The Cure – Doubt

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Stop my flight to fight
And die
And take a stand to change my life
So savage with red desperation
I clench my hands
You draw your claws
A hidden rage consumes my heart
Fueled by years of wasted time
I close my eyes
And tense myself
And screaming
Throw myself in fury over the edge
And into your blood
Tear at flesh
And rip at skin
And smash at doubt
I have to break you
Fury drives my vicious blows
I see you fall but still I strike you
Again and again
Your body falls
The movement is sharp and clear and pure
And gone
I stop and kneel beside you
Drained of everything but pain

Screaming throw myself in fury
Over the edge and into your blood

Kiss you once and see you writhe
Hold you close and hear you cry
Kiss your eyes and finish your life
Kiss your eyes
Finish your life

Again and again
Your body falls
The movement is sharp and clear and pure
And gone
I stop and kneel beside you
Knowing I'll murder you again tonight

Knowing I'll murder you again
Knowing I'll murder you again
Knowing I'll murder you again
Knowing I'll murder you again
Tonight

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Track duration: 03:11

"Doubt" as written by Robert James Smith, Laurence Andrew Tolhurst, Simon Gallup

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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    General Comment:I've said it before, I'll say it again - Simon Gallup ROCKS!
    Smith is a master of imagery.
    Great song!
    Flag monster36604on November 25, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:The 'you' is doubt, itself.
    Flag xodon May 04, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:"Expressing the anger and frustration at the pointlessness of everything (at the time?), trying to fight the waves of absurdity."
    (R. Smith, from cure news Number 8)
    Flag ses110on April 12, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:Oh for goodness' sake. You can't kill a person repeatedly (let alone every night), so there's nothing literal about this song. Besides, do you really think Robert and Mary would still be together if he were ever this cruel to her?

    Like every other song on Faith, this song has to be taken in context: it's not about anything as trivial as a bad relationship. The whole album is about the loss of childlike innocence, of letting go of religion or faith in a higher being, of realising you are your own person and ultimately coming to terms with all that entails.

    Doubt, specifically, is about challenging former beliefs head on, all in a rage as you realise that it's all nonsense and that you have to actively change your life instead of being just another drone going through the motions. It's about, as jancsibohoc points out, fighting against the doubt that what you believe and do is right, a battle you can never really win once and for all.

    It's one of the most powerful songs I've ever heard, from an absolute masterpiece of an album.
    Flag sephereniaon March 18, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:This song is from the album Faith, which is the opposite of "Doubt." The album also features a title-track, which seems to be the other side to the same coin as "Doubt."

    So in essence,

    "Faith" is about holding it all in.
    "Doubt" is about letting it all go.

    In "Faith," he talks about his misery, and as a clown in a crowd, just sits like a mountain or something to that effect, and in the ends, just ends up with nothing but faith that maybe things will change.

    In "Doubt," he lets it all go, and is "drained of everything but pain." In the song, he kills someone over and over, again, and he can't help it.

    In all, it seems like the relationship he held during this time, was on the verge of destruction as he was feeling like shit, and bringing her down with him, so he had one of two choices: continue hurting her until she leaves him ("Doubt"), or he stays and waits it out ("Faith").
    Flag toughguybambinoon June 22, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:But also,
    imagine this song polayed by some contemporary heavymetal band. It could well be like a trashmetal song cover or something, with strong fuzzpedal and stuff...
    Flag jancsibohocon March 03, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:This song is about doubt, you idiot.
    Have you ever had doubt?
    Its like this, you can fight it but it will always fight back.
    Flag jancsibohocon March 03, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:well... you could go with the more obvious interpretation... about a person beating his loved one. or dreaming about it, etc. perhaps only verbal, which is, somehow, more poignant.

    or.

    could it be a comment on rough sex. fueled by what seems like so much violence, leading into an ultimate climax... such destructive behaviour.so much pain to find the release.

    ... don't you just love how songs can be interpretted in so many different ways. that's why music is so grand.
    Flag irate hippi chicon June 26, 2003   Link

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