Creatures kissing in the rain
Shapeless in the dark again
In the hanging garden please don't speak
In the hanging garden no one sleeps

Catching halos on the moon
Gives my hands the shapes of angels
In the heat of the night the animals scream
In the heat of the night walking into a dream

Fall fall fall fall
Into the walls
Jump jump out of time
Fall fall fall fall
Out of the sky
Cover my face as the animals cry
In the hanging garden

Creatures kissing in the rain
Shapeless in the dark again
In the hanging garden change the past
In the hanging garden wearing furs and masks

Fall fall fall fall
Into the walls
Jump jump out of time
Fall fall fall fall
Out of the sky
Cover my face as the animals die
In the hanging garden

In the hanging garden



Lyrics submitted by oofus

Track duration: 04:23

"The Hanging Garden" as written by Robert James Smith, Laurence Andrew Tolhurst, Simon Gallup

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    General Comment:One of my favorite Cure songs.
    Flag SailorPon May 02, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I haven't heard AFI's version, and although I don't mind a bit of AFI, I've never really liked any attempts at anyone covering a Cure song, it just can't be done (not well anyway). The Cure are the only ones who can play Cure songs (in my opinion of course). Actually... I partially take that back. 311 did an alright version of Lovesong, however it's nothing compared to the original.

    ANYWAY... I also heard that this was based on the book "The Hanging Garden", which I haven't read. But I guess all music is open to interpretation, so regardless of what it's based on, make it your own... and give it meaning.
    Flag MeurtreSceneon April 03, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Oh for god's sake... First of all, AFI is NOT pop. Cure is way more pop than AFI. At least AFI used to be hardcore, cure was just always pop. And disabled operator, FUCK YOU. You're an asshole. You have probably never even listened AFI you retard. And I'm also pretty sure that AFI has nothing to do with christians or suckin satans cock. So why don't you go blow your brains out you pathetic piece of shit. If you even have any...
    Well anyways...The AFI cover is great, but the original one is better of course. I believe you, who said this wast about animals fucking. I really don't think this has anything to do with animal abuse. I mean I love bands, who stand up for animals, but I really don't think Cure is one of them.
    Flagged MissNeuroticon January 01, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Incidentally, there was a book published in 1980, called The Hanging Garden, by someone called Wagoner.
    Pornography was released in 1982. Grounds for speculation? I think so.

    The book is about “a patch of ground where someone has been making a practice of hanging every sort of animal, from dogs to spiders.” You should look into it…
    Flag vampirelipson November 19, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:screw you guys who ever says this afi is remotly good to this song, there just a bunch of satan cock sucking anti drug christian shit, im not going to even listen to it in case i be sick and get put off this song forever
    Flag disabled operatoron October 11, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I thought what soundhunter thought originally aswell. The song brought up images of animals being slaughtered in abattoirs for me. This was a much more disturbing and powerful song meaning than what I've learnt now. The song doesn't seem very dark to me anymore.
    Flag knives_outon April 27, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I thought what soundhunter thought originally aswell. The song brought up images of animals being slaughtered in abattoirs for me. This was a much more disturbing and powerful song meaning than what I've learnt now. The song doesn't seem very dark to me anymore.
    Flag knives_outon April 27, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:Ha I don't have a clue what this song means, but whoever said that kids don't know who the cure are or something along those lines... most of my friends LOVE the cure...
    Flag madstar4on April 22, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:Dur...the hanging gardens of Babylon! Have you people never had history classes? I think Smith's meaning makes sense, but I feel it was a tad vague. Babylon is usually used as a metaphor for excess and hedonism, so my guess is that it's just about people that screw without a care in the world and it ends up killing them emotionally and maybe even physically. I forget if AIDS and the like had been discovered this far back. Still, it's just about lavish horniness if you ask me.
    Flag chardsofglasson April 21, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:i go with this interpretation i read somewhere

    "Hanging Garden" seems to me to be about animal abuse and experimentation. For instance, the line "wearing furs and masks" might refer, not only to animals themselves, but to people wearing fur coats and make-up.
    Flag Ruton April 11, 2007   Link

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