[Verse 1]
The holy city breathed
Like a dying man
It moved with hopeful tears
With the tears of the blind
[Chorus]
And on and on as the night drew in
Through broken streets that sucked me in
My feet were bare and cut with stones
With walking to the promised land
[Verse 2]
I pushed through crowds, through seas of prayer
Through twisting hands and choking air
A vulture at the wailing wall
I circled, waiting
[Chorus]
And on and on as the night drew in
Through broken streets that sucked me in
My feet were bare and cut with stones
With walking to the promised land
Wailing Wall was written by Robert Smith.
Wailing Wall was produced by Chris Parry & Dave Allen.
The Cure released Wailing Wall on Mon Apr 30 1984.
In a fanzine, Robert Smith shared that “Wailing Wall” was written:
about my trip to Jerusalem with (Siouxsie And) The Banshees.
He said similar in 1984 to Rockstar:
“Wailing Wall” deals with from a trip to Israel I made last year with the Banshees. I went to visit the wailing wall and I was deepl...