Closedown
The Cure * Track #3 On Disintegration
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Album Disintegration
Closedown by The Cure
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The CureProduced by
Dave Allen & Robert SmithWrited by
Roger O’Donnell & Simon Gallup & Boris Williams & Pearl Thompson & Robert SmithAbout
The songwriting process for Disintegration was in-part fueled by Robert Smith’s fear of reaching the age of 30 having not yet created his masterpiece.
“Closedown” details Smith’s anxiety, insomnia and the drug-fueled haze that drove his creativity at the time.
Closedown Lyrics
[Verse]
I'm running out of time
I'm out of step and closing down
And never sleep for wanting hours
The empty hours of greed
And uselessly always the need
To feel again the real belief
Of something more than mockery
If only I could fill my heart with love
Closedown Q&A
Who wrote Closedown's ?
Closedown was written by Roger O’Donnell & Simon Gallup & Boris Williams & Pearl Thompson & Robert Smith.
Who produced Closedown's ?
Closedown was produced by Dave Allen & Robert Smith.
What did The Cure say about "Closedown"?
Robert Smith mentioned “Closedown” when speaking about Disintegration with Melody Maker in 1989:
(Disintegration has) got a lot more in it than a record like Faith. With Faith, it was like one song divided up into eight different songs. I suppose songs like “Closedown” and “Untitled” take up that t...