this is the true beauty of cure songs, and robert's writing.. most of his inspiration comes from literature.. he takes it in, reforms it and spills it out in a form that makes the listener feel like the song was written for nobody else but them, that's why people always write their own personal stories and situations to cure songs.. he makes great works personal not only for himself but for the listener as well
this as stated is indeed written from a Kafka inspiration, 'Letters To Felice', whom despite what was written here was not his mistress but actually his later to be fiance. He had met her, and they wrote letters to each other long distance. I think a hint of this song comes from the fact that many people believe that Kafka having distance and only letters created an image of Felice, that in reality Felice could not live up to, and he also exaggerated his feelings for her to prove to his father that he too could love and start a family, he later fell in love with what was thought to be her close friend.
but putting it in a more personal aspect, as is so easy with robert's writing, no matter what the source. this song gives you a sense of wanting to try and trying but not being able to achieve the real goal of love and happiness with each other. he's writing to 'elise' to tell her that despite their best efforts, they both need something more.. they'll never really get inside of each other, and they're both fooling themselves. He wanted to believe but the reality of the whole situation was clear.
@xpsychicheartsx In the late '80s when I first started getting into The Cure, I found myself thinking RS's favourite subject in school must've been French Lit ("Killing an Arab" and "How Beautiful You Are" were among the songs that convinced me of this in particular). I was pretty shocked when I found out he hadn't even gone to university, because so much of his work has a real intellectual underpinning and/or inspiration.
@xpsychicheartsx In the late '80s when I first started getting into The Cure, I found myself thinking RS's favourite subject in school must've been French Lit ("Killing an Arab" and "How Beautiful You Are" were among the songs that convinced me of this in particular). I was pretty shocked when I found out he hadn't even gone to university, because so much of his work has a real intellectual underpinning and/or inspiration.
this is the true beauty of cure songs, and robert's writing.. most of his inspiration comes from literature.. he takes it in, reforms it and spills it out in a form that makes the listener feel like the song was written for nobody else but them, that's why people always write their own personal stories and situations to cure songs.. he makes great works personal not only for himself but for the listener as well
this as stated is indeed written from a Kafka inspiration, 'Letters To Felice', whom despite what was written here was not his mistress but actually his later to be fiance. He had met her, and they wrote letters to each other long distance. I think a hint of this song comes from the fact that many people believe that Kafka having distance and only letters created an image of Felice, that in reality Felice could not live up to, and he also exaggerated his feelings for her to prove to his father that he too could love and start a family, he later fell in love with what was thought to be her close friend.
but putting it in a more personal aspect, as is so easy with robert's writing, no matter what the source. this song gives you a sense of wanting to try and trying but not being able to achieve the real goal of love and happiness with each other. he's writing to 'elise' to tell her that despite their best efforts, they both need something more.. they'll never really get inside of each other, and they're both fooling themselves. He wanted to believe but the reality of the whole situation was clear.
oh elise it doesn't matter what you do i know i'll never really get inside of you to make your eyes catch fire the way they should...
oh elise it doesn't matter what you do i know i'll never really get inside of you to make your eyes catch fire the way they should...
@xpsychicheartsx In the late '80s when I first started getting into The Cure, I found myself thinking RS's favourite subject in school must've been French Lit ("Killing an Arab" and "How Beautiful You Are" were among the songs that convinced me of this in particular). I was pretty shocked when I found out he hadn't even gone to university, because so much of his work has a real intellectual underpinning and/or inspiration.
@xpsychicheartsx In the late '80s when I first started getting into The Cure, I found myself thinking RS's favourite subject in school must've been French Lit ("Killing an Arab" and "How Beautiful You Are" were among the songs that convinced me of this in particular). I was pretty shocked when I found out he hadn't even gone to university, because so much of his work has a real intellectual underpinning and/or inspiration.