For my son, Josiah, who went to Heaven Dec. 17, 2011. God, I miss you so much every yr.. it doesn't get any easier. But I trust you are happy and and in no more pain. Christmas will always be missing an angel here on earth. Love, always Daddy. 7/19/98 - 12/17/11
You got this antonio, he is in a way better place now and that's all that matters. There is no more pain for him and now all you can do is go forward and be happy so he sees you happy. -random 14 year old girl
Literally been listening to this song for the last three days looking at my son's pictures. Draven forever28. I lost him Dec 4, 2021. It's been a hell of a year. I cry all the time. I miss him so so so much!
R.I.P. to my Dad. You introduced me to a whole variety of music. From Rock to Rap to Jazz and to Spanish music. 10/10/73 - 04/24/17 Love you Dad... Always.
Hey there darling, heard this song tonight. Pulled out our album. You looked so handsome in our wedding photos. Miss you, my love. I've grown, lost that innocence you loved, grown jaded, but this song brings back happier memories.
@@kennykobett4490 Mine was a lovely young Turkish woman by the name of Süheyla. I could not find the right words to express how I felt about her until she was already a regret.
I grew up in a ghetto full of drugs, violence and gangs. Music was the only thing that kept me sane back in the 1980’s and throughout my life. The Cure was and has been the soundtrack of my life. Thank you Robert Smith your music saved myself and my friend Luna from the shithole we lived to prosper in life
I feel you brother! I didn't like this song at the time but I heard it all through high school. I was more into Van Halen and led Zeppelin and Def Leppard kind of stuff. But when I hear it now it all comes rushing back all those years ago. Good memories bad memories funny how music brings all the emotions and feelings back. 40 years ago what the hell happened? Feels like it's been 5 or 10 max
The same guy who has loved me since I was 16 years old dedicated this song to me. I'm 43 now and no one will ever love me or understand me the way he does.
@Bethany Buch I think that is amazing. You are meant to be with the person you're meant to be with! The father of your children is meant to be the father. At least that is how I see my son's father now. He is a part of my story in spite of letting me down time and time again. This doesn't mean I've forgiven him but more importantly that I have forgiven myself. The truth for you and your girls is there in plain sight. You continue being you which is nothing short of awesome. You are irreplaceable and I'm glad you have someone who appreciated you for YOU this entire time! I love that!
@Bethany Buch Your ex has just damaged his relationship with his daughters. It hasn't happened yet, but it will. They will grow to be independent adults and see the truth.
I was 15 in 1989...I bought "Disintegration" in cassette format...for me it was an instant classic...see me here in YT listening "Pictures of You" still in 2019!!
I love how you say young and hurting and so bloody alive. That's absolutely accurate. Life becomes so mudane, and while I look back and think that high school was so insignificant, it has indelible memories that were painful and beautiful, and you're right, they made me feel so much alive. Such great memories.
@@herodotus8136 Yes! Exactly. Those days were days of extremes--highs, lows, fighting for freedom and love and self. They were terrible and beautiful and I wouldn't trade them for all the world.
The Cure, Psycadelic Furs, Depech Mode, New Order, Duran Duran, Echo and the Bunnymen, The Smiths, Talk Talk, The Fix, INXS, Simple Minds, and Tears for Fears are all Great 80's bands !
This song brings back so many memories for me. Time passes and people come and go throughout our lives. All the memories you have are all they are...mental pictures of memories. Everytime I hear this song I think of that one person that has filled my heart with all those mental pictures. We were 14 when we met in the summer of ‘84 and dated all through high school and spent all our time together. Then after high school we drifted apart. We went to college, married other people and had kids. I would see him through the years in passing. Even though our paths have led us in different directions, we have remained good friends. My favorite line in the song: “If only I’d known of the right words I could’ve held onto your heart”. He will never know the impression he has left on my heart and how much he means to me still to this day.
"We don't always have a choice how we get to know one another. Sometimes people fall into our lives cleanly--as if out of the sky, or as if there were a direct flight from Heaven to Earth--the same sudden way we lose people, who once seemed they would always be part of our lives."
If he has left an impression on your soul, you most certainly have left one on his. Albeit, you have gone down different paths, there will always be imprints in your hearts of each other because the both of you made each other the people that you are today. Keep that in your heart and cherish it forever
Darren Kalkwarf Just seeing your post tonight and I don't want to derail your healing process, but I'm so very sorry for your lost. I hope you have a healthy, safe and positive healing.
I’ve listened to this song many times over the last few days. This has been a crap year so far. I lost my German Shepherd in March and my best friend almost two weeks ago. We had such a long history going all the way back to high school. He will always reside in a special place in my heart.
My heart feels your loss. I grew up with three generations of purebred German Shepherds. Ruger, Gunner, and Rosa Loch-Donnerfuß. I’ll always hold them close ❤️
This reminds me of my late boyfriend Chris. He passed away from suicide and the last I saw him was in December. The last I kissed him, hugged him, felt his presence..He lived with an abusive father and had no mother because she had lost her battle to suicide when he was in middle school. He cried for a mother and craved that bond and love. I was the only on to keep him afloat for years until the one last fight he had with his father..he just couldn't take it anymore. The last thing I got from him was a message at 1:38 a.m. “ i love you so much .. and don’t ever think i don’t” i woke up to a flood of messages asking if I had heard the news, am I okay, and if I’m alive.. I thought it was one of those late night messages, but his best friend called and he said “Elizabeth, promise me you will be strong but.... Chris..shot himself last night” and i hung up Immediately. I couldn’t process it , my heart wasn’t beating, my hands were shaking and i screamed like I’ve never screamed before.I called him well over 40 plus times but..he never answered. He passed away on January 5th 2019. He had a polaroid camera and i have a picture of him at the lunchroom and I keep it at my bedside at all times. When he was laid to rest they buried him with a suit that he wore when we went to our last prom,the guitar necklace I gave him for Christmas that December and finally the polaroid picture he took of me at the lockers and they had put it in his pocket close to his heart. I’ll see you soon my love,my goofball and all. This song goes out to you Chris and to all who suffer loss but are brought together out of love. 🌻
Lost my best friend in May. This came on when I was crying in the shower. Loved this song for many years. But today I finally truly heard it. Ya know? Miss you so much my beautiful friend. Thank you for being you. Love you to the moon and back. Always. My dearest friend, Kate 🥀 RIP 🦋
This song changed my life......I had gone through a heart wrenching breakup with the woman I knew was my soulmate from the moment I met her......one morning i found a lovely note, and a tape with just this song on it that she had left in my truck........I could feel her in every word of this song, and I still do. that was 1995, we have been married for 16 years now, and Pictures of You played a great part in bringing us back together......thank you
In some form or another we have felt the same pain you endured in 1995. My pain came in 1997 and I was so messed up. It wasnt until years later did I realize it was a blessing and not a curse that it didnt work out. I can laugh now but not then. No one in my world understood my sickness but The Cure.
