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Miles Away / The Truth Is

"**Miles Away / The Truth Is**" is the eleventh track on Depeche Mode's twelfth studio album, *Sounds of the Universe*.

## Lyrics

It's one of those conversations

We've... we've had them before

The ones that leave you empty

And wanting for more

Your eyes they tell me something

That I understand

Your eyes they hold the truth

And the truth is

You're miles away

You're miles away

You're miles away

Excuse me for my hesitation

I've... I met you before

Your face seems so familiar
And longing for more

Your eyes they tell me something

That I understand

Your eyes they hold the truth

And a truth is

You're miles away

You're miles away
You're miles away

With all your superstitions

And empty lines

I could be just like you

Withdrawn but alive

Life it has its limitations

We all have our needs

Love could be the only answer

It lies underneath

Your eyes they tell me something

That I understand

Your eyes they hold the truth

And a truth is

You're miles away

You're miles away

You're miles away

You're miles away

You're miles away

You're miles away

(Woo... Hyah...)

(You're miles away)

You're miles away

You're miles away
Stories of Old

"**Stories of Old**" is the fifth track on Depeche Mode's fourth studio album, *Some Great Reward*.

## Lyrics

Take a look at unselected cases

You'll find love has been wrecked

By both sides compromising

Amounting to a disastrous effect

You hear stories of old, of princes bold

With riches untold, happy souls

Casting all aside to take some bride

To have the girl of their dreams at their side

But not me, I couldn't do that

Not me, I'm not like that

I couldn't sacrifice anything at all

To love

I really like you, I'm attracted to you

The way you move, the things you do

I'll probably burn in hell for saying this

But I'm really in heaven whenever we kiss

But oh no, you won't change me

You can try for an eternity

I wouldn't sacrifice anything at all

To love

Take a look at unselected cases

You'll find love has been wrecked

By both sides compromising

Amounting to a disastrous effect

Now I've got things to do, you have too

And I've got to be me, you've got to be you

So take my hand and feel these lips

And let's savour a kiss like we'd savour a sip

Of vintage wine one more time

Let's surrender to this love divine

But we won't sacrifice anything at all

To love

## Bibliography

* https://genius.com/Depeche-mode-stories-of-old-lyrics
The Worst Crime

***“The Worst Crime”***, the third track on the *Spirit* album, is the end of mankind. The song is creating images of a lynching and people taking revenge on the ones responsible for such a crime.

Dave Gahan on Rolling Stone:

> *The lyrics to ‘Poison Heart’ are more of an internal dialogue, but ‘Worst Crime’ is looking outward. It’s bringing about the change. You’ve got to do something different or act differently. We can all talk about whatever is going on until we’re blue in the face but you have to take real action, and sometimes we don’t know what that looks like. Individually, I believe people are inherently good, but we’re really distorted by the information we get and we act out on that information out of fear.*
>
>

## Lyrics

There's a lynching in the square

You will have to join us

Everyone's going to be there

We're setting up the truss

Once there were solutions

Now we have no excuses

They got lost in confusion

So we're preparing the nooses

And oh we had so much time

How could we commit the worst crime?

Blame misinformation

Misguided leaders

Apathetic hesitation

Uneducated readers

For whatever reason

We now find ourselves in this

We are all charged with treason

There is no one left to hiss

And oh we had so much time

How could we commit the worst crime?

We're the judge and the jury

The hangman, the convict

It's too late for fury

Our indictment was handpicked

So step up to the gallows

And accept your sentence

For being so shallow

You must pay your penance

And oh we had so much time

How could we commit the worst crime?
The Sun & the Rainfall

"**The Sun & the Rainfall**" is the tenth track on Depeche Mode's second studio album, *A Broken Frame*.

## Lyrics

Someone will call, something will fall

And smash on the floor

Without reading the text know what comes next

Seen it before and it's painful

Things must change

We must rearrange them

Or we'll have to estrange them

All that I'm saying

A game's not worth playing

Over and over again

You're the one I like best, you retain my interest

You're the only one

If it wasn't for you, don't know what I'd do

Unpredictable like the sun and the rainfall

Things must change

We must rearrange them

Or we'll have to estrange them

All that I'm saying

The game's not worth playing

Over and over again

Things must change

(If it wasn't for you, don't know what I'd do)

(Unpredictable like the sun and the rainfall)

Things must change

(Someone will call, something will fall)

(And smash on the floor)

Things must change

(Without reading the text know what comes next)

(Seen it before and it's painful)

Things must change

(You're the one I like best, you retain my interest)

(You're the only one)

Things must change

(If it wasn't for you, don't know what I'd do)

(Unpredictable like the sun and the rainfall)

Things must change

(Someone will call, something will fall)

(And smash on the floor)

Things must change

(Without reading the text know what comes next)

(Seen it before and it's painful)

Things must change

(You're the one I like best, you retain my interest)

(You're the only one)

Things must change

(If it wasn't for you, don't know what I'd do)

(Unpredictable like the sun and the rainfall)

Things must change

(Someone will call, something will fall)

(And smash on the floor)

Things must change

(Without reading the text know what comes next...)
The Singles 81-85

***The Singles 81→85*** is a greatest hits album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 14 October 1985 by Mute Records. The compilation was not originally released in North America, where it was replaced by its counterpart *Catching Up with Depeche Mode*. This was the first release to feature a picture of the band on the cover (aside from the compilation album *People Are People*, which was released exclusively in North America in 1984).

In 1998, to coincide with the release of *The Singles 86>98*, the album was reissued and remastered under the title ***The Singles 81>85***, featuring new cover art and two bonus tracks. As of April 2006, the 1998 reissue had sold 283,000 copies in the United States.

## Artwork

On the inner sleeve of both the original LP and the reissue, as well as in the CD booklet and cassette inlay, each single's cover is pictured along with comments by certain reviewers, both positive and negative. Pre-Pet Shop Boys era, Neil Tennant's dismissive *Smash Hits* review from the actual release date of the double A-side single "Blasphemous Rumours"/"Somebody" is featured.

The photograph by Eric Watson featured on the cover was displayed at the National Portrait Gallery in London.

## Track listing

All tracks written by Martin L. Gore, except where noted. All tracks produced by Daniel Miller and Depeche Mode, except where noted.

### LP

Side two
 Total length:

### CD

1998 reissue bonus tracks
Lie to Me

"**Lie to Me**" is the second track on Depeche Mode's fourth studio album, *Some Great Reward*.

One of the lyrics of this song contains the name of the album, "Some Great Reward" ("Some great reward will be coming my way...").

## Lyrics

Come on and lay with me

Come on and lie to me

Tell me you love me

Say I'm the only one

Experiences have a lasting impression

But words once spoken don't mean a lot now

Belief is the way, the way of the innocent

And when I say innocent, I should say naive

So lie to me, but do it with sincerity

Make me listen, just for a minute

Make me think there's some truth in it

Come on and lay with me

Come on and lie to me

Tell me you love me

Say I'm the only one

Promises made for convenience

Aren't necessarily what we need

Truth is a word that's lost its meaning

The truth has become merely half-truth

So lie to me, like they do it in the factory

Make me think that at the end of the day

Some great reward will be coming my way

Come on and lay with me

Come on and lie to me

Tell me you love me

Say I'm the only one

## Bibliography

* https://genius.com/Depeche-mode-lie-to-me-lyrics
Construction Time Again Tour

The **Construction Time Again Tour** was a worldwide concert tour by English electronic music band Depeche Mode in support of the group's third studio album, Construction Time Again.

## Support acts

* Matt Fretton

* Sense

## Setlist

### Setlist for Europe, Leg #1

* Everything Counts
* Now, This Is Fun
* Two Minute Warning
* Shame
* See You
* Get The Balance Right
* Love In Itself
* Pipeline
* The Landscape Is Changing
* And Then...
* Photographic
* Told You So
* New Life
* More Than A Party
* The Meaning Of Love
* Just Can't Get Enough
* Boys Say Go!

### Setlist for Europe, Leg #2

* Everything Counts
* Now, This Is Fun
* Two Minute Warning
* Shame
* See You
* Get The Balance Right
* Love In Itself
* Pipeline (\*)
* The Landscape Is Changing
* And Then...
* Photographic
* Told You So
* New Life
* More Than A Party
* The Meaning Of Love
* Just Can't Get Enough
* Boys Say Go!

### Setlist for Germany, England, Italy and Spain #3

* Christmas Island
* Black Celebration
* A Question of Time
* Fly on The Windscreen
* Shake The Disease
* Leave In Silence
* It's Called A Heart
* Everything Counts
* It Doesn't Matter Two
* A Question of Lust
* Blasphemous Rumours
* New Dress
* Stripped
* Something To Do
* Master And Servant
* Photographic
* People Are People
* Boys Say Go!
* Just Can't Get Enough
* More Than A Party
Get Right with Me

"**Get Right with Me**" is the seventh track on Depeche Mode's eighth studio album, *Songs of Faith and Devotion*.

## Lyrics

I will have faith in man

That is hard to understand

Show some humility

You have the ability

Get right with me

Friends, if you've lost your way

You will find it again some day

Come down from your pedestals

And open your mouths that's all

Get right with me

Life is such a short thing

That I cannot comprehend

But if this life were a bought thing

There are ways I know we'd mend

People, take my advice

Already told you once, once or twice

Don't waste your energy

Making apologies

Get right with me
Remixes 2: 81–11

***Remixes 2: 81–11*** is a remix compilation album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode. It was released on 6 June 2011 by Mute Records. The album is the band's second remix collection, following *Remixes 81–04* (2004). It spans the band's entire career up that point and includes new arrangements by former Depeche Mode members Vince Clarke and Alan Wilder. The compilation concludes the band's recording contract with EMI.

The album is available in two different CD formats, single or triple-disc, as well as digital downloads and a six-LP box set. The album was preceded by the single "Personal Jesus 2011", with the leading remix of "Personal Jesus" by the Norwegian production team Stargate. Clarke's remix of "Behind the Wheel", titled "Behind the Wheel 2011", was released as a promotional single in the United States on 6 June 2011.

The version of the album available through Beatport replaces 10 of the tracks on the album with either instrumental or dub versions and features a different cover art.

## Track listing

All songs written and composed by Martin L. Gore, except where noted.

### Three-disc version

iTunes Store deluxe edition bonus tracks

Amazon digital deluxe edition bonus tracks

HMV Digital UK deluxe edition bonus tracks

WiMP deluxe edition bonus bonus track (Denmark, Norway and Sweden)

## Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of *Remixes 2: 81–11*.

* Depeche Mode – compilers
* Roland Brown – compiler
* Mike Marsh – mastering
* Mat Cook – design

## Bibliography

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remixes\_2:\_81%E2%80%9311
Nothing to Fear

"**Nothing to Fear**" is the fourth track and the first and only instrumental track on Depeche Mode's second studio album, *A Broken Frame*.

Daniel Miller told Electronic Beats in 2013: "I remember Martin [Gore] was reading some weird book during the making of the record, a book of prophecies or something and he looked up his birthdate and it said, “**Nothing to fear**.” So that actually ended up being a track title, and it made him very optimistic about the future."

## Bibliography

* https://dmlive.wiki/wiki/Nothing\_To\_Fear
Insoluble

"**Insoluble**" is the seventh track on Dave Gahan's second studio album, *Hourglass*.

## Lyrics

I scattered pictures

On the bedroom floor

I should have told you

Many times before

I should have listened

When you were mine

It could be too late

I've already crossed the line

My angel

When you are whispering in my ear

You have nothing to fear

It's all

You have nothing to fear

You gave

You have nothing to fear

Inside

You have nothing to fear

It's all

You have nothing to fear

You've always been here

By my side

I even felt you

When the earth began to slide

My angel

My angel

It's all

You have nothing to fear

You gave

You have nothing to fear

It's all

You have nothing to fear

I had

You have nothing to fear

(My angel)

You have nothing to fear

(My angel)

You have nothing to fear
Stripped

### Producer(s)

Depeche Mode, Gareth Jones, Daniel Miller

### Length

4:14 (album version)3:52 (7-inch version)6:42 (12-inch version)

## Lyrics

Come with me into the trees

We'll lay on the grass and let the hours pass

Take my hand, come back to the land

Let's get away just for one day

Let me see you stripped down to the bone

Metropolis has nothing on this

You're breathing in fumes, I taste when we kiss

Take my hand, come back to the land

Where everything's ours for a few hours

Let me see you stripped down to the bone

Let me hear you make decisions without your television

Let me hear you speaking just for me

Let me see you stripped down to the bone

(Let me hear you speaking just for me)

Let me see you stripped down to the bone

(Let me hear you crying just for me)

Let me see you stripped down to the bone

(Let me hear you speaking just for me)
Endless

"**Endless**" is the eighth track on Dave Gahan's second studio album, *Hourglass*.

## Lyrics

In the cold of the full moon

On this night

Time itself has slipped away

Now you are mine

Slowly the hours passed

All through the night

Together we can disappear

For a while

Now I am still

Forever and ever and ever

Now I am still

Forever and ever and ever

Endless

Endless

Now I am still

Endless

Endless

Your body is endless

Watching the hourglass

On that night

We touched the stars

And reached the moon

For a time

I'm lost in a moment with you

It feels right

We're floating above the stars

You and I

Now I am still

Forever and ever and ever

Now I am still

Forever and ever and ever

Endless

Endless

Now I am still

Endless

Endless

Your body is endless

I am still

Forever and ever and ever

Now I am still

Forever and ever and ever

Endless

Endless

Now I am still

Endless

Endless

Your body is endless

Now I am still...

Now I am still...

Now I am still...

Now I am still...
Black Celebration Tour

The **Black Celebration Tour** was a worldwide concert tour by Depeche Mode in support of their fifth studio album, *Black Celebration*.

## Support acts

* Hula

* The Fountainhead

* Book of Love

* The Blah Brothers

* Eyeless In Gaza

* New Order

* Public Panic

* Talk Talk

## Setlist

### Setlist for Europe, Leg #1

* Christmas Island
* Black Celebration
* A Question Of Time
* Fly On The Windscreen
* Shake The Disease
* Leave In Silence
* It's Called A Heart
* Everything Counts
* It Doesn't Matter Two
* A Question of Lust
* Play Here Is The House
* Blasphemous Rumours
* New Dress
* Stripped
* Something To Do
* Master And Servant
* Photographic
* People Are People
* Boys Say Go!
* Just Can't Get Enough
* More Than A Party
Awards

Depeche Mode has received five Grammy nominations. The band's first Grammy nomination occurred when *Devotional* was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video in 1995. Depeche Mode has also received Grammy nominations for Best Dance Recording for "I Feel Loved", "Suffer Well" and "Wrong". On 2 November 2006, Depeche Mode received the MTV Europe Music Award in the Best Group category, the band won the first-ever Q Magazine "Innovation Award" on 22 October 2002. "Enjoy the Silence" won 'Best British single' at the 1991 Brit Awards. The band was ranked No. 144 on Acclaimed Music's list of The Top 1000 Artists of All Time. In 2020, January, Depeche Mode was announced among the 4 inductees of the 35th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees. As a result of this, the band received a total of 13 wins and 42 nominations.

## Brit Awards

 1991
 Best British Video
 1994

## Classic Pop Readers' Awards

 2019
 2020

## GAFFA Awards

### Denmark GAFFA Awards

Delivered since 1991, the GAFFA Awards are a Danish award that rewards popular music by the magazine of the same name.

 2005
 *Playing The Angel* | Best Foreign Album

### Sweden GAFFA Awards

Delivered since 2010, the GAFFA Awards (Swedish: GAFFA Priset) are a Swedish award that rewards popular music awarded by the magazine of the same name.

## Grammy Awards

 2001
 2006
 2010
 "Wrong"

## International Dance Music Awards

 2006
 2007
 2010
 Best Music Video

## MTV Europe Music Awards

 2002
 2006
 2007

## Q Awards

 2017
 Best Live Act

## Smash Hits Poll Winners' Party

 1983
 1984
 1985
 1986

## UK Music Video Awards

 Best Visual Effects in a Video
 2011

## Bibliography

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List\_of\_awards\_and\_nominations\_received\_by\_Depeche\_Mode
Monument

"**Monument**" is the third track on Depeche Mode's second studio album, *A Broken Frame*.

## Lyrics

When the site was found we laid the foundations down

It didn't take long before they came back tumbling down

Don't build at night, you need a little light

How else are you going to see what it's gonna be like?

So we picked up our tools and we worked in the morning light

With the last stone placed wasn't it a wonderful sight?

But it fell back down and scattered all around

Anything passes when you need glasses

My monument, it fell down

Work all of my days for this kind of praise

It fell down

Work all of my days

## Bibliography

* https://genius.com/Depeche-mode-monument-lyrics
* https://dmlive.wiki/wiki/Monument
One Caress

"**One Caress**" is the ninth track on Depeche Mode's eighth studio album, *Songs of Faith and Devotion*.

## Lyrics

Well, I'm down on my knees again

And I pray to the only one

Who has the strength to bear the pain

To forgive all the things that I've done

Oh, girl

Lead me into your darkness

When this world is trying it's hardest

To leave me unimpressed

Just one caress

From you and I'm blessed

When you think you've tried every road

Every avenue

Take one more look at what you found old

And in it, you'll find something new

Oh, girl

Lead me into your darkness

When this world is trying it's hardest

To leave me unimpressed

Just one caress

From you and I'm blessed

I'm shying from the light

I always loved the night

And now you offer me

Eternal darkness

I have to believe that sin

Can make a better man

It's the mood that I am in

That's left us back where we began

Oh, girl

Lead me into your darkness

When this world is trying it's hardest

To leave me unimpressed

Just one caress

From you and I'm blessed

Oh, girl

Lead me into your darkness

When this world is trying it's hardest

To leave me unimpressed

Just one caress

From you and I'm blessed
See You Tour

The **See You Tour** was a worldwide concert tour by Depeche Mode to support the first single released following Vince Clarke's departure, *See You*. It was the first Depeche Mode tour to feature Alan Wilder as a member of the group's live lineup.

## Support acts

* Dizzy and the Romilars

* Talk Talk

* Blancmange

* Thin Men

* Matt Fretton

* Indochine

* 1000Ω

* Ministry

* Bobby And Synthia

* Images In Vogue

* Vivabeat

## Setlist

### Setlist for North America

* Shout
* I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead
* Boys Say Go!
* Puppets
* See You
* Big Muff
* Now, This Is Fun
* Ice Machine
* New Life
* Tora! Tora! Tora!
* The Meaning of Love
* Just Can't Get Enough
* What's Your Name?
* Photographic
* Dreaming of Me
* I Like It
* Television Set

### Setlist for Europe

* Shout
* I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead
* Boys Say Go!
* Puppets
* See You
* Big Muff
* Now, This Is Fun
* Ice Machine
* New Life
* Tora! Tora! Tora!
* The Meaning of Love
* Just Can't Get Enough
* What's Your Name?
* Photographic
* Dreaming of Me
Long Time Lie

"Long Time Lie" is the first song from the deluxe edition of the 2013 album *Delta Machine* by Depeche Mode.

This song is a collaboration between Martin Gore and Dave Gahan.

Dave Gahan told Spinner:

> "He motioned toward me, 'What do you think?' and I was like, 'It's cool.' Ben [Hillier], who's producing the record, said, 'I think Martin was trying to see if you're interested in writing anything to that.' I just let it absorb into me for a few days. I came up with something and recorded it, and Martin seemed very happy."
>
>

Martin told Sonic Seducer magazine (translated):

> "This time it really felt like a proper collaboration, even though we weren't together in the studio when we wrote it. I first wrote a slower instrumental track, but Ben [Hillier] thought that it would be a good idea if Dave were to add lyrics and melodies to it. So that's what he did, and during a recording session I took it with me and reconstructed the instrumental part around it. But it feels more as though we have created the song together."
>
>

## Sources

* https://dmlive.wiki/wiki/Long\_Time\_Lie
Don't Say You Love Me

"Don't Say You Love Me" is a song from the 2023 album *Memento Mori* by Depeche Mode.

Dave Gahan told Zane Lowe: "It's very Scott Walker. To me, it's this beautiful torch, but I love those kinds of songs. I mean, it's like a movie or something. Martin wrote that one with Richard Butler."

## Lyrics

You'll be the killer

I'll be the corpse

You'll be the thriller

And I'll be the drama, of course

If you play the sinner

I'll play the stain

If you play the winner

I'll be your permanent pain

I'll be the boredom

You, the desire

I'll be the catcalls

And you'll be the sound of the choir

You, anesthetic

I'll be the scream

You'll be the promise

And I'll be the end of your dreams

So don't say you love me

'Cause you'll never love me

You'll be the flowers

That some lover sent

I'll be the goodbye

Note that is hiding in them

You are the singer

I am the song

The tune that will linger

The bitter taste left on your tongue

So don't say you love me

How could you love me?

Your flowers and your make-believe

The secrets and the notes you keep

The promises left on the sheets

You'll never love me

Fool your friends, believe your lies

Make amends and alibis

In the end you can't disguise

That you'll never love me

You'll be the killer

I'll be the corpse

You'll be the laughter

And I'll be the punchline, of course

## Sources

* https://dmlive.wiki/wiki/Don%27t\_Say\_You\_Love\_Me
A Little Piece

"**A Little Piece**" is the third track on Dave Gahan's first studio album, *Paper Monsters*.

## Lyrics

All alone and bitter

All alone and mad

All alone with someone

And I should be so glad

All alone and twisted

All alone and bad

Won't you come and fix it

I really feel quite sad

A little piece of you

A little piece of me

A little piece of God

Is what you gave to me

Ahhh

Ahhh

Ahhh

Ahhh

Ahhh

And all my wishes

Have come true

I know without a doubt

When I look at you

When I trust in you

If you can trust in me

Maybe someday

We can all be free

A little piece of you

A little piece of me

A little piece I've got

It's what you gave to me

Is what you gave to me

Is what you gave to me

Is what you gave to me

Is what you gave to me

Ahhh

Ahhh

Ahhh

Ahhh

Ahhh
Strange

***Strange – A Black and White Mode by Anton Corbijn*** is the second music video compilation by Depeche Mode, featuring the first five Depeche Mode videos directed by Anton Corbijn, released in 1988. Corbijn shot the entire video album in Super-8.

