Cursed

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Written by Robbie Williams, Guy Chambers and journalist Adrian Deevoy, Cursed is one of the most understated and emotional tracks on Escapology. With its haunting melody and atmospheric production, the song serves as a quiet reflection on loss, grief and remembrance. Williams described it as “a homage to a friend who had passed away,” combining rock instrumentation with tenderness and reverence.

The arrangement shifts between power and fragility, opening with restrained guitar and piano before building into a sweeping, almost hymnal chorus. Lines such as “St Peter’s gonna be unfaithful, tell God he’s got a dirty angel” reveal Williams’ ability to balance irreverence with deep feeling. The lullaby-like middle section — “Hush, baby, sleep now, we all love you, we always did” — provides a moment of intimacy amid the song’s heavier sound.

It’s sexy and sad at the same time. I tried to make it as rock and roll as I could, but it’s really about mourning and love.Robbie Williams

Though rarely performed live, Cursed stands as one of Williams’ most sincere compositions, its mixture of defiance and sorrow revealing a more contemplative side to his writing with Chambers. In the context of Escapology, it acts as a moment of stillness — a song of loss that turns pain into quiet resilience.