Thank you so much for your empathy, you don't know what it means when there are kind hearted people like yourself to give support. Yes, losing my parents "killed" me inside and it is a struggle to not have them here, to just talk to and give advice; simple things like that which may have been taken for granted before. You know? You sound like a good son. Cherish your time with your parents all that you can, for we are all here a short while; shorter than we realize.
+Joanna R No worries about showing empathy to your loss. I do love my parents with all my heart. Even though we get into arguments, sometimes there is lack of communication, miscommunication etc, I do know that I will love them until my heart stops beating. You're right, the little things in life are taken for granted at times and life is precious. I do see my mom more often and have nice and warming conversations - this I will cherish all my life - hopefully the memories will keep me alive.
+Joanna R I lost my dad to lung cancer and my mom is all I have left... I think if I lose her I will inevitably do what I set out to do many times in the past, but always always always backed out of... Suicide.
This song is timeless. I remember hearing it for the first time. I was sitting in my school bus, heading to a soccer meet my sophomore year. This song dived deep in my soul. I’ll never forget. Absolutely masterpiece.
I will love this band forever.. I just watched The Cure concert on TV.... they played for over two hours and they sounded exactly like their recordings.. it was amazing.. I can only imagine what it was like being in the audience.. The Cure.. what a gift they have given to the world...
I've always been a Cure fan and finally saw them live this summer. It was awesome!!!I remember seeing an interview where Robert said anyone can build music in the studio but not every band can play music. That has stuck with me and I now know what he's talking about. I think its pretty obvious that the boys in "The Cure" can play music!!!
"There was nothing in the world that I ever wanted more than to feel you deep in my heart. There was nothing in the world that I ever wanted more than to never feel the breaking apart of my pictures of you" This is just epic songwriting and lyrics.
My Dad was so afraid of dieing! He wouldn't let go! He was a great Man! Yes it broke my heart! He loved all of us!! Married to my Mom for 53 years! Now taking care of her! 😘 See You In Heaven!
so sorry for your loss your words tug at my heartstrings as I can sooo relate to your Dad as I am 60 now and I am starting to see the end of the road but hopefully I can be granted absolution for the sins I have done and people I have wronged
Problem was when the bands songs were released there wasn’t a lot of stations that would play their music. I was born in 1975 and didn’t really get into them until after I graduated in 93.
I'll never forget when I walked into a coffee shop on a rough day and i heard this song for the first time.I was like..this is it..this song is exactly how I feel today.It's amazing how they can hit you so hard.
Lost my wife and best friend and soulmate Jan 6 2022 and this song comes closest to explaining how lost and hurt and angry and dead inside I feel. She was all I ever needed. I’m lost in the dark now. Thank you Robert for lending a voice to this horrible pain.
I am so sorry for your loss. If there were words I could say to make it better..I would. I lost my daughter and this song is part of what I hold onto. And pictures of her
+Robert Gillan That seems like very prevalent themes in Robert's music... sadness and loss. Always looking back... Trying to, but can't recapture what you feel sooo close to..
I lost my wife suddenly in July and heard this song for the first time a couple of days later. It seems so poignant and meaningful as that is all we did and still do as a family now. We have our memories and pictures. It's a beautiful song and 1 I find myself playing all the time now if I'm feeling a bit down. I might even sing it on karaoke soon when I'm feeling a bit stronger 💔
This was playing at my brother's funeral. As we watched pictures of his life from beginning to end...people there will always be a song in this world that reminds us of some one. Whether thay have passed. Or still with us love them as much as you can while there still here. God bless and heal your heart to all who read this 🙏 ♥️
I miss my brother Luis he died of kidney disease and this song always reminds of him. He is the one who introduced me this kind of music. I remember I let him borrow my Nikon so he could sneak in into Robert Smith secret concerts. People thought he worked for LA times he use to sell newspapers.
My brother and his wife danced to this song at my parents 50th anniversary, I stared because I have never seen my brother dance. I stared to cherish the moment from afar. I said I would record this memory in my heart and mind forever. Well, she past away Saturday August 14, 2021 from the covid. It was a two month battle but she is with our Lord in heaven. I will always love my sister n law Michelle.
What a loving memory and tribute to your sister in law. May God smile upon you and may you be safe and loved. Thank you for sharing and touching our hearts.
my mom committed suicide when i was 10, she used to work near the school i went to, and she would pick me up at around 6 and we would get home at 9 while we played the cure the whole time. it was 6 years ago but i miss her all the time and i wish i could have done something. this song always makes me think of her
Peace and love to you, Lily, wherever you are. You did nothing wrong. My cousin and also my cousin in-law (I loved both of them) drank themselves to death. Depression and mental illness are real.
Just lost my little brother LarryJoe back on June 8th, 2022. He had just turned 51 and passed away in hospice care from ALS. I find myself seeing him in my memories daily. ❤
I love love love The Cure! Robert Smith is such a beautiful soul, and this song is just gorgeous, immensely emotional and bittersweet. I can't stop listening to it!
Reading all the comments and support from people to those who have lost loved ones is restoring my faith in humanity! It’s June 14, 2020 and the riots after the pandemic are in every major city in the US. So much hate and division and destruction and ridiculousness going on right now. Love, understanding, kindness is the answer and THE CURE!!! Love and peace to you all, no matter what skin color you have, and pray for more cooperation and discussion and solutions to bring about peace and love! That’s what I loved about the 80’s, everyone seemed to enjoy each other’s company and a “party like” atmosphere everywhere, the music was awesome, from heavy metal hair bands to hip hop to rapp to alternative to European bands. I feel fortunate to have been a teenager in the 80’s! Peace and love to all! Stay safe everyone!❤️
Are you actually doing something to progress that peace and love for people of color? And do you actually understand the hate and division? If you don't and just spewing this ruining the vibe of the song, you're still just adding to it and it's going to get worse and continue. I support it all cause they're tired and I'm tired of my own skin color cause of second hand embarrassment.
