We've all had those moments. It's dark, we're alone. Maybe it's raining outside. It's all a classic slasher movie formula and even though we should know better, there's always the ever present fear that something bad will happen. It's all the imagination and there is nothing more frightening than what the human mind can devise.
The greatest song about a woman being stalked (Dead Kennedys' song The Prey comes in at second. I don't know any other songs on this subject, though), The Cure's ode to walking alone at night is all about the fear of anticipation. Never knowing what's really going to happen.
A slow bass line echoes like the footsteps following the woman as Robert Smith's voice softly tells the tale. Eight lines long, the woman knowing there's someone following her closely. Afraid, she dare not turn around.
Then it happens, depending on the version you're listening to, the song will either just fade out (or abruptly stop) leaving your imagination to run wild about what happened (presumably the worst). OR you're left with the song fading out and the real reveal of the woman's fate as Smith lets loose an ear-piercing scream that is entirely unexpected.
Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately), the only studio version I could find is the one that just goes away rather than giving us a scream. Also I can't embed it because it isn't allowed.
The Cure - Subway Song
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