Lullaby

The Cure

About Lullaby

"Lullaby" is a 1989 single by The Cure from their album Disintegration. The song is the highest-charting single by the band in their home country, reaching number five on the UK Singles Chart. Additionally, it reached number three in Germany and Ireland while becoming a top-ten hit in several other European countries and New Zealand. The music video won the British Video of the Year at the 1990 Brit Awards.


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On candy stripe legs the Spiderman comes
Softly through the shadow of the evening sun
Stealing past the windows of the blissfully dead
Looking for the victim shivering in bed
Searching out fear in the gathering gloom and
Suddenly
A movement in the corner of the room
And there is nothing I can do
When I realize with fright
That the Spiderman is having me for dinner tonight

Quietly he laughs and shaking his head
Creeps closer now
Closer to the foot of the bed
And softer than shadow and quicker than flies
His arms are all around me and his tongue in my eyes
Be still be calm be quiet now my precious boy
Don't struggle like that or I will only love you more
For it's much too late to get away or turn on the light
The Spiderman is having you for dinner tonight

And I feel like I'm being eaten
By a thousand million shivering furry holes
And I know that in the morning I will wake up
In the shivering cold

And the Spiderman is always hungry

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The Cure

The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member. The Cure first began releasing music in the late 1970s with its debut album Three Imaginary Boys (1979); this, along with several early singles, placed the band as part of the post-punk and New Wave movements that had sprung up in the wake of the punk rock revolution in the United Kingdom. During the early 1980s, the band's increasingly dark and tormented music helped form the gothic rock genre. more »

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Written by: ROBERT JAMES SMITH, SIMON GALLUP, ROGER O'DONNELL, PORL THOMPSON, LAURENCE ANDREW TOLHURST, BORIS WILLIAMS

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10 facts about this song

Album Release
"Lullaby" is a song by The Cure from their eighth studio album, “Disintegration," which was released in 1989.
Chart Performance
It reached number 5 on the UK Singles Chart and became the band's highest-charting hit in their home country.
Award Recognition
The song won the award for British Video of the Year at the 1990 Brit Awards.
Genre
"Lullaby" is often classified as gothic rock, although it also draws from alternative rock and new wave.
Lyrics
It is known for its unsettling lyrics, which involve images of creepy crawlies and dark childhood fears. The lyrical content is said to be inspired by lead singer Robert Smith's childhood nightmares.
Music Video
The haunting and visually arresting music video, directed by Tim Pope, features Smith being eaten by a monstrous spider creature.
Signature Song
It is one of The Cure's most recognizable and well-known songs, and is often played live.
Unique Sound
The song is notably different in sound from much of the Cure's other work, using a cello to create a hushed, mysterious atmosphere.
Double Meaning
Smith has revealed in interviews that the song also serves as a metaphor for his drug addiction at the time of writing.
Cultural Influence
“Lullaby” has been covered by numerous artists, including Editors and Yo La Tengo, demonstrating its considerable influence on the alternative rock scene.

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