Remembering my sweet Jo, these tears are for you. Some pictures are images but more pictures of you are only in my head forever. Thank you Robert, you're a true artist
I will never forget the huge blizzard of my youth that knocked out power for 3 days to our entire small town. All I had was my walkman, some double A batteries, headphones, and Disintegration. It was such a beautiful time..and cold. 💖
+briarrose29 Many, many cassette tapes were worn out on my Sony Walkman... Including Michael Jacksons Thriller and Mister Mister's Welcome to the real world !!!
This song reminds me of an old friend. We were soulmates, I lived him so much, I showed him every cure song I knew, he loved Robert Smith's music. Things didn't work out very well and i left my music with him. To this day I think of him whenever this song plays. Breaks my heart so much.
Absolutely love the old school build upon each other instruments. I mean they just keep building on each other with the vocals of the genius Robert...Wow. Just Wow. This was a big thing in the 80's of building upon each other. Thank you for this song!!
I just saw them last night! It was my first time too! I can promise that they still have it! It was absolutely AMAZING! Amazing doesn't even really do it justice now that I think about it!
I'm so sorry for your loss. Unfortunately I feel your pain as my husband took his life 14 years ago. I wish I could tell you it gets easier but the emptiness, guilt and hurt are always there. Thank you for sharing your story. It helped me get through this song without any tears. I'm always here for you. R.I.P. Chris. R.I.P. James ☮️💜
This song means so much to me. When I was about 2 months old, just a newborn, my father would put this song on when I would cry. I would stop crying while listening to this song. Now I'm 14 and I'm singing this song in a coffee shop and my whole family is coming. My dad cried when I told him I am singing this song.
my son was 32 when he went home.. it will be 3 yrs in January...this song holds a place in my ❤️. Matthew loved this song..and here I am... PICTURES of you my baby boy 💔💔💔💙🥹
My daughter ( my little one ) just married last week , she chose Pictures of you to take her to the altar.......no more comments...these are the most recent tears falling down from my eyes.....Thanks Lord for this moment.
My 30 Year old son passed away unexpectedly November 28 and my ex husband sent this to us we miss Lucas so much. Prayers for all who are Grieving I can't listen to this today I'm 😭
Oh I get it, so the whore of Babylon has something to do with their first album as well?? Right? I mean the album cover specifically, a vacuum, a fridge and a lamp right?
For many years after my husband died, I could not listen to this song.. It hurt too much because Robert Smiths words fit perfect, for what I went through... It's going on 27 years this month... It still hurts!! It's not as intense but still effects me. Take care everyone...
I was with my wife all through her fight. I took care of her for almost two years, then she just couldn't fight anymore and told me goodbye the only way she could at that time. It was at the start of covid, so they came in our home in protective suits with breathing masks and put her in a bag. I couldn't watch that so i got myself ready to leave with them. They stopped me and told me if i went out or tried to follow them that i would be arrested. I said.."that's my wife!!!" They said it didn't matter i would be contacted at a later date. They took my beautiful wife away in a bag and they have never contacted me! I had to sit in my home, ALONE for several months until they let us come out to go to stores and places were almost empty. I never even was able to get a hug from friends. I still don't know what they did with her, but from what i was able to find out they were doing mass cremations and that's where she went. I've never wanted to find out for sure, i hurt enough already. So, Miss averyflowers8819, I truly DO understand your pain and I'm so very sorry you have had to hurt so bad for so long. I can't even put a number on the level of pain I feel. So I wish you all good things and i hope you know that you are not alone. 🌹
@@cdjoy7299 Hi Miss Joy. At that time i was just north of Baltimore, Maryland. From what i was able to find out at that time, she was put with mass deaths from covid and at that time, so little was known and there was a nation wide panic, they were cremating bodies to prevent possible spread from those who had passed. I have pictures of her and even a few videos and those help some, but it's lonely in a way I can't describe with words. Thank you so very much for your kindness!! It's you and those like you that have kept good in our world.
sorry for everyone who lost someone, keep an open mind, people will come and go your whole life, it’s just a matter of our time here well spent with others. Be kind and spread love, you never know who is struggling❤️
My wife passed away 7 weeks ago and here I am looking at all the pictures of her and wishing she were still here. It's all I have left of her now.
I'm so sorry for your loss. ❤😥
I lost my husband 5 months ago and we both loved the Cure. Pictures is all I can feel!
no its not those feelings you have in your heart are worth more than any picture. those will stay with you. she loved you and never forget my friend.
My husband died March 1st 2019. My teenage son left home and I don’t know where he is. I’m heartbroken.
Love and positive vibes sent to you
For my son, Josiah, who went to Heaven Dec. 17, 2011. God, I miss you so much every yr.. it doesn't get any easier. But I trust you are happy and and in no more pain. Christmas will always be missing an angel here on earth. Love, always Daddy.
7/19/98 - 12/17/11
Keep kicking ass Antonio!!!
He IS happy... as there is NO pain, Antonio. Not in the hereafter. Pain is for the living.
You got this antonio, he is in a way better place now and that's all that matters. There is no more pain for him and now all you can do is go forward and be happy so he sees you happy.
-random 14 year old girl
Sorry for your loss
I lost my daughter November 2011.. I am sorry for your pain,, I am missing an Angel too..
One of the most beautiful songs ever written.
Indeed 😊
This is the most emotional song I have ever experienced. To be a human being feeling this song is just cathartic.
This is so very true.... I either get really happy or I bust out crying 🥺😍🖤🖤🖤👏👏👏
@@JaneenStokes10 I actually just get the happy feeling from it, dont know why.
Yes! You hit the nail on the head. When this song came out, I was a senior in High School. I wore this cassette out.
Literally been listening to this song for the last three days looking at my son's pictures. Draven forever28. I lost him Dec 4, 2021. It's been a hell of a year. I cry all the time. I miss him so so so much!
R.I.P. to my Dad. You introduced me to a whole variety of music. From Rock to Rap to Jazz and to Spanish music. 10/10/73 - 04/24/17 Love you Dad... Always.
