‘Gone!’ was recorded in 1995 and released on December 2, 1996. It didn’t achieve commercial success, peaking at 60 on the UK Singles Chart. The Cure performed it live on ‘Later with Jools Holland’ in April of 1996.
Clash magazine described the song (alongside ‘The 13th’) as being a controversial so...
[Verse 1]
Oh you know how it is, wake up feeling blue
And everything that could be wrong is including you
Black clouds and rain and pain in your head
And all you want to do is stay in bed
[Chorus 1]
But if you do that, you'll be missing the world
Because it doesn't stop turning, whatever you heard
If you do that, you'll be missing the world
You have to get up, get out, and get gone
[Verse 2]
Yeah, you know how it is, wake up feeling green
Sick as a dog and six times as mean
You don't want to sing, you don't want to play
You don't want to swing, you don't want to sway
All you want to do is nothing on a day like today
[Chorus 1]
But if you do that, you'll be missing the world
Because it doesn't stop turning, whatever you heard
If you do that, you'll be missing the world
You have to get up, get out, and get gone
[Bridge]
Yeah, get up, get out, and have some fun
You have to get up, get out, and get gone
Get up, get out, and get it on
Get up, get out, and get gone
You have to get up, get out, and get living
Yeah, this is really it
[Verse 3]
So you know how it is, wake up feeling grey
Nothing much to think and nothing much to say
Don't want to talk, don't want to try
Don't want to think, don't want to know
Who, what, where, when, or why
[Chorus 2]
But do that, and you'll be missing the world
It's happening right now, whatever you heard
You do that and you're missing the world
You have to get up, get out, and get gone
[Outro]
Yeah, get up, get out, and have some fun
You have to get up, get out, and get gone
Yeah, get up, get out, and get it on
Get up, get out, and get gone
You have to get up, get out, and get living
Yeah, this is really it
Gone! was written by Robert Smith & Roger O’Donnell & Simon Gallup & Jason Cooper & Perry Bamonte.
Gone! was produced by Steve Lyon & Robert Smith.