The five videos are mostly in black and white, except for some random megaphones that were colored red. There are the three main singles for *Music for the Masses*, the final *Black Celebration* single "A Question of Time", and "Pimpf", the instrumental closer to *Music for the Masses*. The "Pimpf" video is currently exclusive to "Strange".

## Releases

### UK official releases

* **VVC248 (Mute Film VHS video)**
* **VVC336 (Mute Film VHS video)**, a limited edition with six postcards, four of them signed by the band members
* **MF026 (Mute Film VHS video)**, re-issued in 1999

### Japan official releases

* **BVVP-90 (BMG VHS video)**, includes a notes sheet and a postcard
* **BVLP-90 (BMG LaserDisc video)**

All videos are present on all releases.

1. "A Question of Time" [Remix]
2. "Strangelove" [7" Version]
3. "Never Let Me Down Again" [Split Mix], longer than the video on "The Videos 86–98" and "The Videos 86-98+"
4. "Behind the Wheel" [Album version], longer than the video on "The Videos 86–98" and "The Videos 86-98+"
5. "Pimpf"

* All songs were written by Martin L. Gore
* All videos were directed by Anton Corbijn

## Bibliography

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange\_(video)
Dressed in Black

"**Dressed in Black**" is the tenth track on Depeche Mode's fifth studio album, *Black Celebration*.

## Lyrics

She's dressed in black again

And I'm falling down again

Down to the floor again

I'm begging for more again

But, oh, what can you do

When she's dressed in black?

My mind wanders endlessly

On paths where she's leading me

With games that she likes to play

And words that she doesn't say

Not when we're alone

And she's dressed in black

As a picture of herself

She's a picture of the world

A reflection of you, a reflection of me

And it's all there to see

If you only give in

To the fire within

Dressed in black again

Shadows fall onto me

As she stands there over me

And waits to encompass me

I lay here helplessly

But, oh, what can you do

When she's dressed in black?

Dressed in black again
Tora! Tora! Tora!

“**Tora! Tora! Tora!**” is the eighth track on Depeche Mode’s debut studio album, *Speak & Spell*. It was the first Depeche Mode song to be written by Martin Gore, who would later go on to become the band’s permanent chief songwriter after Vince Clarke’s departure from the band.

The lyrics of the song invoke imagery of the aerial bombing attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

## Lyrics

They were raining from the sky

Exploding in my heart

Is this a love in disguise

Or just a form of modern art?

From the skies you could almost hear them cry

"Tora! Tora! Tora!"

In the town, they were going down

"Tora! Tora! Tora!"

I had a nightmare only yesterday

You played a skeleton

You took my love then died that day

I played an American

From the skies you could almost hear them cry

"Tora! Tora! Tora!"

In the town, they were going down

"Tora! Tora! Tora!"

I played an American (I played an American)
Mother Me

**Mother Me** is the working title of an unfinished and unreleased song produced during the recording of 1990 album *Violator* by Depeche Mode. Due to its nature as an unreleased song, it is unclear if **Mother Me** was intended to be the final song title.

## Background

The demo for **Mother Me** appears on the *Perversion* demo tape and features Martin Gore performing lead vocals. The unreleased song is often erroneously confused by fans with the instrumental song **Monghi** by Vienna, which appears on the *Rarities Of Mode* CD bootleg mislabeled as "Mother Me".

Alan Wilder recalls the composition of **Mother Me** on *Shunt*, the official Recoil website: "T*here was a song called 'Mother Me' which we also recorded during this period but never finished [...] It sort of got started with some drums, bass [and] a couple of other parts but was shelved quite quickly. It was medium tempo and if I remember correctly it slipped into 7/8 time signature for the chorus - oops. I think Dave [Gahan] would have sung it.*" Based on that quote, it can be inferred that a "work-in-progress" version of **Mother Me** exists in the vaults.

Daryl Bamonte said regarding 'Mother Me': "I remember a track called 'Mother Me, Smother Me' that I believe was recorded for *Violator*, but didn't make the final cut for some reason. It was a really good song, but I don't think it was even used for a B-side."
So Much Love

"So Much Love" is the ninth track on Depeche Mode's fourteenth studio album, Spirit.

Dave Gahan on Rolling Stone talking about the song:

> *It’s like we have so much love here, we really do, but we’re afraid to use it and access it. It’s the old John Lennon thing, like, ‘love and peace, man.’*
>
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## Lyrics

I can't lie

I can't fake

I can't act

My hands shake

There's disclosure

I must make

There is so much love in me

I can't run

I have tried

There's a thorn

In my side

There is something

I can't hide

There is so much love in me

You can forsake me

Try to break me

But you can't shake me

No

You can despise me

Demonise me

It satisfies me

So

There's a fire

In my veins

The desire

Causes pain

I will say it

Again

There is so much love in me

You can forsake me

Try to break me

But you can't shake me

No

You can despise me

Demonise me

It satisfies me

So

There is so much love in me
Dream On

"**Dream On**" is the first track and the first single on Depeche Mode's tenth studio album, *Exciter*. It was released on April 23rd, 2001.

## Lyrics

Can you feel a little love?

