The Cure's full lineup history is as follows: Robert Smith (vocals, guitar 1976-present), Lol Tolhurst (drums, keyboards 1976-1989), Michael Dempsey (bass 1976-1979), Porl Thompson (guitar, keyboards 1976-1978, 1983-1992, 2005 -2010), Simon Gallup (bass, keyboards 1979-1982, 1985-present), Matthieu Hartley (keyboards 1979 -1980), Andy Anderson (drums 1983-1984), Phil Thornalley (bass 1983-1984), Boris Williams (drums 1984-1994), Roger O'Donnell (keyboards 1987 -1990, 1995-2005, 2011-present), Perry Bamonte (guitar, keyboards 1990-2005), Jason Cooper drums 1995-present) and Reeves Gabrels (guitar 2012-present)
Just as the group's lineup has changed, the band's sound has evolved throughout the years, starting off as a post-punk band similar to Wire and Gang of Four before morphing into a gothic rock band in the early 80's, to a synthpop group in the mid-80's and a power-pop-alternative band in the early 90's. The Cure has always been an alternative and very independent band which was evident from the early days. Shunning the anarchistic tendencies of many punk bands after their formation in 1976 , The Cure's first release was Killing an Arab, based on material from French writer Albert Camus' "L'Etranger" (translated into English as The Stranger or The Outsider). This track courted controversy because of its theme (misinterpreted as racist, it was in fact, about the futility of killing any ethnicity), but it started to secure a small following, which grew following the release of debut album Three Imaginary Boys and non-LP single Boys Don't Cry in 1979, the latter of which would become one of The Cure's most famous songs. At that time, The Cure embarked on tour as the support for Siouxsie & the Banshees' Join Hands Tour. After the sudden departure of guitarist John McKay, Robert was recruited as guitarist for the Banshees as the band 'felt he was the only person capable of taking on the task.' As a result, Robert completed the tour playing two sets a night with The Cure and Siouxsie and the Banshees.
Following this, The Cure moved from their punk leanings into the portentous post-punk territory, releasing three albums of doom-laden rock in three years, Seventeen Seconds, Faith and Pornography, the latter of which charted inside the UK top 10, though the band were repeatedly dogged by the "Second-class Joy Division" tag. Following their third set of line-up changes, the group released Japanese Whispers, a compilation of three singles and their b-sides. Through their desire to escape the Joy Division description, the singles were a poppier effort, featuring danceable tracks like Let's Go To Bed alongside pop songs like Love Cats. Following the commercial disappointment of follow-up album The Top in 1984, The Cure returned to form with 1985's The Head On The Door. Featuring the singles In Between Days and Close To Me, The Head on the Door was distant from the band's punk roots, having more in common with successful alternative bands like The Smiths and Echo & The Bunnymen than their gloomier roots.
Two years later, the eighth studio album Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me was a more stadium-sized effort, though featuring audacious pop songs like Why Can't I Be You, it was seemingly caught between two styles. However, it was the band's ninth effort (following the departure of last surviving founder member other than Robert Smith, Lol Tolhurst), Disintegration, that would be their greatest success, both critically and commercially. Disintegration spawned hit singles like Lullaby (no.5 in the UK), Love Song (an impressive no. 2 in the USA), Pictures of You, and Fascination Street. The album itself was a culmination of The Cure's directions through the eighties, featuring the poppier side combined with the more tender aspects, as well as the gloomier facets.
Following this, a remix compilation named Mixed Up was released in 1990, featuring one new track, Never Enough, and two years later tenth studio album Wish surfaced, which was a hit mainly from the momentum gained by Disintegration, though it also featured their most famous pop song, Friday I'm In Love (no.6 in the UK and no.18 in the US). During the years following this, the band became distracted and discouraged by the lawsuit launched by former member Lol Tolhurst, who felt he had been deprived of royalties. As a result, the 1996 album Wild Mood Swings felt unfocused, and was a critical and commercial failure, though the single Mint Car was a moderate hit.
