The Cure Pt. 3 [better] Link

So the next time someone at a record fair swears they have a white-label promo of “The Cure Pt. 3,” smile, nod, and ask to hear it. You’ll be waiting a long time. But that longing? That desire for a resolution that will never come?

If Pornography is Pt. 1 and Disintegration is Pt. 2, then Bloodflowers is technically “The Cure Pt. 3”—the sound of an aging goth finding peace in despair. But again, there is no song by that name. The persistence of this myth speaks to the psychology of fandom. The Cure’s entire discography is built on cycles: love, loss, depression, reluctant hope. A song titled “The Cure Pt. 3” promises resolution. Pt. 1 was the youthful, quirky introduction. Pt. 2 was the descent into the abyss. Pt. 3, in our collective imagination, would be the return . the cure pt. 3

That is the most Cure thing of all. Have you ever fallen for a fake Cure track? Or do you have a bootleg you swear is real? Let us know in the comments below. So the next time someone at a record

Here’s the immediate spoiler: