Swing Change Instrument by The Cure Band - Wish 30th Anniversary Unofficial Lyrics by Poet Andrew Barger

 

"Swing Change" is an instrumental by The Cure they placed on the band's Wish 30 Year Deluxe Anniversary Album. The lyrics can go come from many different directions. Like I am doing for all the instrumentals on Wish 30 Year Deluxe Anniversary Album, here are the unofficial lyrics I penned for "Swing Change." What do you think?

Swing Change

“Let’s stop the world and jump off,” she said.

“Hand in hand. You and me.”

We swam in the vastness of midnight

When anything is possible.

Why did we change?

Oh-wo, why did we change?

Oh-wo, why did we change?

“I don’t believe in anything anymore,” she said.

“I just want you to believe in me?”

We swam in the vastness of midnight

When anything is possible.

Why did we change?

Oh-wo, why did we change?

Oh-wo, why did we change?

"In the end, I want what I cannot have.

I have what I cannot change.

I change what is different," she said.

Andrew Barger

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Scared as You" Instrumental by The Cure - Ghostly Unofficial Lyrics by Andrew Barger

"Scared as You" is an instrumental by The Cure they placed on the band's Wish 30 Year Deluxe Anniversary Album. It brings to mind "Fear of Ghosts" that the band curiously scratched from Disintegration. Yet songs by the band have a way of coming back around later, as both of these have done.

Like I am doing for all the instrumentals on Wish 30 Year Deluxe Anniversary Album, here are the unofficial lyrics I penned for "Scared as You."

Scared as You

I wonder

where the sea goes in December,

when the sky turns burnt umber,

before darkness settles in,

and I am feeling those pangs

of being alone again.

I wonder

where the ghost of my ghost lives

in mansions unholy.

Knowing he still is, 

and I am fading away;

I am fading away.

Fading away.

Fading away.

Fading away.

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Uyea Sound by The Cure - Unofficial Lyrics by Andrew Barger for Wish 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

 

As Europe is enjoying The Cure’s Songs for a Lost World Tour, Robert Smith announced the forthcoming Wish 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition album. It includes 24 previously unreleased tracks. And all of Curedom did a little happy dance. Robert Smith admitted that he had difficulty with the words (poetry), resulting in many of the new tracks being instrumentals. This struck me as unfortunate for someone I believe to be one of the best living poets, of the one I have read. The words of “Lovesong,” from Disintegration are beautiful in their simplicity and immensely compelling. “Plainsong,” from the same album, is a sonnet by Robert Smith to his wife, Mary. Here are my thoughts on “Plainsong.” https://disintegrationnation-cureblog.blogspot.com/2022/01/poetry-by-robert-smith-of-cure-band.html

Wish 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition drops on November 25, 2022. Fortunately, The Cure has released a few songs already. One of which is the highly anticipated instrumental, “Uyea Sound” that is haunting in its soundscapes. Below is a poem (unauthorized) I wrote to accompany the music of “Uyea Sound” by The Cure.  

Uyea Sound

Unofficial Lyrics by Andrew Barger

It’s been twenty sunsets

Since you left me,

On the Island Uyea.

Hush now,

Waves are breaking against Uyea

And winds speak its name.

Everyone is set

On changing the world.

I just wanted to change you.

Hush now,

Waves are breaking against Uyea

And winds speak its name.

Take it all in stride, they said.

Yea, Uyea boy, take it all in stride.

It’s in you I confide.

Hush now,

Waves are breaking against Uyea

And winds speak its name.

I return to where you left me

Twenty sunsets ago.

On the island Uyea

Hush now,

Waves are breaking against Uyea

And winds speak its name.

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