Close To Me
* The Cure Lyrics

The song Close To Me by The Cure is a haunting and introspective delve into the fear, anxiety and insecurity that often grips us when we are extremely close to someone or something. The song speaks of the singer's desperate wish for safety and comfort in the face of an impending loss of control, and the crushing loneliness that they feel when they are unable to attain that safety. The opening line, "I've waited hours for this, I've made myself so sick," suggests that the singer has been waiting for something anxiously for a long time, something that is making them increasingly anxious and nervous as time drags on. The wish to go back to sleep in the second line of the first verse suggests that this anxiety may also be affecting their ability to sleep, and that they feel overwhelmed by the fear of what might come next.

Throughout the song, images of darkness and danger abound, as the singer implores the listener to "just try to see in the dark" and to "feel the fear before you're here." They pull their eyes out and hold their breath, obediently waiting until they shake, in order to try and stay in control of their fears. This desperate desire for control is made all the more poignant by the knowledge that the singer realizes that they cannot do it alone - "if I had your faith, then I could make it safe and clean." The song ends on a somber note, with the bleak observation that "if only I was sure that my head on the door was a dream." The final line leaves the listener wondering what the future holds for the singer, and whether they will ever find the safety and security they so desperately crave.