Hola
Xavier Rodas wow sounss like my my mom and dad
Xavier Rodas and same for my daddy RIP daddy
Bro Im 39 and I put my 5 year old on to music from my days and she loves it. God bless you
Xavier Rodas sorry for your loss
The Cure would get you through every relationship you've ever had...
It's amazing that he knew the pain I was going through when I was younger. 💔
30 years ago and again and again. Cure for life I guess.
Niko Matthews pretty much
Niko Matthews I miss you Jack-O💝
Lol so tru
Hey there darling, heard this song tonight. Pulled out our album. You looked so handsome in our wedding photos. Miss you, my love. I've grown, lost that innocence you loved, grown jaded, but this song brings back happier memories.
"If only I'd thought of the right words , I could have held on to your heart".... the lyrics just speak out loud to me.
I can relate to these words
Lovely
Me too! What was her name? Mine was Laura
@@kennykobett4490 Mine was a lovely young Turkish woman by the name of Süheyla. I could not find the right words to express how I felt about her until she was already a regret.
@Lisa Schoonover @@lisaschoonover7783
It’s clear by the comments that this song has carried us all through some really tough times. Never give up on life
Fuck live🤮
I grew up in a ghetto full of drugs, violence and gangs. Music was the only thing that kept me sane back in the 1980’s and throughout my life. The Cure was and has been the soundtrack of my life. Thank you Robert Smith your music saved myself and my friend Luna from the shithole we lived to prosper in life
God Bless You...keep the faith...
but now its a waste of time am i right ?
@@mickymao7313 what is that supposed to mean??
I love what you said! **hugs**
@@mickymao7313 never a waste of time.
Robert Smith's voice is so hauntingly beautiful. He can convey so many emotions deeply and it just grabs at your heartstrings
Did you see AFI cover them? 👎
Sue he’s amazing
So true.
I agree!
This song and all these comments break my heart I just wish my feelings and love could reach all who are suffering
Same here
I think you just did
That was the nicest thing I’ve read all year. The comment of 2020 goes to you. I don’t know you but I can’t thank you enough.
If only I thought of the right words..
Feel the same way reading the comments
What a beautiful fucking song. Literally took me to a place I've been ignoring for a while. I needed this cry. Thank God for music man seriously.
I feel you brother! I didn't like this song at the time but I heard it all through high school. I was more into Van Halen and led Zeppelin and Def Leppard kind of stuff. But when I hear it now it all comes rushing back all those years ago. Good memories bad memories funny how music brings all the emotions and feelings back. 40 years ago what the hell happened? Feels like it's been 5 or 10 max
The ugly about crying is, it make's us stronger and we only use that strength to cry harder /once again.
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The same guy who has loved me since I was 16 years old dedicated this song to me. I'm 43 now and no one will ever love me or understand me the way he does.
Hi brenda im virgilio
This my #09228851523
@Bethany Buch I think that is amazing. You are meant to be with the person you're meant to be with! The father of your children is meant to be the father. At least that is how I see my son's father now. He is a part of my story in spite of letting me down time and time again. This doesn't mean I've forgiven him but more importantly that I have forgiven myself. The truth for you and your girls is there in plain sight. You continue being you which is nothing short of awesome. You are irreplaceable and I'm glad you have someone who appreciated you for YOU this entire time! I love that!
Well said brenda.
@Bethany Buch Your ex has just damaged his relationship with his daughters. It hasn't happened yet, but it will. They will grow to be independent adults and see the truth.
Congratulations "The Cure" on your induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! 3/29/19
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@@mattnowak1905 :)
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Induction ???
May your friend Rest in Paradise! And may you see him in your dreams.
My dog died over a week ago and I finally have the strength to go through my old photos of him. He loved pizza and fresh powder snow
I lost my pet rabbit less than 24 hours ago and I'm heartbroken. Any loss is real
i woke with tears from losing my doggo... God loves us and gave us dogs so we know it is real.
This is so real and pure.
Oh, So sorry. I'm sure he had the best life ❤️❤️❤️😊
I lost several dogs and cats some over 10 years ago, still miss them and love them wish they where with me still, my best friends ever!!
Decades later, I still get chills when this song begins.
So do I. I never forget the first time i heard it. Probably one of the greatest albums ever.
Ditto . Same for me .
Yeah I just think of how much I loved her.
I was 15 in 1989...I bought "Disintegration" in cassette format...for me it was an instant classic...see me here in YT listening "Pictures of You" still in 2019!!
I was 14 and into newave "89" The Cure is one of the favorites
I was 16 that year. First job at Sizzler and first driver's license.
I was 11...also had the cassette...haha
Same here ❤️
14 listened on live105 in SF as my folks were a bit judgmental of the look. Good thing for me the station constantly played the Cure🙄
I don’t always listen to The Cure but when I do, so do my neighbors.❤
🙌🙌🙌
Indeed❤
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I love the fact my neighbor adores The Cure...so no issues here LOL
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The Cure brings me right back to all that pain and tears and memories of being young and hurting and so bloody alive. The best ever.
“Tears and memories of being young and hurting and bloody alive”. YES.
I love how you say young and hurting and so bloody alive. That's absolutely accurate. Life becomes so mudane, and while I look back and think that high school was so insignificant, it has indelible memories that were painful and beautiful, and you're right, they made me feel so much alive. Such great memories.
@@herodotus8136 Yes! Exactly. Those days were days of extremes--highs, lows, fighting for freedom and love and self. They were terrible and beautiful and I wouldn't trade them for all the world.
if you think being young brings hurt and tears wait til you get older...
@@saintjames7387 ha, I'm getting there. But I hear you. My husband has stage 4 cancer so sadly we're getting this pain early.
The Cure, Psycadelic Furs, Depech Mode, New Order, Duran Duran, Echo and the Bunnymen, The Smiths, Talk Talk, The Fix, INXS, Simple Minds, and Tears for Fears are all Great 80's bands !
AMEN !
Love em all!
Ken Bray don't forget Kate Bush and Gary numan
Better believe it! Soundtrack to my youth!
Yes, yes, yes!!!!!
Getting choked up reading the comments with this playing in the background 😢😓🤗 I guess we all been there
Doing the same.
Me too. Reading these during the pandemic...makes me feel like there's some hope.
I'm a mess..such beautiful sentiments with music that sings to your heart!