As your boney fingers close around me

Long and spindly, death becomes me

Heaven, can you see what I see?

Hey, you pale and sickly child

You're death and living reconciled

Been walking home a crooked mile

Paying debt to karma

You party for a living

What you take won't kill you

But careful what you're given, mmh

There's no time for hesitating

Pain is ready, pain is waiting

Primed to do it's educating

Unwanted, uninvited kin

It creeps beneath your crawling skin

It lives without, it lives within you

Feel the fever coming

You're shaking and twitching

You can scratch all over

But that won't stop you itching

Can you feel a little love?

Dream on, dream on

Blame it on your karmic curse

Or shame upon the universe

It knows its lines, it's well-rehearsed

It sucked you in, it dragged you down

To where there is no hallowed ground

Where holiness is never found

Paying debt to karma

You party for a living

What you take won't kill you

But careful what you're given

Can you feel a little love?

Dream on, dream on

Dream on, dream on
Blue Dress

"**Blue Dress**" is the eighth track on Depeche Mode's seventh studio album, *Violator*.

## Lyrics

Put it on and don't say a word

Put it on, the one that I prefer

Put it on and stand before my eyes

Put it on, please don't question why

Can you believe

Something so simple

Something so trivial

Makes me a happy man

Can't you understand?

Say you believe

Just how easy it is to please me

Because when you learn

You'll know what makes the world turn

Put it on, I can feel so much

Put it on, I don't need to touch

Put it on, here before my eyes

Put it on because you realise

And you believe

Something so worthless

Serves a purpose

It makes me a happy man

Can't you understand?

Say you believe

Just how easy it is to please me

Because when you learn

You'll know what makes the world turn
Thommys Pop Show

**Thommys Pop Show** was a German TV show in which Thomas Gottschalk presented the newest music videos and invited a special studio guest. The show aired on the ZDF from 1982 to 1994. It had nine 45-minutes episodes in 1982 and 1983 and was followed by two extras in 1983 and 1984. The show was then replaced by Peters Pop Show.

## Depeche Mode appearances

Depeche Mode appeared in episode 1 of the show and in the 1984 extra.

People Are People

## Videos

Depeche Mode - Blasphemous rumours - Thommys Popshow - 1984Depeche Mode - People are people - Thommys Popshow - 1984
## External links

* Thommys Pop Show at www.truckgeier.de (in German)
* Playlisten von Thommys und Peters Popshow(1983-1993) auf www.best-of-80s.de (in German)
Ice Machine

"**Ice Machine**" is a song recorded by Depeche Mode during the production of the 1981 album *Speak & Spell*. It was released as a B-side on the "Dreaming of Me" single on February 20, 1981.

The Cold End version has a slightly longer outro. Released for the first time in 1988 on W. German 3"CD single and CD reissue of *Speak & Spell*.

## Summer 1980 Demo Tape

Andrew Fletcher plays bass guitar on this demo. Dave Gahan sings "The ice machine, the ice machine" at the end of the song.

## Lyrics

Running through my head secretly

The shouts of the boys in the factory

I ring you on the telephone silently

Like blood, like the wine in the darkroom scene

The darkroom scene

Darkroom scene

A letter, once composed

Seven years long and as tall as a tree

Reading on the wall

Emissions, efficiency

Efficiency

Resurrect

As a feeling

On my window

Of a past reunion

Resurrect, as a feeling

On my window of a past reunion

Vision of a picture like the city

And the air we breathe

The air we breathe

Air we breathe

She stood beside me once again

I knew her face

We met before in the street

Recalling all the children dancing at our feet

The dancing feet

Dancing feet

## Bibliography

* https://dmlive.wiki/wiki/Ice\_Machine
* https://genius.com/Depeche-mode-ice-machine-lyrics
* https://genius.com/Depeche-mode-ice-machine-cold-end-lyrics
In Your Memory

"In Your Memory" is a song recorded by Depeche Mode during the production of the 1984 album *Some Great Reward*. It was released as a B-side on the "People Are People" single on 12 March 1984.

## Lyrics

Put up the barriers, shut down your senses

Cover up with all of your pretences

See no evil, your eyes are blunted

We are the hunters, we are the hunted

Place it in your memory

Leave it in your past

But don't forget

Taking a tumble, I'm taking a drop

Sometimes I stumble when my mind's made up

Reaction levels seem strangely muted

Ordinary acts of fun have been diluted

Place it in your memory

Leave it in your past

But don't forget

Place it in your memory

## Bibliography

* https://genius.com/Depeche-mode-in-your-memory-lyrics
Love Will Leave

## Lyrics

Love will leave you

Cold and lonely

Love will lift you

Up to the sky

Break your heart

All so slowly

Never give a reason why

In time

We all want to be hurt

Wasting precious time

It all seems so absurd

You had your chance now wait in line

You said your words

They sound so holy

You can have me if you like

Don't pretend

That you know me

There is no reason why

In time

In time

We all want to be hurt

Wasting precious time

It all seems so absurd

You had your chance now wait in line

We all want to be hurt

Wasting precious time

It all seems so absurd

You had your chance now wait in linе

So wait in line
(Set Me Free) Remotivate Me

"(Set Me Free) Remotivate Me" is a song recorded by Depeche Mode during the production of the 1984 album *Some Great Reward*. It was released as a B-side on the 'Master And Servant' single on 14 August 1984.

