Meaning of Just Like Heaven by The Cure & The Story Behind

Once the lead singer of The Cure band Robert Smith went with his future wife Mary to rest on the south coast of Great Britain.

It is believed that it was under the impression of this small romantic trip that he composed the composition Just Like Heaven.

The story of the creation of the song Just Like Heaven

Let’s start with what Robert Smith himself said about the work:

In 1987, my wife Mary and I lived in a small two-room apartment in north London. The second room I used for musical purposes. The only manifestation of discipline that I had to face in my life, I imposed on myself. I set up a routine in which I wrote fifteen days a month. If not for that, I would wake up in the afternoon, watch TV until the pubs open, and then go get drunk.

As soon as I wrote it, I knew it was a good pop song. Although I didn’t realize it at the time, it is very similar in structure to Another Girl, Another Planet by The Only Ones. I still distinctly remember listening to it on the radio late at night in the mid-seventies. The main difference is that while working on the song later on, I changed the chords a bit, and this gave it a slightly melancholic mood.

Blender, 2003

Interestingly, the song Just Like Heaven was originally presented to the public in an instrumental version. The organizers of the French television show Les Enfants du Rock asked The Cure to compose the program’s main theme song. Smith offered them Just Like Heaven.

Meaning of Just Like Heaven by The Cure

He completed the lyrics of the song later, while working at the Miraval studio in the south of France. By the way, during that two-week session, the Cure’s girlfriends were constantly present at the recording, which, according to Smith, had a significant impact on the final result.

Further, the author’s words about the main idea of ​​the song Just Like Heaven.

This song is about very rapid breathing, kissing and falling to the floor without strength. Mary dances with me in the video because she was the same girl, so she had to be in the video. The basic idea is that one such night is worth thousands of hours of hard work.

Blender, 2003

Release and achievements

The song was released as the third single from the album Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me (1987). It became The Cure’s first US hit, peaking at number forty on the Billboard Hot 100.

Briefly about the track in the ratings:

  • Rolling Stone magazine ranked Just Like Heaven at number 488 on their list of the five hundred greatest songs of all time.
  • It is also ranked #22 on VH1’s Top 100 Songs of the Eighties.

Video of Just Like Heaven – The Cure

The video was directed by Tim Pope. The plot of the video was based on all the same memories of Robert Smith about his vacation with his future wife.

Interesting Facts

  • In an interview with Rolling Stone, Robert Smith said that Just Like Heaven is his favorite The Cure song.
  • The feature film Just Like Heaven (“Between Heaven and Earth”) was named after the song. Naturally, it was included in the soundtrack to it.
  • The original demo version of the song was called Shivers.
  • On July 16, 2006, the crew of the space shuttle Discovery woke up to the song Just Like Heaven, which was set on an alarm clock at the request of astronaut Piers Sellers’ family members.

Just Like Heaven Lyrics by The Cure

“Show me how you do that trick
The one that makes me scream”, she said
“The one that makes me laugh”, she said
And threw her arms around my neck
“Show me how you do it
And I promise you I promise that
I’ll run away with you
I’ll run away with you”
Spinning on that dizzy edge
I kissed her face and kissed her head
And dreamed of all the different ways I had
To make her glow
“Why are you so far away?” she said
“Why won’t you ever know that I’m in love with you
That I’m in love with you?”

You
Soft and only
You
Lost and lonely
You
Strange as angels
Dancing in the deepest oceans
Twisting in the water
You’re just like a dream

Daylight licked me into shape
I must have been asleep for days
And moving lips to breathe her name
I opened up my eyes
And found myself alone alone
Alone above a raging sea
That stole the only girl I loved
And drowned her deep inside of me

You
Soft and only
You
Lost and lonely
You
Just like heaven

Lyrics Just Like Heaven by The Cure Alternate

“Show me how you do that trick
The one that makes me squeal,” she said
“The one that makes me laugh,” she said
And wrapped her arms around my neck
“Show me how you do it
And I promise you, I promise that
I’ll run away with you
I’ll run away with you”
Spinning on that dizzy cliff
I kissed her face and kissed her head
And I thought about what else I can do
To make her shine
“Why are you so far away?” she asked
“Why can’t you understand that I love you,
That I love you?”

You,
Delicate and unique
You,
Lost and lonely
You,
Amazing like angels
Dancing in the deepest oceans
wriggling in the water,
You are like a dream

Daylight got me right
I must have slept for days
And moved his lips in a dream, whispering her name
I opened my eyes
And I realized that I’m alone … alone …
Alone above the raging sea
That stole the only girl I loved
And drowned her deep in my soul

You,
Delicate and unique
You,
Lost and lonely
You,
Just like heaven

Song quote

The best pop song The Cure has ever recorded.

Robert Smith

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