Does Lovesong feel like an honest sincere ballad in this tracklist or a strange tonal outlier among all the gloom?

Disintegration (2010 Remaster) by The Cure · The Pocket
William

It definitely feel sincere, but in a kinda emotionally cold way

JanglesAdminClub Host

@William it's so weird, though. The drums and bass feel so upbeat. I think that organ really feels so solemn it pulls the whole track down. Pretty crazy.

William

It is weird, but then there is something so straight forward and pop about it

@William That's the beauty of it for me. It's like being heartbroken but you still have to function. Not to be too TMI, but when I'm a teacher and I have had to work and keep a positive upbeat demeanor while going through some of the worst things imaginable. So, I think this is a good representation of that. But I could also be full of shit 🤷🏼‍♂️

JanglesAdminClub Host

@Under_Duress That's a good way to put it.

When I was much younger I thought this was peak romance 🤣 I still find it to be sincere, and it fits because if you pay attention to the words, he’s clearly an unhappy person unless he’s with this particular person, “you make me feel like I’m fun again.” It’s a very “yearny” love song, maybe a bit obsessive?

William

The best love songs tend to be a little obsessive