Songfacts®:

• The Cure's "And Nothing Is Forever" is a 6:53 piece about devotion and tragedy. Opening with sweeping synth lines and mournful piano chords, it builds to a climactic crescendo where Robert Smith's vocals soar above the rich instrumentation like a plaintive cry into the void.
• The inspiration behind the song is deeply personal. "It's about a promise I made to someone who was very ill - that I would be with them when they died," Smith stated in a video interview. "And I wasn't. For reasons beyond my control, I broke that promise, and it upset me dreadfully."
  
  "And Nothing Is Forever" was Smith's attempt to reconcile himself with what happened. "I can't change it, but by memorializing it, I hoped it might ease the weight of that moment."
• "And Nothing Is Forever" is the second track on Songs of a Lost World, an album that deals with themes of mortality, loss, and the passage of time. The Cure recorded the LP at the storied Rockfield Studios in Wales, a place where the likes of Oasis, Coldplay, and Queen have also worked.
• Fans were first treated to the live debut of "And Nothing Is Forever" in Stockholm on October 10, 2022. It was the third song from Songs of a Lost World to make its way to the stage during The Cure's 2022 tour, following "Alone" and "Endsong."