Let's Go To Bed – English Lyrics

• By: The Cure
• Album: Songs Of A Lost World

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of The Cure with "Let's Go To Bed," a pivotal track that dramatically redefined their sound. This synth-pop gem encourages users to explore the language of subtle irony and emotional games present in its lyrics. Discover how Robert Smith deliberately pivoted the band's direction, making this song a fascinating study in artistic reinvention and a unique entry point to The Cure's diverse catalog.

[English]

♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪

♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪

♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪

♪ Doo doo doo ♪

♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪

♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪

♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪

♪ Doo doo doo ♪

♪ Let me take your hand ♪

♪ I'm shaking like milk ♪

♪ Turning, turning blue ♪

♪ All over the windows and the floors ♪

♪ Fires outside in the sky ♪

♪ Look as perfect as cats ♪

♪ The two of us together again ♪

♪ But it's just the same ♪

♪ A stupid game ♪

♪ But I don't care if you don't ♪

♪ And I don't feel if you don't ♪

♪ And I don't want it if you don't ♪

♪ And I won't say it ♪

♪ If you won't say it first ♪

♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪

♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪

♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪

♪ Doo doo doo ♪

♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪

♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪

♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪

♪ Doo doo doo ♪

♪ You think you're tired now ♪

♪ But wait until three ♪

♪ Laughing at the Christmas lights ♪

♪ You remember from December ♪

♪ All of this then back again ♪

♪ Another girl ♪

♪ Another name ♪

♪ Stay alive but stay the same ♪

♪ It's just a stupid game ♪

♪ A stupid game ♪

♪ But I don't care if you don't ♪

♪ And I don't feel if you don't ♪

♪ And I don't want it if you don't ♪

♪ And I won't play it ♪

♪ If you won't play it first ♪

♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪

♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪

♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪

♪ Doo doo doo ♪

♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪

♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪

♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪

♪ Doo doo doo ♪

♪ You can't even see now ♪

♪ So you ask me the way ♪

♪ You wonder if it's real ♪

♪ Because it couldn't be rain ♪

♪ Through the right doorway ♪

♪ And into the white room ♪

♪ It used to be the dust ♪

♪ That would lay here ♪

♪ When I came here alone ♪

♪ But I don't care if you don't ♪

♪ And I don't feel if you don't ♪

♪ And I don't want it if you don't ♪

♪ And I won't play it ♪

♪ If you won't play it first ♪

♪ Let's go to bed ♪

♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh ♪

♪ Let's go to bed ♪

♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪

♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪

♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪

♪ Doo doo doo ♪

♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪

♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪

♪ Let's go to bed ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hand /hænd/ A1	noun - the part of the body at the end of the arm
shake /ʃeɪk/ A2	verb - to move quickly back and forth or up and down
blue /bluː/ A1	adjective - of the color blue noun - the color blue
window /ˈwɪndəʊ/ A1	noun - an opening in a wall or roof
floor /flɔːr/ A1	noun - the surface of a room
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - combustion or burning
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the atmosphere as seen from the earth
cat /kæt/ A1	noun - a small domesticated carnivorous mammal
game /ɡeɪm/ A1	noun - an activity engaged in for amusement or sport
care /keər/ A2	verb - to feel concern or interest
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or physical sensation
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - to have a desire for
say /seɪ/ A1	verb - to utter words
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
name /neɪm/ A1	noun - a word or words by which someone or something is known verb - to give a name to
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - water falling from the sky
room /ruːm/ A1	noun - an enclosed space within a building
bed /bed/ A1	noun - a piece of furniture for sleeping on

Key Grammar Structures

• Let me take your hand

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The verb 'take' is in the imperative mood, used to give a command or make a request.

• I'm shaking like milk

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ The phrase 'like milk' is a simile, comparing the action of shaking to the consistency of milk.

• But it's just the same

  ➔ Emphasis with 'just'

  ➔ The word 'just' is used to emphasize that the situation is exactly the same.

• And I don't feel if you don't

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 1)

  ➔ This is a type 1 conditional sentence, indicating a probable result if the condition is met.

• You think you're tired now

  ➔ Present Simple with Future Meaning

  ➔ The present simple 'think' is used here to refer to a future situation, implying that the tiredness will continue.

• Because it couldn't be rain

  ➔ Modal Verb 'could' for Possibility

  ➔ The modal verb 'could' is used to express that it is not possible for it to be rain.

• It used to be the dust

  ➔ Used to for Past Habits

  ➔ 'Used to' is employed to describe a past habit or state that is no longer true.

• Let's go to bed

  ➔ Let's for Suggestions

  ➔ 'Let's' is a contraction of 'let us' and is used to make a suggestion or proposal.