
                     -+* Alsace Productions UnLtd *+-

 ============= DEPECHE MODE INFO v1.0 - written by Mrten Cervin ==============
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 ========================= Release date: 1993-05-10 ===========================


      * This piece of work was done by Mrten Cervin from 1993-04-06
        to 1993-05-10.

      * This file includes: * Biographical details
                            * Full discography
                            * All chart positions
                            * The contents of 2 collection boxes
                            * DM-Tour Europe '93
                            * "All" lyrics

      * The biography details are from "The Music Master CD-Catalogue"
        written by Bob MacDonald and Music Master.

      * All record numbers are for the CD-releases.

      * All chart positions are from the English Hit List (based on
        selling), taken from the books "Guinness British Hit Singles"
        and "Guinness British Hit Albums", both written by Paul
        Gambaccicni, Tim Rise and Jonathan Rice.

      * Songs on Speak and Spell marked with a "(?)" after the title,
        may be both incorrect and incomplete. All other songs are
        supposed to be 100% correct (except misspellings).

      * Big Thanks to: Mute Records, Tim Rise, Paul Gambaccini, Jonathan
        Rise, Bob MacDonald and Anton Cervin.

      * Greetings to: Roger Tell, Niclas Bendroth, Daniel Mrtensson,
        Anton Cervin, Andreas Jelvemark, Olof Jnsson, Henrik Lundberg,
        Mathias Andersson, Fredrik Wahl, Markus Bergquist, Christian
        Persson.

      * If you have any comments, suggestions or questions about this
        material, please contact me! If you have noticed any errors
        or just some typos, please let me know! Perheps you have an
        intresting ariticle about the group that you want to be in this
        file, then send it to me and I'll put it in DM Info v1.1!

      * Depeche Mode Info v1.1 will be released later this year (1993),
        and I promise that the lyrics of the B-sides will appear in
        that file, also all video-releases.


      Note!  If YOU have the real lyrics of 'Speak and Spell' and the
             B-sides, please make a copy of them and send them to me
             (Snail-mail or Echo-mail) and it will appear in the next
             version of this file later this year! (Of course you will
             get a 'Big Thanks!')


                   Mrten Cervin   Voice: 0411-114 68
                   Stallgatan 9A
                   271 42  YSTAD   Fidonet: 2:200/412.6
                   Sweden

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                         -+* Biographical Details *+-
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      This British band comprises Andy Fletcher, Dave Gahan, Martin Gore
      and Alan Wilder.

      Depeche Mode were formed in 1980 and took their name from a French
      fashion Magazine - it meens 'Fast Fashion'. Hailing from Basildon,
      Essex, they initially played with two guitars, a synthesiser and a
      lead vocalist; however, they soon put the guitars aside and became
      a totally electronic group.

      At that time, the quartet  consisted of Fletcher, Gahan, Gore plus
      synth  wizard and  main songwriter  Vince Clarke. Falling into the
      then fasionable 'futurist' category, they came to the attention of
      Daniel  Miller, founder of  Mute Records; he became their producer
      and guiding light.

      They first  hit the British  charts in  April '81 with Dreaming Of
      Me,  which reached  No 57, but  their real breakthrough single was
      its follow-up  New Life, a catchy  pop record  that hit  No 11 and
      logged 15  weeks on the UK Top 75.  In similar vein was Just Can't
      Get Enough,  which reached No 8;  and they also reached the Top 10
      with a highly successful debut album Speak and Spell.

      Just as Depeche Mode seemed to have everyting going their way they
      suffered the potentially disastrous departure of Clarke at the end
      of  '81. He  disliked touring,  an  inevitable  consequence of the
      band's success,  and left to form the Yazoo duo, a highly success-
      ful colloboration with Alison Moyet.

      Clarke had been perceived as the group's leader,  but Depeche Mode
      quickly  surprised critics and  public alike by proving they could
      manage very ably without him.  Gore assumed the role of main song-
      writer,  and immediately gave the band a  UK No 6 with  See You in
      early  1982.  This  was a  melodic  pop love song,  but hard edged
      themes  were  latter  adopted in such  hits as  1983's No 6 single
      Everything Counts and 1984's UK Top 20 hit Blasphemous Rumours.

      Dismissing  criticism of their  synthesiser sound,  the electronic
      music and  gadget gimmickry  were  further increased on  their two
      1984 British Top Tenners,  People Are People (No 4 - their biggest
      hit) and Master and Servant.

      By this  time,  Alan Wilder was a fully  integrated  member of the
      band.  Between 1981 and '84,  Depeche Mode  chalked up  12 British
      chart singles and no misses.  These included on Top Tenner and two
      smaller hits per year (1981-3)  and two Top Tenner and one smaller
      hit (1984).  Contrary to 'Fast Fashion',  consistency was the name
      of their game. (Bob MacDonald).

      They  continued their  consistent run of  hits througout the  late
      eighties and early nineties with singles such as Leave in Silence,
      Everything Counts (live) and  Enjoy the Silence. They also enjoyed
      sucess  in the  album  charts with  101.  Martin L. Gore and  Alan
      Wilder branched out with solo outings. (Music Master).


