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That I almost believe that they're real
I've been living so long with my pictures of you
That I almost believe that the pictures are all I can feel
Remembering you, standing quiet in the rain
As I ran to your heart to be near
And we kissed as the sky fell in, holding you close
How I always held close in your fear
Remembering you, running soft through the night
You were bigger and brighter and whiter than snow
Screamed at the make-believe, screamed at the sky
And you finally found all your courage to let it all go
Remembering you, fallen into my arms
Crying for the death of your heart
You were stone white, so delicate, lost in the cold
You were always so lost in the dark
Remembering you, how you used to be
Slow drowned, you were angels, so much more than everything
Hold for the last time, then slip away quietly
Open my eyes, but I never see anything
If only I'd thought of the right words
I could've held on to your heart
If only I'd thought of the right words
I wouldn't be breaking apart
All my pictures of you
Looking so long at these pictures of you
But I never hold on to your heart
Looking so long for the words to be true
But always just breaking apart
My pictures of you
There was nothing in the world that I ever wanted more
Than to feel you deep in my heart
There was nothing in the world that I ever wanted more
Than to never feel the breaking apart
My pictures of you
Definitely in my top five artists of all time, not that that matters to all of you, who don't know me at all. I haven't seen them live yet, and I'd give nearly anything to. Robert Smith just makes so much sense to me. It's wonderful that they remain in such fine musical form.
If you want to see them live, I'm pretty sure you'll need to catch them on their upcoming tour, as I believe they are retiring after that.
Excellent!! I never heard this tune before. Thank You RP!
You must be under 40


October 1988...up at my girlfriend's lake home. Her best friend came up with her boyfriend and we awkwardly shook hands and the girls disappeared into the kitchen to talk.
More awkward silence, then he suggests we grab the boom box and go out onto the dock to check out the full moon. He pops in Disintegration, we roll one and smoke it, and become best friends for 20 years after. And I go out and buy everything this band ever recorded.
Right on man.


The Cure in Boston by bradsearles
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bsearles/
Live at the Agganis Arena on Monday, May 12th, 2008
...just getting this pic back up to the top. ;)
Pretty sure that "the algorithms" don't choose music on RP.
Algorithms are destroying our society's human networks. Not kidding: the machines may become self-aware in my lifetime.
Yep. I completely agree unclehud I don't know if machine self-awareness is the worst, or if it's our not being aware of it.
Sometimes I'm baffled that we're at the point (myself included) that we actually drive exactly where the little voice tells us to drive. Spooky in a way.
It's not unlike automatic translators. There's no denying they're becoming great. Still, are we not losing something asking a machine/ AI to think in our place? What do I learn about the other person if I'm not trying to speak their language? I think I'd much rather struggle with miming than speak into my phone so that it spits back my words into another language.
But I don't want to thumb it down in case the algorithms mean THIS version would be less likely to be played too.

Algorithms are destroying our society's human networks. Not kidding: the machines may become self-aware in my lifetime.
More awkward silence, then he suggests we grab the boom box and go out onto the dock to check out the full moon. He pops in Disintegration, we roll one and smoke it, and become best friends for 20 years after. And I go out and buy everything this band ever recorded.
What happened after 20 years?!
More awkward silence, then he suggests we grab the boom box and go out onto the dock to check out the full moon. He pops in Disintegration, we roll one and smoke it, and become best friends for 20 years after. And I go out and buy everything this band ever recorded.
Great! But you and your friend certainly smoked that evening because they started recording this in November 1988...

snowcat wrote:
More awkward silence, then he suggests we grab the boom box and go out onto the dock to check out the full moon. He pops in Disintegration, we roll one and smoke it, and become best friends for 20 years after. And I go out and buy everything this band ever recorded.