## (Set Me Free) Remotivate Me

### Producer(s)

Depeche Mode, Daniel Miller, Gareth Jones

### Studio

Music Works (Highbury, London), Hansa Mischraum (Berlin)

## Lyrics

Set me free

Remotivate me, set me burning

After years in deep freeze, my body is yearning

For a new lease on life

Add a little spice

Set me free, remotivate me

Give me a reason to scream and shout

Give me something to get excited about

When everything is looking dull

I'm sure it isn't impossible to

Set me free, remotivate me

Remotivate me, set me burning

After years in deep freeze, my body is yearning

For a new lease on life

Add a little spice

Set me free, remotivate me

Don't think I'm impatient

Because I'm willing to wait

But something must happen

Before it gets too late

It could be my imagination

But wasn't there more than this numb sensation?

Set me free, remotivate me

Remotivate me, set me burning

After years in deep freeze, my body is yearning

For a new lease on life

Add a little spice

Set me free, remotivate me

## Bibliography

* https://genius.com/Depeche-mode-set-me-free-remotivate-me-lyrics
* https://dmlive.wiki/wiki/(Set\_Me\_Free)\_Remotivate\_Me
Dirty Sticky Floors

"**Dirty Sticky Floors**" is the first track and the first single on Dave Gahan's first studio album, *Paper Monsters*. It was released on May 26th, 2003.

## Lyrics

Ooooh

Ooooh

Waiting for the last time

For my friend to change my mind

Waiting for the last drop

Seems like a long, long time

Maybe I should go back home

I'll sit and wait right by the phone

Praying over the porcelain throne

On my dirty sticky floor

Ooooh

Ooooh

Ooooh

Ooooh

Ask me what I want

Easy, that's just more

How long will I wait for you?

Twice as long as I did before

Standing in the freezing snow

Maybe you left I just don't know

I'll soon be lying on my own

On some dirty sticky floor

Ooooh

Ooooh

Ooooh

Ooooh

I hope no one can see me

The tinman says I'm doing fine

That lion ain't going to get me

See that gun right there - it's mine

I've painted a face where I burnt the floor

Now the face has become my devil's door

Laying in the back-room

On my dirty sticky floor

Ooooh

Ooooh

Ooooh

Ooooh

My dirty sticky

Ooooh
Kingdom

"**Kingdom**" is the second track and the first single on Dave Gahan's second studio album, *Hourglass*. It was released on October 8th, 2007.

## Lyrics

Can you feel me coming?

Open the door it's only me

I have that desperate feeling

In trouble is where I'm going to be

I know you hear me knocking

So open the door and set me free

If there's a kingdom beyond it all

Is there a God who loves us all?

Do we believe in love at all?

I'm still pretending I'm not a fool

So in your infinite wisdom

You show me how this life should be

All your love and glory

Doesn't mean that much to me

If there's a kingdom beyond it all

Is there a God who loves us all?

Do we believe in love at all?

I'm still pretending I'm not a fool
The Things You Said

"**The Things You Said**" is the second track on Depeche Mode's sixth studio album, *Music for the Masses*.

When Depeche Mode was interviewed about the songs on the '101' CD for the April 1989 issue of French magazine 'Best', Martin Gore said (translated from French):

> "'The Things You Said' is that which 'Somebody' isn't, and that's why I love this song. It has a nice side and a bad side. It's about treason, about a man who is disappointed by someone he loved, but luckily, he has real friends by his side. This is one of the songs I have perform right at the front of the stage. I like having a slot of one or two tracks, but I could not go on for any longer, it's way too stressful."
>
>

## Lyrics

I heard it from my friends about the things you said

But they know me better than that

They know me better than that

They know my weaknesses

(I never tried to hide them)

They know my weaknesses

(I never denied them)

I heard it from my friends about the things you said

How can a view become so twisted?

How can a view become so twisted?

They know my weaknesses

(I never tried to hide them)

They know my weaknesses

(You tried them)

I get so carried away

You brought me down to earth

I thought we had something precious

Now I know what it’s worth

I heard it from my friends about the things you said

I’ve never felt so disappointed

Never felt so disappointed

They know my weaknesses

(I never tried to hide them)

They know my weaknesses

(Thought that you liked them)

They know me better than that

## Bibliography

* https://genius.com/Depeche-mode-the-things-you-said-lyrics
* https://dmlive.wiki/wiki/The\_Things\_You\_Said
Before We Drown

## Before We Drown

### Studio

Electric Ladyboy (Santa Barbara)Shangri-La (Malibu)

## Lyrics

I've been thinking I can come back home

So how would that be, you and I alone?

All alone?

I have a feeling, you're not on my side

There's a distance, between you and I

You and I

First we stand up, then we fall down

We have to move forward, before we drown

We drown

I feel so naked, standing on the shore

Are you sure?

Nothing's out there, nothing else no more

No more?

First we stand up, then we fall down

We have to move forward, before we drown

We drown

We drown

First we stand up, then we fall down

We have to move forward, before we drown
Sacred

"**Sacred**" is the fourth track on Depeche Mode's sixth studio album, *Music for the Masses*.

## Lyrics

Sacred, holy

To put it in words, to write it down

That is walking on hallowed ground

But it's my duty, I'm a missionary

So here is my confession

It's an obsession

I'm a firm believer

And a warm receiver

And I've made my decision

This is religion

There's no doubt

I'm one of the devout

Trying to sell the story

Of love's eternal glory

Sacred, holy

To put it in words, to write it down

That is walking on hallowed ground

But it's my duty, I'm a missionary

Spreading the news around the world

Taking the word to boys and girls

I'm a firm believer

And a warm receiver

And I will go down on my knees

When I see beauty

There's no doubt

I'm one of the devout

Trying to sell the story

Of love's eternal glory

Sacred, holy

To put it in words, to write it down

That is walking on hallowed ground

But it's my duty, I'm a missionary

Sacred, holy

(To put it in words, to write it down)

(That is walking on hallowed ground)
The Sinner in Me

"**The Sinner in Me**" is the fourth track on Depeche Mode's eleventh studio album, *Playing the Angel*.

