"FROM THE EDGE OF THE DEEP GREEN SEA" THE CURE (1992)

I generally gravitate to the music first before the lyrics. But as a writer, I still marvel at well-spun verses and choruses. This month, I’m joining the music Twitter community in #31DaySongLyricChallenge

Day 17

I could’ve picked from dozens and dozens of different Cure songs to highlight Robert Smith’s unique ability to capture a spectrum of emotions in his lyrics like no one else. Far more complex than just doom & gloom on one end and euphoria on another, Smith understands that human emotions are much more complex and nuanced than that as the closing lines in “From The Edge of the Deep Green Sea” indicate in its feedback-soaked abyss.

“It's always the same. Wake up in the rain. Head in pain. Hung in shame. A different name. Same old game. Love in vain. And miles and miles and miles and miles and miles and miles away from home again.”