just like
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The one that makes me scream, she said
The one that makes me laugh, he said
And threw her arms around my neck
Show me how you do it
And I promise you I promise that
I'll run away with you
Spinning on that dizzy edge
I kissed her face and kissed her hair
And dreamed of all the different ways I had
To make her glow
Why are you so far away, she said
Why won't you ever know that I'm in love with you
And I'm in love with you
[Chorus:]
You
Soft and only
You
Lost and lonely
You
Strange as angels
Dancing in the deepest oceans
Sitting in the water
You're just like a dream
You're just like a dream
Daylight licked me into shape
I must have been asleep for days
And moving lips to breathe her name
I opened up my eyes
And found myself alone alone
Alone above a raging sea
That stole the only girl I loved
And drowned her deep inside of me
You
The lyrics to "Just Like Heaven" by The Cure are about a person who is deeply infatuated with someone else and is longing for them to reciprocate those feelings. The song begins with the person asking their love interest to perform a trick that makes them laugh and scream. They promise to run away with them if they show them how to do it. The next verse describes them kissing and dreaming of ways to make their love interest glow.
The chorus talks about their love interest being "soft and only", "lost and lonely", and "strange as angels". They describe them as dancing in the deepest oceans and sitting in the water, just like a dream. The final verse talks about the person waking up alone, realizing that their love interest is gone and feeling lost and alone without them. They feel as though they've been asleep for days and can only think of their love interest, who has been drowned inside of them.
Line by Line Meaning
Show me how you do that trick
Teach me how to make something amazing happen
The one that makes me scream, she said
She wants to experience something so exciting that she will scream
The one that makes me laugh, he said
He wants to experience something so funny that he will laugh
And threw her arms around my neck
To show affection, she hugged him by putting her arms around his neck
Show me how you do it
Teach me how to do that thing again
And I promise you I promise that
He is making a solemn pledge to run away with her if she teaches him the trick
I'll run away with you
He is so eager to learn the trick and be with her that he will run away with her
Spinning on that dizzy edge
He feels like he's on the edge of something amazing and exciting
I kissed her face and kissed her hair
He showed his affection by kissing her on the face and on the hair
And dreamed of all the different ways I had
He thought of all the ways he could make her happy and feel loved
To make her glow
He wanted to make her feel special and radiant
Why are you so far away, she said
She is expressing her sadness and loneliness that she feels away from him
Why won't you ever know that I'm in love with you
She is frustrated that he cannot see or understand her feelings of love towards him
You
He is addressing someone whom he loves and cares for
Soft and only
She is gentle and fragile, but also unique and one-of-a-kind
Lost and lonely
She is feeling lost and alone without him by her side
Strange as angels
She is ethereal and otherworldly, like an angel
Dancing in the deepest oceans
She knows how to enjoy life and have fun, even in the most challenging circumstances
Sitting in the water
She is relaxed and serene, even when surrounded by water
You're just like a dream
He is stating that she is so wonderful and amazing that it feels like he's dreaming
Daylight licked me into shape
He feels like the new daylight is refreshing and energizing him for the day
I must have been asleep for days
He slept for a long time and feels refreshed, but also realizes that he missed out on a lot of time
And moving lips to breathe her name
He is saying her name as he wakes up and remembers who he loves
I opened up my eyes
He is now fully awake and aware of his surroundings
And found myself alone alone
He realizes that she is not there, and he feels alone without her
Alone above a raging sea
He is alone and feels overwhelmed by the vastness of the sea
That stole the only girl I loved
He blames the sea for taking away the person he loves
And drowned her deep inside of me
He feels like he is drowning in sorrow and sadness because he lost the person he loves
You
He still thinks of the person he loves
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BORIS WILLIAMS, LAURENCE ANDREW TOLHURST, PORL THOMPSON, ROBERT JAMES SMITH, SIMON GALLUP
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