On Mar 28, 1980, The Cure released the single "A Forest" from the band's second album "Seventeen Seconds". "A Forest" is representative of The Cure's 1980s gothic rock phase. The song has featured on the band's set lists for many years. Several versions have appeared on concert albums, and it was re-recorded, then subsequently remixed and released as a single from Mixed Up in 1990.
"A Forest" is widely regarded as one of the Cure's best songs. In 2019, Billboard ranked the song number eight on their list of the 40 greatest Cure songs, and in 2023, Mojo ranked the song number one on their list of the 30 greatest Cure songs.
Come closer and see
See into the trees
Find the girl
While you can
Come closer and see
See into the dark
Just follow your eyes
Just follow your eyes
I hear her voice
Calling my name
The sound is deep
In the dark
I hear her voice
And start to run
Into the trees
Into the trees
Into the trees
Suddenly I stop
But I know it's too late
I'm lost in a forest
All alone
The girl was never there
It's always the same
I'm running towards nothing
Again and again and again and again