Just Like Heaven is inspired by a trip Robert Smith of The Cure took with his then-girlfriend Mary Poole to Beachy Head, England. The song describes the complex mix of joy and sorrow in love. The song has become one of The Cures most beloved, exemplifying the bands knack for marrying melancholy with catchy melodies.
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"Show me, show me, show me how you do that trick
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The one that makes me scream" she said
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"The one that makes me laugh" she said
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And threw her arms around my neck
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"Show me how you do it
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And I promise you, I promise that
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I'll run away with you
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I'll run away with you"
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Spinning on that dizzy edge
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I kissed her face and kissed her head
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And dreamed of all the different ways
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I had to make her glow
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"Why are you so far away?" she said
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"Why won't you ever know that I'm in love with you
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That I'm in love with you"
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Soft and only
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Lost and lonely
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Strange as angels
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Dancing in the deepest oceans Twisting in the water