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The Drowning Man by The Cure
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The CureWrited by
Robert Smith & Simon Gallup & Lol TolhurstAbout
According to Smith, “The Drowning Man” was based on the Gormenghast books by Mervyn Peake. The character Fuchsia is perched on a windowsill after learning her lover is responsible for killing her father when a knock on the door startles her into banging her head on the ledge, falling from the window...
The Drowning Man Lyrics
[Verse 1]
She stands twelve feet above the flood
She stares, alone across the water
The loneliness grows and slowly
Fills her frozen body, sliding downwards
One by one her senses die
The memories fade and leave her eyes
Still seeing worlds that never were
And one by one, the bright birds leave her
[Verse 2]
Starting at the violent sound
She tries to turn, but final, noiseless
Slips and strikes her soft dark head
The water bows, receives her
And drowns her at its ease
And drowns her at its ease
[Bridge]
I would have left the world all bleeding
Could I only help you, love
The fleeting shapes, so many years ago
So young and beautiful and brave
Everything was true, it couldn't be a story
I wish it was all true, I wish it couldn't be a story
The words all left me lifeless, hoping
Breathing like the drowning man
Oh, Fuchsia, you leave me breathing like the drowning man
[Outro]
Dreaming like the drowning man
Breathing like the drowning man
(Breathing like the drowning man)
(Dreaming like the drowning man)
The Drowning Man Q&A
Who wrote The Drowning Man's ?
The Drowning Man was written by Robert Smith & Simon Gallup & Lol Tolhurst.
Who produced The Drowning Man's ?
The Drowning Man was produced by The Cure & Mike Hedges.
When did The Cure release The Drowning Man?
The Cure released The Drowning Man on Tue Apr 14 1981.