## Lyrics

If I could just hide

The sinner inside

And keep him denied

How sweet life would be

If I could be free

From the sinner in me

I'll never be a saint

That's not a picture that your memory paints

Not renowned for my patience

I'm not renowned for my restraint

But you're always around

You can always be found

To pick me up when I'm on the ground

If I could just hide

The sinner inside

And keep him denied

How sweet life would be

If I could be free

From the sinner in me

I'm still recovering

Still getting over all the suffering

More known for my anger

Than for any other thing

But you've always tried

To be by my side

And catch my fall when I start to slide

If I could just hide

The sinner inside

And keep him denied

How sweet life would be

If I could be free

From the sinner in me
Бурбуль

Рост
 Вес

**Бурбуль** (африк. Boerboel)— африканская порода собак, не признанная МКФ.

## Происхождение

Общий облик, а также характер породы несёт в себе много общего с многими старинными породами европейских молоссов и травильных собак, и это приводит к предположению, что бурбули — древняя порода европейских собак, завезённая в ЮАР и в процессе смешанная с туземными. Бурбули — служебные собаки с очень хорошими охранными качествами, как и у большинства собак рода мастифов. Их долгое время использовали для охраны домов и даже оставляли одних на крестьянских фермах с маленькими детьми для безопасности. Также их использовали как охотничье-травильных собак на хищников. Позже этими собаками заинтересовались кинологи из Южной Африки и начали работу по её усовершенствованию. Изначально такие собаки отличались весьма перспективными характеристиками, дело в том, что все особи уже имели неизменный, чётко сформированный внешний вид, без существенных отличий между собой, а также имелись чётко выраженные черты характера, которые в дальнейшем не пришлось доводить до совершенства.

## Внешний вид

Весь внешний вид бурбуля говорит о том, что он принадлежит к древнему роду мастифообразных. Собака сильная. Несмотря на всю свою мощь, бурбуль очень ловкая и пластичная собака, она обладает мгновенной реакцией и способна оценивать ситуацию в считанные секунды. Слегка удлинённое тело и отлично развитая спина позволяют ей при необходимости передвигаться с высокой скоростью. Отлично развиты и мускулистые ноги, чему сильно способствуют дополнительные физические занятия. Голова у бурбуля большая, но с чётко выраженными пропорциями. Данная порода собак относится к разряду гладкошерстных, короткая, блестящая, но довольно жёсткая шерсть плотно прилегает к телу. Окрас может варьироваться в пределах нескольких оттенков коричневого цвета, уши несколько более тёмные, чем всё остальное тело, на морде чёрная маска. Рост собак составляет — для суки 59-65 см, кобеля 65-70 см, масса от 60 и до 90 кг.

## Характер

Бурбули очень сильные и выносливые собаки. Они требуют от своего хозяина постоянного внимания и заботы, которая должна проявляться не только в ласке и нежности, но и в изнурительных тренировках. Изначально тело такой собаки хорошо сложено, но чтобы она выглядела здоровой, необходимо подвергать её физическим нагрузкам, а особенно длительным пешим прогулкам не менее 5-ти километров дважды в день.

## Условия содержания

Не рекомендуется для содержания в городской квартире. Желательно, чтобы у собаки была возможность свободно перемещаться по просторной огороженной территории, что, однако, не отменяет необходимости в длительных ежедневных прогулках. Не следует оставлять без присмотра - у бурбулей сильно развит охранный инстинкт и они с подозрением реагируют на незнакомых им людей.

## Уход

Уход не требует особых усилий - достаточно периодически вычесывать щёткой для шерсти и раз в месяц купать. Линька - средней интенсивности.
Puppets

"**Puppets**" is the third track on Depeche Mode's first studio album, *Speak & Spell*.

A working title for this song was "**Operator**" and Dave Gahan refers to the song by this title during several gigs during the autumn dates of the 1981 Tour.

## Lyrics

Get that feeling

Head is reeling

You think you're in control

But you don't know me babe

I can move you

I can soothe you

I can take you places in a different way

I don't think you understand

What I'm trying to say

I'll be your operator baby

I'm in control

Watch your action

Close reaction

And everything you're thinking babe inside your head

Conversation, my creation

Nothing that you do

You do unless I said

You don't know the consequences

Of the things you say

I'll be your operator baby

I'm in control

All the things you tried to do babe

And all the words we said before

Are only part of what I started baby

And you can't stop me anymore

## Sources

* https://dmlive.wiki/wiki/Puppets
* https://genius.com/Depeche-mode-puppets-lyrics
I Need You

"**I Need You**" is the seventh track and the second single on Dave Gahan's first studio album, *Paper Monsters*. It was released on August 18th, 2003.

## Lyrics

I need you

I need you

I need you

I need you

I'm asking my friend, "I need you again

Can you do something for me?"

Time it just passed and we had some laughs

Maybe it's just about greed

You'll always need me much more

Than I need you

You'll always need me much more

I need you

I'll ask you again but I don't think you've changed

You never did nothing for me

I wonder sometimes if you're looking down

On everything that you see

With all of your gold stories all told

Some things just aren't meant to be

You live in the past shadows don't last

This time it's all about me

You'll always need me much more than I need you

You'll always need me much more

You'll always need me much more than I need you

You'll always need me much more

I need you

You'll always need me much more than I need you

I need you

You'll always need me much more

I need you

I need you