For sure, and the same!
Lost my beautiful Momma in March. I miss her so but when i look at her picture, i'm in a better place.❤
This song brings back so many memories for me. Time passes and people come and go throughout our lives. All the memories you have are all they are...mental pictures of memories. Everytime I hear this song I think of that one person that has filled my heart with all those mental pictures. We were 14 when we met in the summer of ‘84 and dated all through high school and spent all our time together. Then after high school we drifted apart. We went to college, married other people and had kids. I would see him through the years in passing. Even though our paths have led us in different directions, we have remained good friends. My favorite line in the song: “If only I’d known of the right words I could’ve held onto your heart”. He will never know the impression he has left on my heart and how much he means to me still to this day.
"We don't always have a choice how we get to know one another. Sometimes people fall into our lives cleanly--as if out of the sky, or as if there were a direct flight from Heaven to Earth--the same sudden way we lose people, who once seemed they would always be part of our lives."
Wow...
If he has left an impression on your soul, you most certainly have left one on his. Albeit, you have gone down different paths, there will always be imprints in your hearts of each other because the both of you made each other the people that you are today. Keep that in your heart and cherish it forever
not sure how old you are, but this song and your comment brought me back to times in the past ...just wonder sometimes where certain people went.
Wow - couldn’t have said it better myself.
My wife pasted away 7 years ago tonight, and listening to The Cure just feels so right tonight...
Darren Kalkwarf Just seeing your post tonight and I don't want to derail your healing process, but I'm so very sorry for your lost. I hope you have a healthy, safe and positive healing.
Darren Kalkwarf im sorry for your loss. may this song bring up the wonderful memories.
Darren so sorry to hear that. I'm very sorry for your loss. I can't imagine losing my wife. Hope this music brings you strength and healing.
So sorry, hope you find some peace in this song and the memories it brings back to you sir.
this reminds me of my mom that died last year. keep your head up remember there is people who know your pain.
I’ve listened to this song many times over the last few days. This has been a crap year so far. I lost my German Shepherd in March and my best friend almost two weeks ago. We had such a long history going all the way back to high school. He will always reside in a special place in my heart.
My heart feels your loss. I grew up with three generations of purebred German Shepherds. Ruger, Gunner, and Rosa Loch-Donnerfuß. I’ll always hold them close ❤️
I am so sorry for your loss. Our fur babies never ever leave our hearts.
Ugh I have A 7 year old gsd my biggest fear 😰
So sorry, I love you
So sorry about your dog and your best friend. Yes, always in your heart.
I walked down the aisle at my wedding to this beautiful song. The preacher said.. Oh wow! The cure!!
❤❤❤
That's wierd, I could have sworn that I heard the imperial death March in my soul at the alter.....lol.....joking.
@@Gunhiker so truuue!!
I wouldn't have it any other way..
That's the greatest thing I ever heard.
Sorry, there is no cure for marriage
“Disintegration is the BEST ALBUM EVER!!!!”-
Kyle Broflovski
Damn Right, Kyle!
Went to TWO concerts on the Disintegration Tour and they were both marvelously awesome.
💯 agree
How do You scape from South Park?
I am 44 now but when I see your picture, its 1989 and this song feels new.
How beautifully expressed!
James Casarella Thanks. :)
Hi Corinne! I have to agree with you!
I turned 42 in February.This song never stops moving me.
They wrote the soundtrack of my youth and many in our generation.
This reminds me of my late boyfriend Chris. He passed away from suicide and the last I saw him was in December. The last I kissed him, hugged him, felt his presence..He lived with an abusive father and had no mother because she had lost her battle to suicide when he was in middle school. He cried for a mother and craved that bond and love. I was the only on to keep him afloat for years until the one last fight he had with his father..he just couldn't take it anymore.
The last thing I got from him was a message at 1:38 a.m. “ i love you so much .. and don’t ever think i don’t” i woke up to a flood of messages asking if I had heard the news, am I okay, and if I’m alive..
I thought it was one of those late night messages, but his best friend called and he said “Elizabeth, promise me you will be strong but.... Chris..shot himself last night” and i hung up Immediately.
I couldn’t process it , my heart wasn’t beating, my hands were shaking and i screamed like I’ve never screamed before.I called him well over 40 plus times but..he never answered.
He passed away on January 5th 2019.
He had a polaroid camera and i have a picture of him at the lunchroom and I keep it at my bedside at all times. When he was laid to rest they buried him with a suit that he wore when we went to our last prom,the guitar necklace I gave him for Christmas that December and finally the polaroid picture he took of me at the lockers and they had put it in his pocket close to his heart.
I’ll see you soon my love,my goofball and all.
This song goes out to you Chris and to all who suffer loss but are brought together out of love.
🌻
I'm so sorry for your loss! Stay strong! ❤
Sorry for you. God Bless you and your family. All the Love that Heaven can rain down be yours.
That is actually so sad 😭😭😭
Just read your comment in 2020. Much love and thoughts to you and the family. ❤️😰
I feel both your heartache and his pain......Its like being destroyed by a thousand cuts
dad passed away last night and this just felt right
I'm so sorry.
I'm sorry Aubrey, stay strong girl.. RIP Dad 🙏🏽
Sorry for your loss
Christ 🙏 comfort you and your family 🙏❤️
Michael
A bit belated, for I just read your comment a few seconds ago...My condolences and I hope (now) that one year later, you and your family found peace.
Lost my best friend in May. This came on when I was crying in the shower. Loved this song for many years. But today I finally truly heard it. Ya know? Miss you so much my beautiful friend. Thank you for being you. Love you to the moon and back. Always. My dearest friend, Kate 🥀 RIP 🦋
so very true..."I finally heard it"...totally understand
I loved someone who took their life. This song sums it up.
This comment made me cry.
Rest In Peace Kate.
Songs not about death.
This tune echoes through the ages with majesty and romance.
loved your comment Jesse
+jesse murray well said...
Trail Runner
This song changed my life......I had gone through a heart wrenching breakup with the woman I knew was my soulmate from the moment I met her......one morning i found a lovely note, and a tape with just this song on it that she had left in my truck........I could feel her in every word of this song, and I still do. that was 1995, we have been married for 16 years now, and Pictures of You played a great part in bringing us back together......thank you
shit TOny-I made a mix tape w/this song recorded from some albums I found in the Army library. That mix tape didn't do shit!
