Lament
The Cure Lyrics
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Underneath the bridge
A man walked
Cold and blue
Into La Ment
The sky coloured perfect
As the man slipped away
Waving with a last vanilla smile...
Somewhere at a table
Two drowned fools
Smoking
Drinking water as they talked
Of how they loved our lady
And oh! the smell as candles die...
One more ice cream river body
Flowed underneath the bridge
Underneath the bridge
The Cure's song Lament describes a tragedy that takes place beneath the bridge. A man walks onto La Ment, feeling cold and blue, and eventually slips away. The sky was colored perfectly, and the man waves goodbye with a last vanilla smile. As the scene shifts to a different location, two people sit at a table and talk about their love for "our lady," while smoking and drinking water. They reminisce on the scent of dying candles, misty-eyed and reflective. The song then returns to the bridge, where another ice cream river body flows underneath.
Line by Line Meaning
Today there was a tragedy
A tragedy occurred today and it had a profound effect on someone.
Underneath the bridge
The tragedy happened under a bridge.
A man walked
A man was involved in the tragedy.
Cold and blue
The man was possibly dead or near-death and his skin had turned an unnatural color.
Into La Ment
The man went to a place called La Ment for unknown reasons.
The sky coloured perfect
Despite the tragic event, the sky was a beautiful and perfect shade.
As the man slipped away
The man passed away or slipped into unconsciousness.
Waving with a last vanilla smile...
The man had a subtle but identifiable smile on his face as if he had made peace.
Somewhere at a table
At another location, two people were having a conversation.
Two drowned fools
The two people were not necessarily intelligent, and their actions could be self-destructive.
Smoking
One or both of the people were smoking cigarettes.
Drinking water as they talked
The two people were drinking water along with their conversation, indicating they could be sober.
Of how they loved our lady
Their conversation may have included their love for someone or something called 'our lady.'
And oh! the smell as candles die...
The atmosphere was thick with the scent of candles, most likely from the conversation location or another nearby location.
One more ice cream river body
The tragedy may have been the latest, but not the only, incident involving someone or something that carried a cheerful or playful connotation, symbolized with 'ice cream river.'
Flowed underneath the bridge
The subject of the previous line met a tragic end, falling victim to the same circumstances as the man mentioned at the start of the song.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Jordan Lee Smith, Murray David John Macleod, Thomas William Heron
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@arberahmetaj7874
Robert Smith is one of the greatest artist of all time. He has that special way of touching your soul like no one else has.
@replicas79
there is Gary Numan aswell
@sanjose528
Arber Ahmetaj so perfectly and nicely put !
@bobdoubter2977
+Arber Ahmetaj Well put...one of the bands from the 80's that sounds great. His voice is so...sympathetic, like a ghost's yearning for something lost singing from a place from a long time ago...creepy but enchanting all at once.
@MowgliX
You said it! :)
@luisgerardo309
C´mon man..you went so far... it is just a pop band
@jaqque9633
Here I am, grown man, with children older than Robert Smith when he wrote this, still getting teary-eyed listening to this. I would spend many a night driving around, listening to The Cure. Listening takes me right back to those moments.
@natoratorbiz6738
Same
@pierreguinot9238
Idem !
@dogsrbetter
Same ❤