beee : ) Hahaha. That was a sick call but.
This is a great song :) I must say that the Cure's verision owns the Get Up Kids'. The tempo is rather nice in the kids' verision, but Robert Smith sings soooo much better than the singer in the Kids' and the trumpets kicks ass :)
Ohh, and I hate to sound boring, but isn't this song about masturbation?