![]() ![]() Looking back on ‘Lovesong’, Smith opined: “It’s an open show of emotion. There is no mention of the sinister Spiderman having its victims “for dinner tonight”. When you compare ‘Lovesong’ to the album’s lead single, the synth-driven goth-rock classic, ‘Lullaby’, it provides a stark lyrical contrast. Missing her, he wanted to affirm to her that no matter how far away he was, or for how long he was away, his love for her was undying. The lyrics were inspired by the long periods of touring Smith embarked on with The Cure, where he and Mary would be separated. The pair met at school when they were fourteen, and Smith has always been steadfast in explaining how she has saved his life on numerous occasions by pulling him from the brink in some of his darkest chapters. The song is such an ode to Mary that Smith wrote it as a wedding present for her in 1988, who, at the time, was his fiancée. There are no tacit implications to the lyrics, just explicit declarations of Smith’s love for his longtime partner. Carrying the album’s introspective sentiment, ‘Lovesong’ is perhaps Smith at the barest he has ever been. Released on 21 August as the third single from the band’s hit album 1989’s Disintegration, ‘Lovesong’ is a touching tribute to frontman Robert Smith’s long time partner Mary. Today is the 32nd birthday of one of The Cure’s most enduring gothic lullaby’s, ‘Lovesong’. ![]()
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