In some form or another we have felt the same pain you endured in 1995. My pain came in 1997 and I was so messed up. It wasnt until years later did I realize it was a blessing and not a curse that it didnt work out. I can laugh now but not then. No one in my world understood my sickness but The Cure.
Tony Michael awesome
Wow,you two are what a very beautiful everlasting love story should be! Congrats! !
Tony Michael sorry I know how you feel
In tears thinking of my mom who passed on Valentine's 2013, and my dad last year. Love this song.
+Joanna R
I'm sorry for your loss.
I don't know how I would live without my parents - they are everything to me - everything.
Thank you so much for your empathy, you don't know what it means when there are kind hearted people like yourself to give support. Yes, losing my parents "killed" me inside and it is a struggle to not have them here, to just talk to and give advice; simple things like that which may have been taken for granted before. You know? You sound like a good son. Cherish your time with your parents all that you can, for we are all here a short while; shorter than we realize.
+Joanna R
No worries about showing empathy to your loss.
I do love my parents with all my heart. Even though we get into arguments, sometimes there is lack of communication, miscommunication etc, I do know that I will love them until my heart stops beating.
You're right, the little things in life are taken for granted at times and life is precious. I do see my mom more often and have nice and warming conversations - this I will cherish all my life - hopefully the memories will keep me alive.
+Joanna R I lost my dad to lung cancer and my mom is all I have left... I think if I lose her I will inevitably do what I set out to do many times in the past, but always always always backed out of... Suicide.
+Joanna R I always wished I could die BEFORE my parents did....
Every time this song comes on, I get chills and get lost in the moment that I'm in wherever I am. One of my favorite songs of all time
Me too
I feel the same
for all that relationships that never exist and only were real in our mind
Yes
Well said
deep thought!
It was close tho ❤️
But it seemed so real!! ;)
Ending a 12 year relationship in 2016. Suddenly The Cure hits me right in the feels.
wow,
Kalin V I am so sorry ):. I hope you are doing better now
Firstname Lastname that's good looking out
Yup, similar position 2.5 years ago. Good luck!
i can relate to you so much!!! Im in the same position bro :[
I never realized the amazing music we had in the 80's. There is no equal to this track being produced today
This song is timeless. I remember hearing it for the first time. I was sitting in my school bus, heading to a soccer meet my sophomore year. This song dived deep in my soul. I’ll never forget. Absolutely masterpiece.
if u like this u should check out - faceless humming by the impures
is a good underrated song :D
really goood.....
Timeless is the best word for this song
This album is a masterpiece, from beginning to end.
I will love this band forever.. I just watched The Cure concert on TV.... they played for over two hours and they sounded exactly like their recordings.. it was amazing.. I can only imagine what it was like being in the audience.. The Cure.. what a gift they have given to the world...
Agreed...
saw them live here in Georgia not to long ago, absolutely phenomenal
tina your right great song..
I've always been a Cure fan and finally saw them live this summer. It was awesome!!!I remember seeing an interview where Robert said anyone can build music in the studio but not every band can play music. That has stuck with me and I now know what he's talking about. I think its pretty obvious that the boys in "The Cure" can play music!!!
You really can lose yourself in their music. The Cure!!!!!
The cure was my dad’s favorite. He passed away almost 10 years ago i am almost 18. I miss him so much! Listening to this just makes me happy.
Hope all is well. Words can't describe what you are going thru. I love the cure. Rip your dad.
My dad's fave too 💓
carolina lopez I know you wrote this a year ago but I hope you stay strong💕 bless
He loves you!!!!
Sorry for your loss .
"There was nothing in the world that I ever wanted more than to feel you deep in my heart.
There was nothing in the world that I ever wanted more than to never feel the breaking apart of my pictures of you"
This is just epic songwriting and lyrics.
My Dad was so afraid of dieing! He wouldn't let go! He was a great Man! Yes it broke my heart! He loved all of us!! Married to my Mom for 53 years! Now taking care of her! 😘 See You In Heaven!
Your a great man also Devin very touching comment you will all be a family again one day take care.
💪💪
Devin McG - Devin, May Your Father Rest In Peace ♥️
PeaCe&ReSPeCt, Shelley
so sorry for your loss your words tug at my heartstrings as I can sooo relate to your Dad as I am 60 now and I am starting to see the end of the road but hopefully I can be granted absolution for the sins I have done and people I have wronged
Devin McG ❤️❤️❤️
What a masterpiece of a song. Wish I had been alive to appreciate this song when it was new.
Kumiko Sachs it was a great time to be alive! :)
Problem was when the bands songs were released there wasn’t a lot of stations that would play their music. I was born in 1975 and didn’t really get into them until after I graduated in 93.
Kumiko Sachs oh yeah it's truly a gem..
radio is trash
Kumiko Sachs Agreed. And fortunately for Cure fans there were quite a few other masterpieces also that I still turn to this day
I'll never forget when I walked into a coffee shop on a rough day and i heard this song for the first time.I was like..this is it..this song is exactly how I feel today.It's amazing how they can hit you so hard.
Andrea S i wish my memory was that good. Cherish it
Im in love with a person, but im not good enough.
"One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain". -Bob Marley
Lost my wife and best friend and soulmate Jan 6 2022 and this song comes closest to explaining how lost and hurt and angry and dead inside I feel. She was all I ever needed. I’m lost in the dark now. Thank you Robert for lending a voice to this horrible pain.
Hold on and I pray you find peace and love again.
I am so sorry for your loss. If there were words I could say to make it better..I would.
I lost my daughter and this song is part of what I hold onto. And pictures of her
Memories can be very sad and painful, but they can also be positive and uplifting. Great song.
This song hits all the right feels.. like I feel like crying but being happy at the same time, looking back at my past memories.
+Robert Gillan That seems like very prevalent themes in Robert's music... sadness and loss. Always looking back... Trying to, but can't recapture what you feel sooo close to..
I lost my wife suddenly in July and heard this song for the first time a couple of days later. It seems so poignant and meaningful as that is all we did and still do as a family now.
