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Warsong

The Cure
Songs Of A Lost World (2024)
Moderate 80 BPM
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Song DNA

Dynamic Range6/10
Sudden Changesmild
Texturelayered
Predictabilitymedium
Vocal Styledynamic vocals
Notes: Atmospheric soundscape with slow-building layers and evocative instrumentation creates an immersive, haunting mood without overwhelming intensity. Emotional vocals and metaphorical lyrics evoke introspection amid subtle dynamic shifts.

Misophonia Triggers

Mouth Soundsnone
Percussive Clicksnone
Breathing Soundsnone
Repetitive Micro-soundsnone

A slow, atmospheric goth rock track exploring conflict in relationships through haunting lyrics and instrumental motifs that reflect regret and human strife.

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Moods: emotional, introspective, melancholy

Traditions: goth rock

How this song sits on each sensory axis

A dynamic range of 6/10 means this song moves. Expect a real volume climb between quiet sections and the loudest part of the arrangement — enough that you may want to set the initial volume below where you'd normally land.

Sudden changes: mild. There are one or two transitions worth knowing about, though they're musically resolved rather than surprise-driven.

Texture is layered — a full arrangement with clear separation between parts.

Predictability is medium — conventional structure overall, with one or two moments that deviate from what you'd expect.

Vocal style: dynamic vocals.

Where this sits in The Cure's catalog

We have 65 songs from The Cure in the library. Of those, 8 are rated Safe, 47 Moderate, and 10 Intense. This song's dynamic range of 6/10 sits at the artist average of 6.0, making it the #52 most dynamic track of theirs in our library.

Other tracks from Songs Of A Lost World

We have 3 songs from this album. Overall, the album leans moderate in sensory profile.

2024 context

Released in 2024. We have 134 songs from that year in our library, averaging a dynamic range of 6.2/10. This track is about average than the year average. Explore more from the 2020s.

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Moods
emotional · 2189introspective · 5721melancholy · 5399
Traditions
goth rock · 15

Why this rating

We rate this song Moderate because it falls between our Safe and Intense thresholds on at least one dimension. Moderate is the default for most well-produced music that has real arc but no surprise elements. Full rubric: methodology.

Rating last reviewed: 2026-04-13. Reviewed by the Music I Want editorial team against the documented methodology.

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