Nice. Thanks for sharing.
Robert almost looks like Ben Affleck on this. Fancy Robert Smith as Batman? That would be something!! Spiderman is having me for dinner tonight :-)
And what a great song :)
More awkward silence, then he suggests we grab the boom box and go out onto the dock to check out the full moon. He pops in Disintegration, we roll one and smoke it, and become best friends for 20 years after. And I go out and buy everything this band ever recorded.
For me , this is what the "post comment" is all about.
But we use it more to "rate " songs.
Me too. I missed out on some good music/concerts at that time because I was too loyal to just one genre (hard rock). One of the reasons I appreciate RP so much now.
But I don't want to thumb it down in case the algorithms mean THIS version would be less likely to be played too.


Not really a fan, I remember my now Wife ostentatiously falling asleep in the front row at a London gig (Dominion I think) about the time of A Forest. This is great though.
that's for sure...

LOL!
love the whole album
You feel like you're "getting dumped", because you swim in the shallow end, where the water is waist deep.
The death of a loved one will be difficult for you.

Were the locks changed?
And he took the flux capacitor!
Oops, yes you are right, I meant they are together since they were 14, sorry! Mea Culpa!

" Smith is married to Mary Theresa Poole (born 3 October 1958), whom he met in drama class at St Wilfrid's when he was 14"
You are very observant, never the less, if married or not, they are together since 43 years! Which is quite an achievment!
yes, I agree and thanx for the other Robert Smith info
43 years? They were married in 1988.
Oops, yes you are right, I meant they are together since they were 14, sorry! Mea Culpa!

" Smith is married to Mary Theresa Poole (born 3 October 1958), whom he met in drama class at St Wilfrid's when he was 14"
You are very observant, never the less, if married or not, they are together since 43 years! Which is quite an achievment!
43 years? They were married in 1988.


indeed
Hope they are still in good shape. Anyone who has seen them recently?
remembering my youthness :-)
thank you so much!!!
I love this song!!!

I agree. I know we are in the minority here but yawn!
Cannot like it.

They (including Robert Smith) are still performing live concerts, and there was talk last year of a new album . Don't know what came of it.


I don't hear that at all, but we all hear different things.
'Pictures of You' chords:
Verse: A - D - A - D - A - D
Chorus: E - D - E - Bm7 - A
Secondary verse: A - Bm7 - A/C# -D - A/C# - D -A/E - D/F# - A
'Sweet Jane' chords:
Verse: D - D - A - G - G - Bm - A - D - D - D - A - G - G - Bm- A - D - D
Chorus: D - G - D - G - D - G - D - G
Lou Reed probably had a substantial influence on these guys though.
Lou would lose that lawsuit.
????
Remembering you, running soft through the night
You were bigger and brighter and whiter than snow
Screamed at the make-believe, screamed at the sky
And you finally found all your courage to let it all go
"What a loss"?
that sounds like someone died....
Wikipedia:
Robert James Smith (born 21 April 1959) is an English musician
(that was sarcasm)
plus The Smiths, Stone Roses, Elvis Costello etc.
I think this tune is most excellent, but I can understand why others might not care for it. There's no accounting for taste. Leaving aside your pun, there's no need to poke someone who doesn't share your taste. Live and let live.
Your comment should better be addressed to user ziakut, not justin4kick.

I think this tune is most excellent, but I can understand why others might not care for it. There's no accounting for taste. Leaving aside your pun, there's no need to poke someone who doesn't share your taste. Live and let live.
We really are not interested in a weather report for your area...................
There´s no Cure for bad taste.


Everybody in my mushrooming multitude of churches be dancing buck ass naked all across the world like bowlegged gypsy muleskinners... we love this vivid song... it tweaks our nipples and squeezes our gizzards... love sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll...
Everybody in my mushrooming multitude of churches be dancing buck ass naked all across the world like bowlegged gypsy muleskinners... we love this vivid song... it tweaks our nipples and squeezes our gizzards... love sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll...
Bill, please bring back the barfing emoticon.
I decided that I didn't like the Cure when i was in highschool in the 80's. I regret closing that door then because i abslutely love about a dozen of their songs now... I can't be sure if i grew into liking them or if i would've liked 'em if i'd just given them a chance. Eiither way, this song is great IMHO.

In a good way.