We have our memories and pictures. It's a beautiful song and 1 I find myself playing all the time now if I'm feeling a bit down. I might even sing it on karaoke soon when I'm feeling a bit stronger 💔
I am so sorry for your loss. Sending you love and healing prayers
🤗
This was playing at my brother's funeral. As we watched pictures of his life from beginning to end...people there will always be a song in this world that reminds us of some one. Whether thay have passed. Or still with us love them as much as you can while there still here. God bless and heal your heart to all who read this 🙏 ♥️
I miss my brother Luis he died of kidney disease and this song always reminds of him. He is the one who introduced me this kind of music. I remember I let him borrow my Nikon so he could sneak in into Robert Smith secret concerts. People thought he worked for LA times he use to sell newspapers.
Really strange considering the songs not about death. Did you and your brother have a weird kissy touchy lovey incest relationship?
Robert Smith still has that beautiful yet soulful voice after all of these years. Damn, what a very beautiful cut!
Was in a long distance relationship for several years and we chose this as our wedding song because it meant so much to us.
That's awesome
so cute :) i’ve been in a ldr for almost 6 months now and i connect this song to us, hope we can make it work out like you two
My brother and his wife danced to this song at my parents 50th anniversary, I stared because I have never seen my brother dance. I stared to cherish the moment from afar. I said I would record this memory in my heart and mind forever. Well, she past away Saturday August 14, 2021 from the covid. It was a two month battle but she is with our Lord in heaven. I will always love my sister n law Michelle.
i am so sorry , may she rest in peace , god is taking good care of her
This is a beautiful story. I’m sorry for your loss.
Such a beautiful memory you just wrote... Incredible. Sorry for your loss.
What a loving memory and tribute to your sister in law. May God smile upon you and may you be safe and loved. Thank you for sharing and touching our hearts.
@@BoyMom11 **2 Beautiful Stories
I always think of my dad who passed away of cancer in 2014 when I hear this song. Miss you dad 😔...
One of the best songs of 1989.
The best song ever
best song of 2018
um.. best.. not just 1989
The God of Truth
still grow ☝ listening song
This album is one of my top ten of all time.
this song could go on forever
M Hanif Another cut does, and this one's better.
M Hanif yup❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Until the day you die..
These lyrics are pure poetry.
loser
This deserves a billion hits in my book. But I guess humans don't know what real music is.
ffayqc
@@Dolas_Nolabouy fuck off
Ryan C it’s been 2 years. And still, fuck you.
❤❤❤Thank you All The Saints in Heaven.Glory to Our Kingdom Heaven ❤❤❤
Rest in Peace to all of those we have loved and lost and will always continue to love for always and forever and until we meet again. xx
Well said!!😉✌
My brother passed in 2015. He loved the Cure. It's funny how listening to it makes me feel he is right here. Here's to you, Doug.
This song has saved me from suicide... Thank you to The cure for all beautiful instrumental work. I love it sndnim inspired so again thank you.
my mom committed suicide when i was 10, she used to work near the school i went to, and she would pick me up at around 6 and we would get home at 9 while we played the cure the whole time. it was 6 years ago but i miss her all the time and i wish i could have done something. this song always makes me think of her
Sorry for your loss... You made get something in My eyes. 😥
Peace and love to you, Lily, wherever you are.
You did nothing wrong.
My cousin and also my cousin in-law (I loved both of them) drank themselves to death. Depression and mental illness are real.
Godspeed to your mom.
There is a life after this one, she will be waiting !! 😊
I am so sorry Lily. My heart aches for you. There is nothing you could have done. I hope you can push past this and enjoy the rest of your life.
Just lost my little brother LarryJoe back on June 8th, 2022. He had just turned 51 and passed away in hospice care from ALS. I find myself seeing him in my memories daily. ❤
I love love love The Cure! Robert Smith is such a beautiful soul, and this song is just gorgeous, immensely emotional and bittersweet. I can't stop listening to it!
God I love this song..so many emotions ❤️❤️ Reminds me of being young again & in love
Kristy Dee yea I know what u mean
Same here, love this song, still gives me chills but for me it's nostalgia tinged with sadness.
Those were good times.
Kristy Dee You still are young sweety.
Seriously young or old, the cure was
some serious bad ass shit!
One of the best songs ever- pure emotion from the heart- helped me get through some tough breakups
Just imagine yourself float down a gentle stream as you listen to this song. Pure heaven.
Beautifully said, Andrew :-)
"Just Like Heaven" :)
Wow, Andrew, you completely repeated the image in my head that appears when I am listening to it.
You could say, it's just like heaven
One of the BEST bands EVER...songs with such true meaning
Reading all the comments and support from people to those who have lost loved ones is restoring my faith in humanity! It’s June 14, 2020 and the riots after the pandemic are in every major city in the US. So much hate and division and destruction and ridiculousness going on right now. Love, understanding, kindness is the answer and THE CURE!!! Love and peace to you all, no matter what skin color you have,
and pray for more cooperation and discussion and solutions to bring about peace and love! That’s what I loved about the 80’s, everyone seemed to enjoy each other’s company and a “party like” atmosphere everywhere, the music was awesome, from heavy metal hair bands to hip hop to rapp to alternative to European bands. I feel fortunate to have been a teenager in the 80’s! Peace and love to all! Stay safe everyone!❤️
sad how looking back it was all fueled by the media and government. None of it is real, we are all better than that in 2020
Are you actually doing something to progress that peace and love for people of color? And do you actually understand the hate and division? If you don't and just spewing this ruining the vibe of the song, you're still just adding to it and it's going to get worse and continue. I support it all cause they're tired and I'm tired of my own skin color cause of second hand embarrassment.
Exactly why I’m here
My husband passed away in 2005. He played this song for me now I play this song and remembering him and I miss him every day.
Lost my husband 5years ago,March 3,2014. Saddest day of my life
This song makes me feel close to him .
I remember how much he liked the Cure
So sorry for your love of your life. Robert Smith makes me feel better about slot!!! God bless you. ♥️🙏♥️
This song was dedicated to me by my first love .It's was such a beautiful time in my life !Thanks for all the beautiful music !!!
27 years ago today 5/2/1989 - The Cure released Disintegration. - What a masterpiece!
Absolutely
Shame people went so stupid since.
Pure poetry
Robin Rogers The greatest album of all time!
Robin Rogers could not agree more!❤Cure❤
Remembering my sweet Jo, these tears are for you. Some pictures are images but more pictures of you are only in my head forever.
