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Lullaby Lyrics by The Cure
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- Recording: “Lullaby” is credited to The Cure.
- Released: 1998 on “Digging in the Dirt”.
- Length: The recording runs 4:00.
- Genre: Filed under Alternative.
- Lyrics: This page has 21 lyric lines and 25 timed cues.
- Chart: No dated chart rank is attached yet.
- Karaoke: Timed playback is ready on this page.
- Written by: Simon Gallup, Roger O’Donnell, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson, Lol Tolhurst, Boris Williams.
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The stored release association is “Digging in the Dirt”, dated 1998, with a duration of 4:00.
Lullaby lyrics by The Cure
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1:02On candy stripe legs the Spiderman comes
1:07Softly through the shadow of the evenin' sun
1:11Stealin' past the windows of the blissfully dead
1:16Looking for the victim shivering in bed
1:22Searchin' out fear in the gathering gloom
1:26And suddenly a movement in the corner of the room
1:32And there is nothing I can do when I realize with fright
1:36That the Spiderman is having me for dinner tonight
1:42♪
2:02Quietly he laughs and shaking his head
2:07Creeps closer now, closer to the foot of the bed
2:12And softer than shadow and quicker than flies
2:18His arms are all around me and his tongue in my eyes
2:23Be still be calm be quiet now my precious boy
2:28Don't struggle like that or I will only love you more
2:33For it's much too late to get away or turn on the light
2:38The Spiderman is having you for dinner tonight
2:44And I feel like I'm being eaten
2:46By a thousand million shivering furry holes
2:50♪
2:53And I know that in the morning
2:56I will wake up in the shivering cold
3:00♪
3:02And the Spiderman is always hungry
3:03♪
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Lullaby song profile
For “Lullaby,” the words performed by The Cure are paired with the recording details used to distinguish this version. Continue with more The Cure lyrics and songs, or compare this recording with other Alternative song lyrics.
- 1998Released
- 4:00Length
- 21Lyric lines
- 25Timed cues
- 122sTimed span
- Lyric record matched as “Lullaby” by The Cure
- 25 ordered lyric timestamps verified
- Karaoke follow-along playback enabled
Full recording & lyric breakdown
Release record
The matched recording is associated with “Digging in the Dirt.” The earliest source-linked release date stored for this version is 1998. This matched version has a duration of 4:00. The writing field currently credits Simon Gallup, Roger O’Donnell, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson, Lol Tolhurst, Boris Williams.
Lyric structure
This transcription is organized into 3 text sections with 21 readable lines. The synchronized sequence runs for about 122 seconds across 25 cues. During playback, the saved offset corrects the difference between video time and the lyric timeline.
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The matched lyric entry names “Lullaby” and credits The Cure. The synchronization check found 25 ordered lyric timestamps. Playback appears only because both a validated embed and timed lyric are present.
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- Album / release
- Digging in the Dirt
- Released
- 1998
- Length
- 4:00
- Written by
- Simon Gallup, Roger O’Donnell, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson, Lol Tolhurst, Boris Williams
- Recording source
- MusicBrainz record ↗
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