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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Cure
Performer
Boris Williams
Drums
Lol Tolhurst
Keyboards
Porl Thompson
Guitar
Robert Smith
Guitar
Simon Gallup
Bass Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Boris Williams
Songwriter
Porl Thompson
Songwriter
Robert Smith
Songwriter
Simon Gallup
Songwriter
Laurence Tolhurst
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Robert Smith
Producer
Dave Allen
Producer
Jacques Hermet
Assistant Producer
Sean Burrows
Assistant Producer
Michel Dierickx
Assistant Producer
Tim Young
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
You want to know why I hate you?
Well I'll try and explain
You remember that day in Paris
When we wandered through the rain
And promised to each other
That we'd always think the same
And dreamed that dream
To be two souls as one
And stopped just as the sun set
And waited for the night
Outside a glittering building
Of glittering glass and burning light
And in the road before us
Stood a weary greyish man
Who held a child upon his back
A small boy by the hand
The three of them were dressed in rags
And thinner than air
And all six eyes stared fixedly on you
The father's eyes said "Beautiful!
How beautiful you are!"
The boy's eyes said
"How beautiful!
She shimmers like a star!"
The child's eyes uttered nothing
But a mute and utter joy
And filled my heart with shame for us
At the way we are
I turned to look at you
To read my thought upon your face
And gazed so deep into your eyes
So beautiful and strange
Until you spoke
And showed me understanding is a dream
"I hate these people staring
Make them go away from me!"
The father's eyes said "Beautiful!
How beautiful you are!"
The boy's eyes said
"How beautiful! She glitters like a star!"
The child's eyes uttered nothing
But quiet and utter joy
And stilled my heart with sadness
For the way we are
And this is why I hate you
And how I understand
That no-one ever knows or loves another
Or loves another
Writer(s): Simon Gallup, Robert James Smith, Laurence Andrew Tolhurst, Boris Williams, Porl Thompson
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