In 1997, The Cure released the compilation Galore, featuring new song Wrong Number. Three years later, at the release of original album Bloodflowers, Robert Smith announced it would be the last album for the band, the album itself being a return to the gloomier rock of Pornography and Faith. Resultantly, another hits compilation was released in 2001. However, in 2004, the band surprised all by returning with a self-titled album, their twelfth studio album, which was a surprise hit, reaching the US Top 10, its lead single - The End of the World - becoming a modest hit on Modern Rock radio, and receiving a relatively warm reception from the press.
In May 2005, Smith fired Roger O'Donnell and Perry Bamonte from the band, along with Bamonte's brother Daryl, who had been The Cure's tour manager for many years. The remaining members of the band (Robert Smith, longtime bassist Simon Gallup and Jason Cooper) made a few appearances as a trio before it was announced that founding member Porl Thompson would be returning to The Cure.
In early 2007 the band toured Asia and Oceania, but a planned North American tour in Autumn 2007 was delayed until Spring 2008 so the band could continue recording their next album.
The band released their thirteenth album 4:13 Dream on 27 October 2008. Four singles and a remix EP called "Hypnagogic States" were releases on the 13th of each month preceding the album's release.
In 2009, Robert Smith won the Godlike Genius award at the NME Awards. On April 19, 2009, the band performed at the Coachella Festival in California.
During 2010, Robert Smith contributed songs to the soundtrack of the Tim Burton film "Alice in Wonderland" and provided guest vocals on the songs "Not in Love" by Crystal Castles and "Come to Me" by 65daysofstatic.
Between 31 May 2011 and 1 June 2011, the band performed three concerts at the Sydney Opera House performing the entirety of one of their first three albums on each night. Porl Thompson did not perform with the band at any of the concerts, but Roger O'Donnell performed with the band for the "Seventeen Seconds" and "Faith" concerts, and co-founding member Lol Tulhurst performed with the band for the first time since 1988 for the "Faith" concert. As of 2011, O'Donnell has returned to the lineup officially. In 2012, the band added former Tin Machine guitarist Reeves Gabrels to the lineup.
In 2013 The Cure started The Great Circle Tour, headlining festivals in Japan, South Korea and North America. In 2014 Robert Smith announced the upcoming release of a new album, to be called 4:14 Scream, featuring 14 songs recorded during the 4:13 Dream sessions and also an accompanying double album 4:26 Dream containing all the tracks from those sessions.
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Winter
The Cure Lyrics
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Always ends sometime
Now I'm alone, alone and cold
Under painted skies
And I can only scream
As a lonely cry
Forever
The summer goes by upon the wind
Goes by as though it has never been
I lift my hand to wipe the tears
The tears
I just can't go on
Now my love has gone away
Now my imaginary world is fading fast
Dreams I dreamed could never last
I lived my innocence in the past
And my broken heart
The summer goes by upon the wind
Goes by as though it has never been
I lift my hand to wipe the tears
The tears
I just can't go on
Now my love has gone away
The summer goes by upon the wind
Goes by as though it had never been
I lift my hand to wipe the tears
The tears
I just can't go on
Now my love has gone
I just can't go on
Now my love has gone away
The lyrics of The Cure's song Winter seem to be about the end of a love relationship and the singer's feelings of sadness and loneliness. The words "Always ends sometime, Now I'm alone, alone and cold" highlight the inevitability of separation and the resulting feelings of isolation. The painted skies and memories of a once-alive love speak to a time when everything was perfect in the relationship, but now the singer is left with only the painful memories.
The words "The summer goes by upon the wind, Goes by as though it has never been" reflect the fleeting nature of time and how quickly things change. The singer can't help but feel a deep sense of loss and despair, and this is evident in the lines "I just can't go on, Now my love has gone away." The chorus is repeated multiple times, underscoring the depth of the artist's feelings of sadness and loss.
Overall, The Cure's Winter is a poignant song that captures the emotions of someone going through a heartbreaking experience. The powerful lyrics and somber melody resonate with anyone who has gone through a difficult relationship or experienced heartbreak.
