Charlotte Sometimes
The Cure
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All the faces All the voices blur Change to one face Change to one voice Prepare yourself for bed The light seems bright And glares on white walls All the sounds of Charlotte sometimes Into the night with Charlotte sometimes Night after night she lay alone in bed Her eyes so open to the dark The streets all looked so strange They seemed so far away But Charlotte did not cry The people seemed so close Playing expressionless games The people seemed so close So many other names Sometimes I'm dreaming Where all the other people dance Sometimes I'm dreaming Charlotte sometimes Sometimes I'm dreaming Expressionless the trance Sometimes I'm dreaming So many different names Sometimes I'm dreaming The sounds all stay the same Sometimes I'm dreaming She hopes to open shadowed eyes On a different world Come to me scared princess Charlotte sometimes On that bleak track (see the sun is gone again) The tears were pouring down her face She was crying and crying for a girl Who died so many years before Sometimes I dream Where all the other people dance Sometimes I dream Charlotte sometimes Sometimes I dream The sounds all stay the same Sometimes I'm dreaming There are so many different names Sometimes I dream Sometimes I dream Charlotte sometimes crying for herself Charlotte sometimes dreams a wall around herself But it's always with love With so much love it looks like Everything else Of Charlotte sometimes So far away Glass sealed and pretty Charlotte sometimes
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Written by: LAURENCE ANDREW TOLHURST, ROBERT JAMES SMITH, SIMON GALLUP
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11 facts about this song
Release Details"Charlotte Sometimes" is a song by British rock band The Cure, released as a non-album single on 5 October 1981.
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Chart PerformanceDespite its non-album status, the song managed to reach number 44 on the UK Singles Chart.
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Song OriginThe song took its title and theme from a novel by British writer Penelope Farmer published in 1969.
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Song LyricsAccording to Robert Smith, songwriter and frontman of The Cure, the lyrics are about a schizophrenic girl who has a dual personality.
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Song TitleThere is no character named Charlotte in the band's lineup or their personal connections, the song is purely inspired by Farmer's novel.
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Music Video"Charlotte Sometimes" was among the band's first videos of their career and it was shot in Holloway Sanatorium.
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Album PresenceWhile the song doesn't appear on any of The Cure's proper studio albums, it can be found on several of their compilations including "Standing on a Beach" and "Staring at the Sea".
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B-SidesThe single also includes two B-sides, "Splintered in Her Head" and a live version of "Faith."
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Song LengthThe song clocks in at just over four minutes, making it one of the band's more concise pieces from their early period.
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Cult StatusOver the years, "Charlotte Sometimes" has gained a cult following among fans of The Cure, despite being less-known than some of their bigger hits.
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Soundtrack UseThe song was featured in the soundtrack for the 2014 movie "Gone Girl."
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