Cure, The - A Short Term Effect Lyrics






Movement
No movement
Just a falling bird
Cold as it hits the bleeding ground
He lived and died
Catch sight
Cover me with earth
Draped in black
Static
White sound

A day without substance
A change of thought
An atmosphere that rots with time
Colours that flicker in water
A short term effect

Scream
As she tries to push him over
Helpless and sick
With teeth of madness
Jump jump dance and sing
Sideways across the desert
A charcoal face
Bites my hand
Time is sweet
Derange and disengage everything

A day without substance
A change of thought
The atmosphere rots with time
Colours that flicker in water
A short term effect

A short term effect
A short term effect
An echo
And a stranger's hand
A short term effect
An echo
And a stranger's hand
A short term effect





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  1. E.... R....

    Un corto efecto termico

  2. Y.... F....

    This is absolute the best Cure Album ever🖤💋🖤
    I love the Cure &,the wonderful voice from Robert🖤👍

  3. J.... M....

    a bold statement but their best song, well my favourite anyway

  4. j.... i....

    Il vous suffira de dire, j'aime the Cure, pour qu'on vous répondent, voilà un "pot" !

  5. F.... R....

    Fucking magical

  6. C.... ....

    Outcast?

  7. t.... ....

    What guitar pedals do I need to cover this song? It seems difficult to do it

    t.... ....

    I never figured it out.:(

    t.... ....

    A lot of delay ...

    t.... ....

    It is known that Robert used this device around that time: Dunlop EP3 Echoplex Delay

    You`re welcome. ;)

    t.... ....

    A lot of what is heard here is reversed sounds (piano and guitars). So there is no mean to reproduce the effect live, really, unless by using a pre-recorded track and play it backwards. This song is certainled the most produced one on Pornography (along with the self titled song). This being said, listen to an original live version of the song as it was played in 1982 by Robert Smith. Loads of oriental / arabic scales. Try and imitate this and then play it backwards, you may reach a good result. Also, listen to this track at slow speed. You may catch up some licks.
    As for effects : overdrive, chorus, flanger and delay. Perry Bamonte used a Line 6 DL4 Delay in 2002 to reproduce the reverse delay (pretty efficiently) on the Trilogy concerts. I know the Boss DD-7 has a reverse delay too, but I really don't know if it would work.
    As for the EP3 Echoplex (not Dunlop at all), I don't know where the info comes from, but I wouldn't take it for granted, provided Smith used an Electro Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man from 1980 to 1982. Oe thing for sure, the EP3 won't allow to reproduce reverse sounds (well not without mods anyway).

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    To complete the answer given recently. When I talked about a heavy production on this title, I also noticed the intro is unplayable by an usual drummer. The beat is driven at the same time on hihat and toms. Unless one finds a 3-arm drummer, it's impossible to play it ! ;-)
    I can't remember where I read that, but on Cure songs included toms (and that's the case in Pornography !) Simon Gallup and Robert Smith would often play more toms on Lol's original track. It might be the case for this particular song.

  8. S.... G....

    short term effect-ect-ect-ect

  9. R.... V....

    Valentin Carrasco Hale La Eme Leader Apache get Attacked by Brown after Snake Fest Brauning Lake USA

  10. R.... V....

    Austin Film Fleet -ATCEMS NAWAL AOUFER

  11. T.... B....

    Psychedelic Goth Rock... Amazing

    T.... B....

    They ain't goth

  12. p.... ....

    🕸♠️🗝💀

  13. a.... p....

    Perfect drugsmusic

  14. i.... i....

    This song is fantastic ! Really dark !

  15. J.... C....

    That was so mesmerising when it came out lol

  16. K.... K....

    So haunting and authentic. Illest lyrics. Man I miss the 80s:/

    K.... K....

    there are, ill pieces in 90's 00's and 10's too, believe me. but for 80's this is probably illest

  17. D.... H....

    Thanks for the lyrics, by the way.

  18. D.... H....

    This entire album is amazing and this particular track is one of my favorites.

    D.... H....

    Derek Hunter my fave cure album for sure.