Line by Line Meaning
The soul lives forever
The soul is immortal
Always ends sometime
But everything in the physical world has an end
Now I'm alone, alone and cold
Feeling lonely and abandoned
Under painted skies
The world is bleak and colorless
Remembering the love that we came alive
Recalling memories of a past relationship
And I can only scream
Feeling intense emotional pain and anguish
As a lonely cry
Crying out for help or comfort, but no one is there to hear
Forever
The pain and loss will stay with the artist forever
The summer goes by upon the wind
Summer is fleeting, just like life
Goes by as though it has never been
Summer passes by quickly and feels like it never really happened
I lift my hand to wipe the tears
The singer is crying and trying to wipe away the tears
The tears
Symbolize the sadness and pain that the artist is experiencing
I just can't go on
Feeling hopeless and unable to continue on in life
Now my love has gone away
The singer has lost a significant other and is grieving
Now my imaginary world is fading fast
The singer used to have a happy, idealistic view of the world, but that is disappearing
Dreams I dreamed could never last
The artist's dreams of a perfect world and perfect love were unrealistic
I lived my innocence in the past
The artist was once innocent and naive, but has been hurt and damaged by experiences
And my broken heart
The singer's heart is broken and can't be mended
Contributed by Andrew S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@skullbones6282
Lyrics:
The soul lives forever
Always ends sometimes
Now I'm alone, alone and cold under painted skies
Remembering the love that we came alive
Knowing I can't scream, I can only cry forever
The summer goes by upon the wind
Goes by as though it had never been
I lift my hand to wipe your tears
Your tears
I just can't go on
Now our love has gone away
Now my imaginary world is fading fast
The dreams I dream could never last
I left my innocence in the past
With my broken heart
The summer goes by upon the wind
Goes by as though it had never been
I lift my hand to wipe your tears
Your tears
I just can't go on
Now our love has gone away
The summer goes by upon the wind
Goes by as though it had never been
I lift my hand to wipe the tears
The tears
I just can't go on
Now our love has gone
I just can't go on
Now our love has gone away
@TheMorian1010
The soul lives forever, always ends sometime
Now I'm alone, alone and cold under painted skies
Remembering the love that we came alive
I know when I can scream as a lonely cry forever
The summer goes by upon the wind
Goes by as though it has never been
I lift my hand to wipe your tears
Your tears
I just can't go on
Now my love has gone away
Now my imaginary world is fading fast
Dreams I dreamed could never last
I left my innocence in the past
And my broken heart
The summer goes by upon the wind
Goes by as though it has never been
I lift my hand to wipe the tears
The tears
I just can't go on
Now my love has gone away
The summer goes by upon the wind
Goes by as though it had never been
I lift my hand to wipe the tears
The tears
I just can't go on
Now my love has gone
I just can't go on
Now my love has gone away
@Checkitwithamagnet
I don't think this one ever made it to later albums. What a pity! This one is a gem, as they say. Truly consistent with The Cure's brilliance, what made them special. Beautifully melancholy.
@halo10175
cus smith hated it
@janiquevaillot8554
Agree with you ! Genius
@benjaminclarke7984
@@halo10175 And I hate you
@xgothax
It's like every song of the cure has been written for me... this one particulary
@technique88
Por canciones como esta soy fan de The Cure, y desde 1979 se notaba a donde querian llegar... no puedo creer que a 1 persona no le guste esta cancion.... en fin hay gustos para todo. Gracias por subir esto.
@kate9341
Как же душевно…
@redwhirl
I love The Cure, and I do not want them to go away! Never, ever! I am sad because I think they have. But, I am hopeful that they will (somehow) be there when I need to listen to some really great music, and I know that they will be. Robert...please do not let us down. You can make great music, as before, you can prevail and make sense, in the most of it, the bleakest of it, you can make really great music, to this day! Bring yourself back!!! You are so loved! :)
@BrxIghtside
I love the old,raw sound,it sounds amazing,i swear the cure are gods,sound amazing after 3 decades
@koraljkajuricic756
my fav band! just love it forever!!!