Sinking
The Cure * Track #10 On The Head on the Door
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Sinking by The Cure
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Performed by
The CureProduced by
Dave Allen & Robert SmithWrited by
Robert SmithAbout
The final song on ‘The Head on the Door’ album, Sinking deals with themes of getting older and it’s negative effects, primarily believing the best years have passed you by, something that would haunt Robert Smith until Disintegration was released in ‘89.
Sinking Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I am slowing down
As the years go by
I am sinking
[Chorus]
So I trick myself
Like everybody else
[Verse 2]
The secrets I hide
That twist me inside
And make me weaker
[Chorus]
So I trick myself
Like everybody else
So I trick myself
Like everybody else
[Outro]
I crouch in fear and wait
I'll never feel again
If only I could, if only I could
If only I could remember
Anything at all
Sinking Q&A
Who wrote Sinking's ?
Sinking was written by Robert Smith.
Who produced Sinking's ?
Sinking was produced by Dave Allen & Robert Smith.
What did The Cure say about "Sinking"?
In a fanzine, Robert Smith said “Sinking” was written about:
despair at getting older and less true.
In 1986, Smith shared that when he performs “Sinking” in concert:
I do get miserable then for a few minutes. I get involved in it and I remember how I felt when I wrote it.