Let's Go to Bed
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I'm shaking like milk
Turning
Turning blue
All over the windows and the floors
Fires outside in the sky
Look as perfect as cats
The two of us
But it's just the same
A stupid game
But I don't care if you don't
And I don't feel if you don't
And I don't want it if you don't
And I won't say it
If you won't say it first
You think you're tired now
But wait until three
Laughing at the Christmas lights
You remember from December
All of this then back again
Another girl
Another name
Stay alive but stay the same
It's just the same
A stupid game
But I don't care if you don't
And I don't feel if you don't
And I don't want it if you don't
And I won't say it
If you won't say it first
You can't even see now
So you ask me the way
You wonder if it's real
Because it couldn't be rain
Through the right doorway
And into the white room
It used to be the dust that would lay here
When I came here alone
Doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo
Let's go to bed
The lyrics to The Cure's song "Let's Go to Bed" describe a tense and awkward relationship between two people who are trying to reconnect. The singer is nervous and trembling ("shaking like milk"), and the atmosphere is colored by uncertainty and ambiguity. The flames outside seem perfect, like beautiful cats, but inside there is only tension and confusion. The two people are together again, but it feels like they are playing a "stupid game" of emotional cat-and-mouse. The singer is more interested in what the other person is feeling than in their own emotions - they don't care, feel, or want anything unless the other person does it first. The final lines suggest a tentative intimacy, as the two people navigate through a confusing scene and ultimately decide to go to bed.
The song is tinged with a sense of nostalgia and regret, as the singers reminisce about past relationships ("laughing at the Christmas lights you remember from December") and bemoan the fact that the current relationship is "just the same" as previous ones. There is a sense of circularity and repetition to the lyrics, as the singers seem trapped in a painful cycle of attraction and rejection.
Line by Line Meaning
Let me take your hand
I want to hold your hand and be close with you
I'm shaking like milk
I'm nervous and uncertain about what's to come
Turning
Everything is changing and transforming
Turning blue
Feeling sad and depressed
All over the windows and the floors
There are signs of distress and sorrow everywhere
Fires outside in the sky
The world is in chaos and turmoil
Look as perfect as cats
Things may seem calm and peaceful on the surface
The two of us
We're together again
Together again
We were apart for a while, but now we're reunited
But it's just the same
We keep repeating the same mistakes
A stupid game
We're playing games with each other that have no real meaning
But I don't care if you don't
I'm willing to give my all, even if you're not
And I don't feel if you don't
If you don't reciprocate my feelings, I won't let it affect me
And I don't want it if you don't
I don't want to force something that you don't want
And I won't say it
I'll keep my feelings to myself
If you won't say it first
Unless you're willing to be vulnerable and express your feelings first
You think you're tired now
You're exhausted from what we're going through
But wait until three
It's going to get worse than this
Laughing at the Christmas lights
We're pretending to be happy when we're not
You remember from December
We have memories of a past that we can't go back to
All of this then back again
We go through cycles of happiness and sadness
Another girl
You're going to leave me for someone else
Another name
You'll forget about me and move on
Stay alive but stay the same
We're just trying to survive without making any real progress
You can't even see now
You're lost and confused
So you ask me the way
You need my help to figure out what to do
You wonder if it's real
You're doubting the legitimacy of our relationship
Because it couldn't be rain
You don't believe that something as mundane as rain could cause this much pain
Through the right doorway
We need to make the right choices to move forward
And into the white room
We need to start fresh and forget the past
It used to be the dust that would lay here
There used to be nothing here, but now there's something
When I came here alone
I was alone before you came into my life
Let's go to bed
Let's forget about our problems and just be together
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: LAURENCE ANDREW TOLHURST, ROBERT JAMES SMITH
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