Pictures of You
The Cure * Track #2 On Disintegration
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Album Disintegration
Pictures of You by The Cure
Release Date
Performed by
The CureProduced by
Dave Allen & Robert SmithWrited by
Simon Gallup & Pearl Thompson & Boris Williams & Roger O’Donnell & Robert SmithAbout
“Pictures of You” is the fourth and final single released from Disintegration. It reached the top 30 in the UK and Germany, and was a minor hit in the US and The Netherlands.
Smith has given different stories about what inspired the song. One is that it was written after a fire at Smith’s house and...
Pictures of You Lyrics
[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1]
I've been looking so long at these pictures of you
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
[Verse 2]
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
[Verse 3]
Remembering you running soft through the night
You were bigger and brighter and wider than snow
And screamed at the make-believe, screamed at the sky
And you finally found all your courage to let it all go
[Verse 4]
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
[Verse 5]
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
[Bridge]
If only I'd thought of the right words
I could have 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
[Verse 6]
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
And always just breaking apart
My pictures of you
[Outro]
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
All my pictures of you
Pictures of You Q&A
Who wrote Pictures of You's ?
Pictures of You was written by Simon Gallup & Pearl Thompson & Boris Williams & Roger O’Donnell & Robert Smith.
Who produced Pictures of You's ?
Pictures of You was produced by Dave Allen & Robert Smith.
When did The Cure release Pictures of You?
The Cure released Pictures of You on Tue May 02 1989.
What did The Cure say about "Pictures of You"?
Robert Smith said of “Pictures Of You” in a 1989 interview with Music Box TV:
It goes back a bit to a song like ‘How Beautiful You Are.’ The idea you hold of someone isn’t really what that person is like. Sometimes you completely lose touch with what a person has turned into. You just want to hold...
What was the music video shoot like for this song?
Keyboardist Roger O'Donnell shared:
I had all but forgotten about “Pictures Of You”. I have probably blanked it out, as it was such a bad memory. It was shot long after the end of the tour in January 1990 I think. The atmosphere within the group was terrible. There was very, very bad feeling betwee...