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The Cure – Play for Today (1980) | Track profile | Dork

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Seventeen Seconds
Play for Today

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Play for Today

Release date: 18th April 1980

From Seventeen Seconds

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"Play for Today" is a track by The Cure, from the album Seventeen Seconds, released 18th April 1980. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 12 articles about The Cure.

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Lyrics

Play for Today

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]

It's not a case of doing what's right

It's just the way I feel that matters

Tell me I'm wrong, I don't really care

It's not a case of share and share alike

I take what I require

I don't understand, you say it's not fair

[Chorus]

You expect me to act like a lover

Consider my moves and deserve the reward

To hold you in my arms and wait, and wait

And wait for something to happen

[Verse 2]

It's not a case of telling the truth

Some lines just fit the situation

You call me a liar, you would anyway

It's not a case of aiming to please

You know you're always crying

It's just your part in the play for today

[Instrumental Outro]

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From Seventeen Seconds

1980

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Album

Seventeen Seconds

Release year

1980

—Play for Today
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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Lol Tolhurst, Robert Smith, Simon Gallup
Producer: Mike Hedges, Robert Smith
Engineer: Michael J. Dutton, Mike Hedges
Drums: Lol Tolhurst
Keyboards: Matthieu Hartley
Artwork: Bill Smith (Art Director), The Cure
Assistant Engineer: Andrew Warwick, Nigel Green
Assistant Producer: Chris Parry, Lol Tolhurst, Matthieu Hartley, Simon Gallup
Bass Guitar: Simon Gallup
Drum Machine: Sergey Nazmov
Electric Guitar: Robert Smith
Lacquer Cut At: Strawberry Mastering
Lead Vocals: Robert Smith
Manufacturer: Polydor Ltd. (UK), PolyGram Record Services
Photography: Andrew Douglas (Photographer)
Synthesizer: Matthieu Hartley