A Forest
R. Smith Lyrics
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What have you done?
You came and burned our hopes away
You willed them gone
Oh, The Eye, you evil thing
I must leave the forest, my home, to end your reign
In "A Forest," Robert Smith of The Cure uses evocative language to describe a dark and mysterious forest. "Oh, The Eye, in all your spite/What have you done?" he sings, suggesting a sense of betrayal or loss. Smith then describes the forest as a place of hope that has been consumed by the Eye, a powerful force that has "burned our hopes away" and "willed them gone." The Eye is portrayed as an evil entity that must be destroyed, causing the singer to feel compelled to leave the forest, which he has always known as his home, to end the Eye's reign.
The song's imagery is rich with metaphors and symbolism, creating a sense of unease and mystery. The forest itself can be interpreted as a metaphor for the unconscious mind, with the Eye representing an unwanted and destructive force that threatens to overtake it. The singer's choice to leave the forest can be seen as a metaphor for the struggle to confront and overcome one's fears and inhibitions in order to achieve growth and self-awareness.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh, The Eye, in all your spite
Addressing an unnamed entity, presumably some powerful force, which is malicious and vindictive
What have you done?
Asking the entity what they have done to cause harm or destruction
You came and burned our hopes away
Blaming the entity for destroying people's aspirations and ruining their optimism
You willed them gone
Attributing the destruction of hopes to the entity's intention or deliberate action
Oh, The Eye, you evil thing
Reiterating the entity's malicious nature and expressing contempt and disgust for it
I must leave the forest, my home, to end your reign
Asserting that the only way to escape the entity's destructive power is to leave the familiar surroundings and make a radical change, implying that the entity's control over the forest is so strong that it cannot be challenged or resisted effectively within it
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Written by: Reilly Parent
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@cariddicalabro
Come closer and see
See into the trees
Find the girl
While you can
Come closer and see
See into the dark
Just follow your eyes
Just follow your eyes
I hear her voice
Calling my name
The sound is deep
In the dark
I hear her voice
And start to run
Into the trees
Into the trees
Into the trees
Suddenly I stop
But I know it's too late
I'm lost in a forest
All alone
The girl was never there
It's always the same
I'm running towards nothing
Again and again and again and again...
@deanohall8373
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And it has never got old
Also
Don't Do DruG's
Trust Me
You Are Not MissinG Out On Anything Special
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@alanstrom2221
@@oliverdurgen5953
The concept of the music has to be created by a person from zero.
To describe it the way you have is a reflection of your ignorance of music and how it is made from the imagination of a person or persons.
Whether it is The Cure or Guns n Roses.
Axl was in another room when he heard Slash 'noodling' on his Guitar.
Axl insisted that Slash keep the 'noodle' and it was used as the intro to "Sweet Child of Mine".
Some of the most famous riffs are simple and basic. "Smoke on the Water"
"A Forest" is extremely high on my favourite songs list.
A few of my favourite Bands are The Ramones,
The Sex Pistols, The Buzzcocks & Status Quo.
On the surface they may sound simple, yet, they are far more complex than first thought.
A famous musician once said that it's not the notes you use, it's the space between the notes that create the music.
There's great use of space used on "A Forest"
Too many people enter comments on You Tube that are wildly inaccurate and subjective.
I like to focus on facts and reality.
@blackeagle7947
The Cure
A Forest
Come closer and see
See into the trees
Find the girl
If you can
Come closer and see
See into the dark
Just follow your eyes
Just follow your eyes
I hear her voice
Calling my name
The sound is deep
In the dark
I hear her voice
And start to run
Into the trees
Into the trees
Into the trees
Suddenly I stop
But I know it's too late
I'm lost in a forest
All alone
The girl was never there
It's always the same
I'm running towards nothing
(Again and again and again and again)
And again
@JeMiero
This masterpiece is now 40 years old. Frightnening.
@tnightwolf
yeah XDD it shows how far society has developed XDDD
@Patrycja15815
wtf your right :o
@JeMiero
@@a.i799 Air from J.S.Bach too.
@adamboagey
🤮
@G-G._
@@a.i799 you sound white
@bastiroccitanie
One of the most iconic basslines
@anthonyhart8209
Absolutely
@fredyscanlan
And drum patterns
@koppilork
A part from the work of Les Claypool that is.