Thank you Robert, you're a true artist
I will never forget the huge blizzard of my youth that knocked out power for 3 days to our entire small town. All I had was my walkman, some double A batteries, headphones, and Disintegration. It was such a beautiful time..and cold. 💖
+briarrose29 Ahhhh the good ol days of the yellow Sony Walkman !!!
+bowriverblog ikr? good times!
+briarrose29 Many, many cassette tapes were worn out on my Sony Walkman... Including Michael Jacksons Thriller and Mister Mister's Welcome to the real world !!!
+briarrose29 Looks like this video was shoot in my home province in Canada !!!
Got my first CD playing walk man in like 1990 or something like that?
This song reminds me of an old friend. We were soulmates, I lived him so much, I showed him every cure song I knew, he loved Robert Smith's music. Things didn't work out very well and i left my music with him. To this day I think of him whenever this song plays. Breaks my heart so much.
damn. this song is so deep and sublime. i miss that years
Arguably one of the best songs of all time, my heart is with you Berto! What an amazingly beautiful awesome life we lived ❤️
Absolutely love the old school build upon each other instruments. I mean they just keep building on each other with the vocals of the genius Robert...Wow. Just Wow. This was a big thing in the 80's of building upon each other. Thank you for this song!!
To me this is their best song. Could listen to this one many times over.
I totally agree.
Real shit
Clark fa
ROBERT JAMES SMITH ♡♡♡
♡ FOREVER ♡
One of the greatest songs ever written......PERIOD.
one of my favorite songs ever!
Kelly Bond friend of the family
love it
We Did It! The Cure are going to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!
Inducted on my birthday! 03/29 😊
I'm FINALLY going to see them in concert for the first time ever!!! YAY ME!!!!!!!!!!! Better late then never!
lucky!
+Mariann Sierra Robert's hairline misses this video :)
+Mariann Sierra Saw them in 86
***** lucky! at their pinnacle! wish i was there!!!
I just saw them last night! It was my first time too! I can promise that they still have it! It was absolutely AMAZING! Amazing doesn't even really do it justice now that I think about it!
This song gets me every time. It’s nostalgia and immense love wrapped up as one. 🖤
My wife died almost 6 years ago and I still listen to this to feel her closer.
God comfort you and your family 🙏❤️❤️✝️
Michael
I'm so sorry for your loss. Unfortunately I feel your pain as my husband took his life 14 years ago. I wish I could tell you it gets easier but the emptiness, guilt and hurt are always there. Thank you for sharing your story. It helped me get through this song without any tears. I'm always here for you. R.I.P. Chris. R.I.P. James ☮️💜
In memory of the best friend I ever had, and the ultimate Cure fan 💔
Cheers to that friend. I had one too hes been gone 18 yrs... His partner 13.... Miss him just as much
A true masterpiece. Complete perfection. That guitar…
This song means so much to me. When I was about 2 months old, just a newborn, my father would put this song on when I would cry. I would stop crying while listening to this song. Now I'm 14 and I'm singing this song in a coffee shop and my whole family is coming. My dad cried when I told him I am singing this song.
+ Lexi Way LOL YESSS
***** LOL YESSS
char r sensitive as family
What about now
Can't believe it...an Army that listens to The Cure 😍😍😍
Damn this song is beautiful.
my son was 32 when he went home.. it will be 3 yrs in January...this song holds a place in my ❤️. Matthew loved this song..and here I am... PICTURES of you my baby boy 💔💔💔💙🥹
Robert Smith is a true poet.... and the music is perfection.
They sound exactly the same in person as well. Can't say that for many performers.
My daughter ( my little one ) just married last week , she chose Pictures of you to take her to the altar.......no more comments...these are the most recent tears falling down from my eyes.....Thanks Lord for this moment.
That's bad ass
My 30 Year old son passed away unexpectedly November 28 and my ex husband sent this to us we miss Lucas so much. Prayers for all who are Grieving I can't listen to this today I'm 😭
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This is what you need at 2 in the morning when you can't sleep. When you're lost in the haze of your loneliness and you're longing to hold them close.
You in my room?
as I'm listening to this reading your comment its exactly 2 am... weird lol
+Andrew Griggs ya see lol!
She's been gone 2 years now and , well , it's still too fresh .
Oh I get it, so the whore of Babylon has something to do with their first album as well?? Right? I mean the album cover specifically, a vacuum, a fridge and a lamp right?
For many years after my husband died, I could not listen to this song.. It hurt too much because Robert Smiths words fit perfect, for what I went through... It's going on 27 years this month... It still hurts!! It's not as intense but still effects me. Take care everyone...
❤️
I was with my wife all through her fight. I took care of her for almost two years, then she just couldn't fight anymore and told me goodbye the only way she could at that time. It was at the start of covid, so they came in our home in protective suits with breathing masks and put her in a bag. I couldn't watch that so i got myself ready to leave with them. They stopped me and told me if i went out or tried to follow them that i would be arrested. I said.."that's my wife!!!" They said it didn't matter i would be contacted at a later date. They took my beautiful wife away in a bag and they have never contacted me! I had to sit in my home, ALONE for several months until they let us come out to go to stores and places were almost empty. I never even was able to get a hug from friends. I still don't know what they did with her, but from what i was able to find out they were doing mass cremations and that's where she went. I've never wanted to find out for sure, i hurt enough already.
So, Miss averyflowers8819, I truly DO understand your pain and I'm so very sorry you have had to hurt so bad for so long. I can't even put a number on the level of pain I feel.
So I wish you all good things and i hope you know that you are not alone. 🌹
@@bobspeltbackwards2195 this is horrible. where do you live that this happened to you? I can't imagine.
@@cdjoy7299
Hi Miss Joy.
At that time i was just north of Baltimore, Maryland. From what i was able to find out at that time, she was put with mass deaths from covid and at that time, so little was known and there was a nation wide panic, they were cremating bodies to prevent possible spread from those who had passed.
I have pictures of her and even a few videos and those help some, but it's lonely in a way I can't describe with words.
Thank you so very much for your kindness!! It's you and those like you that have kept good in our world.
❤
sorry for everyone who lost someone, keep an open mind, people will come and go your whole life, it’s just a matter of our time here well spent with others. Be kind and spread love, you never know who is struggling❤️
Such a beautifully haunting song. You can't help but reflect when you hear this classic timeless song.