A Forest
The Cure Lyrics


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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
And again and again and again and again
And again-gain-gain and again and again
And again and again-gain-gain and again



And again and again and again and again
And again

Overall Meaning

The song A Forest by The Cure tells the story of a man who is lost in a dark forest, searching for a girl. The first verse encourages him to come closer and look into the trees to find the girl. He’s urged to follow his eyes and he hears her voice calling his name, which is deep in the dark. The second verse sees him running towards the trees and into the dark, but suddenly he stops. He knows it’s too late, as he has become lost in the forest, all alone. The girl was never there, and he keeps running towards nothing, again and again.


The song is often interpreted as a metaphor for addiction, depression, and the feeling of being lost. It’s a classic example of how The Cure’s music connected with people on an emotional level, expressing feelings of longing and despair that many could relate to. Robert Smith’s haunting vocals and the energetic, urgent guitars convey a sense of urgency and confusion that makes the song so effective.


Line by Line Meaning

Come closer and see
Step closer to observe your surroundings


See into the trees
Pay attention to the nature around you


Find the girl
Search for a young woman who is lost in the woods


While you can
Before she disappears


See into the dark
Look beyond the lighted paths


Just follow your eyes
Trust your instincts and continue looking


I hear her voice
I am intrigued by the sound of her voice


Calling my name
She's seemingly beckoning for me


The sound is deep
It comes from far away or has an eerie quality


In the dark
She's hidden from my sight


And start to run
I'm excited and anxious to find her


Into the trees
I chase after her into the forest


Suddenly I stop
I realize that something is not right


But I know it's too late
I am trapped and can't turn back


I'm lost in a forest
I am disoriented and can't find my way back out


All alone
I am by myself in the eerie forest


The girl was never there
She was only a figment of my imagination


It's always the same
I keep getting lost in the forest and chasing after something that does not exist


I'm running towards nothing
My pursuit has no reward


Again and again and again and again
The cycle repeats


And again and again and again and again
The cycle continues


And again and again and again and again
The cycle persists


And again and again and again and again
The cycle endures


And again and again
The cycle repeats over and over




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Robert James Smith, Laurence Andrew Tolhurst, Matthieu Aiden Hartley, Simon Johnathon Gallup

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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...



BLACK EAGLE

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



Paola Bruna

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



All comments from YouTube:

Jack Cravford

The atmosphere on this one is really something else. One of the best songs i ever heard, top notch bass line and mysterious, meditative vocals.

Jose Ramon Cases perez

Estratosferico

Scooter Grammy

The bass 👌
It's a vibe

Latitudes e Longitudes

Yes,the sad,melodic,atmospheric bass,guitar or keyboard sounds that are so iconic of 1980s british bands

Jack Cravford

@Latitudes e Longitudes i dont think it is that sad. The whole record has really cool, foggy realm i love to be lost in it. I just love Forest for how adventure it sounds.

Janique Vaillot

🙂😆🤣🤣

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Jamie Stein

Growing up, art was always my thing, and when I was 15 years old, this song inspired me to draw a strange picture of a boy in the woods, which I still have. I swear I was so haunted by this song, and I used to listen to it with my headset on, over and over. We lived in the mountains, and we frequently drove through the forest. I would look into the thick trees and try to imagine what was maybe out there that people just never noticed…

Luly Reynoso

A mí también me retrotrae a mi adolescencia , entre a escucharla ... Magia magia ! Lo que me genera es difícil de poner en palabras .✨

Jan Kohudy

I was 14 or 15. Pure psychodelic... The next one is Killing an Arab. Speechless. Still... Hypnotic. Now Im 53. Awesome.

Conner Smith

I would love to see that drawing

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