Cover art for Freakshow by The Cure

Freakshow

Jun. 13, 20081 viewer

Freakshow Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I can't believe it, I must be dreaming
She turns the sound down, says, "I am heaving
This is a freakshow," and I am screaming
She spins the world 'round, I want to stop

[Verse 2]
Bittersweet again, her opening move
Down and out in black, soft shiny and smooth
Looks like the alien crowd got groove
She burns her name into my arm but I can never get through

[Verse 3]
To play the game she's trying to lose
Her ultraviolet makes it harder to choose
Looks like the edge of the earth got moved
She blurs her way across the floor, I spin to swallow the view

[Chorus]
And it's the same sway, yeah, it's the same slide
It's the same stare, oh, it's the same smile
Yeah, it's the same but it's not quite right

[Verse 4]
Oh, it's insane, she shakes like a freak
Stuck in the middle of the room for a week
Looks like the only way to get on the beat
Is take her up on how to swing but I am missing my feet
[Chorus]
And it's the same sway, yeah, it's the same slide
It's the same stare, oh, it's the same smile
Yeah, it's the same but it's not quite right

[Verse 5]
I'm in a step, out, she's two more steps down
For three steps up, clap and go around
It makes my head buzz, she wants to come now
I try to stop

[Verse 6]
Always infra dig her finishing move
Up and down in black, soft shiny and smooth
Looks like the alien crowd got groove
She cuts a number out my arm but I can never get through

[Verse 7]
To play this game she's trying to lose
The stuff from Mars makes it harder to choose
Looks like the final frontier got moved
She blurs her way across the floor, I spin to swallow the view

[Chorus]
And it's the same sway, it's the same slide
It's the same strip, oh it's the same smile
Yeah, it's the same, but it's not quite right
[Verse 8]
I can't believe it, I must be dreaming
She turns the lights up, says she is leaving
This is a freakshow and I am beaten
She spins the world round, I have to stop

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What did The Cure say about "Freakshow"?
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Smith told NME that “Freakshow”:

…is the weirdest song on the album

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