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                   -+* Discography and Chart Positions *+-
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      Single           Highest Position    When?    Weeks  Number

      Dreaming of Me.................57    4 Apr 81    4 wks  CD Mute 013
      New Life.......................11   13 Jun 81   15 wks  CD Mute 014
      Just Can't Get Enough...........8   19 Sep 81   10 wks  CD Mute 016

      See You.........................6   13 Feb 82   10 wks  CD Mute 018
      The Meaning of Love............12    8 May 82    8 wks  CD Mute 022
      Leave in Silence...............18   28 Aug 82   10 wks  CD Bong 1

      Get the Balance Right..........13   12 Feb 83    8 wks  CD Bong 2
      Everything Counts...............6   23 Jul 83   11 wks  CD Bong 3
      Love in Itself.2...............21    1 Oct 83    7 wks  CD Bong 4

      People are People...............4   24 Mar 84   10 wks  CD Bong 5
      Master and Sevant...............9    1 Sep 84    9 wks  CD Bong 6
      Somebody/Blasphemous Rumours...16   10 Nov 84    6 wks  CD Bong 7

      Shake the Disease..............18   11 May 85    9 wks  CD Bong 8
      It's Called a Heart............18   28 Sep 85    4 wks  CD Bong 9

      Stripped.......................15   22 Feb 86    5 wks  CD Bong 10
      A Question of Lust.............28   26 Apr 86    5 wks  CD Bong 11
      A Question of Time.............17   23 Aug 86    6 wks  CD Bong 12

      Strangelove....................16    9 May 87    5 wks  CD Bong 13
      Never Let Me Down Again........22    5 Sep 87    4 wks  CD Bong 14
      Behind the Wheel...............21    9 Jan 88    5 wks  CD Bong 15
      Little 15 (import).............60   28 May 88    2 wks  CD Little 15

      Everything Counts (live).......22   25 Feb 89    7 wks  CD Bong 16

      Personal Jesus.................13    9 Sep 89    8 wks  CD Bong 17
      Enjoy the Silence...............6   17 Feb 90    9 wks  CD Bong 18
      Policy of Truth................16   19 May 90    6 wks  CD Bong 19
      World in My Eyes...............17   29 Sep 90    6 wks  CD Bong 20

      I Feel You......................8   22 Feb 93    ? wks  CD Bong 21
      Walking in My Shoes............14   10 May 93    ? wks  CD Bong 22



      Album            Highest Position    When?    Weeks  Number

      Speak and Spell................10   14 Nov 81   33 wks  CD Stumm 5
      A Broken Frame..................8    9 Oct 82   11 wks  CD Stumm 9
      Construction Time Again.........6    3 Sep 83   12 wks  CD Stumm 13
      Some Great Reward.............. 5    6 Sep 84   12 wks  CD Stumm 19
      The Singles 81-85...............6   26 Oct 85   22 wks  CD Mutel 1
      Black Celebration...............4   29 Mar 86   11 wks  CD Stumm 26
      Music for the Masses...........10   10 Oct 87   10 wks  CD Stumm 47
      101.............................5   25 Mar 89    8 wks  CD Stumm 101
      Violator........................2   31 Mar 90   29 wks  CD Stumm 64
      Songs of Faith and Devotion.....1   29 Mar 93    ? wks  CD Stumm 106


      When    - When the record had its the highest position.
      Weeks   - How many weeks the record stayed in the Top 75.
      Number  - The Number of the record, Catalogue Number.


      B-sides...

      Dreaming of Me..............Ice Machine
      New Life....................Shout
      Just Can't Get Enough.......Any Second Now

      See You.....................Now This Is Fun
      The Meaning of Love.........Overkorn
      Leave in Silence............Excerpt From: My Secret Garden

      Get the Balance Right.......The Great Outdoors!
      Everything Counts...........Work Hard
      Love in Itself.2............Fools

      People are People...........In Your Memory
      Master and Sevant...........Remotivate Me
      Shake the Disease...........Flexible

      It's Called a Heart.........Fly on the Windscreen
      Somebody....................Blasphemous Rumours

      Stripped....................But Not Tonight
      A Question of Lust..........Christmast Island
      A Question of Time..........Black Celebration (live)

      Strangelove.................Pimpf
      Never Let Me Down Again.....Pleasure Little Treasure
      Behind the Wheel............Route 66
      Little 15...................Stjarna

      Everything Counts (live)....Nothing (live)

      Personal Jesus..............Dangerous
      Enjoy the Silence...........Memphisto
      Policy of Truth.............Kaleid
      World in My Eyes............Sea of Sin/Happiest Girl

      I Feel You..................One Caress
      Walking in My Shoes.........My Joy


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      THE SINGLES - MADE IN ENGLAND
      -----------------------------

      Box 1
      -----

      DREAMING OF ME             Dreaming of Me
                                 Ice Machine

      NEW LIFE                   New Life (Remix)
                                 Shout
                                 Shout (Rio Mix)

      JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH      Just Can't Get Enough
                                 Any Second Now
                                 Just Can't Get Enough (Schizo Mix)
                                 Any Second Now (Altered)

      SEE YOU                    See You (Extended Version)
                                 Now This is Fun
                                 Now This is Fun (Extended Version)

      THE MEANING OF LOVE        The Meaning of Love
                                 Overkorn (It's a Small World)
                                 The Meaning of Love (Fairly Odd Mix)
                                 Overkorn (It's a Small World)
                                          (Development Mix)

      LEAVE IN SILENCE           Leave in Silence
                                 Excerpt From: My Secret Garden
                                 Leave in Silence (Longer)
                                 Further Excerpts From: My Secret Garden
                                 Leave in Silence (Quieter)

      Box 2
      -----

      GET THE BALANCE RIGHT!     Get the Balance Right!
                                 The Great Outdoors!
                                 Get the Balance Right! (Combination Mix)
                                 Tora! Tora! Tora!

      EVERYTHING COUNTS          Everything Counts
                                 Work Hard
                                 Everything Counts (In Larger Amounts)
                                 Work Hard (East End Mix)

      LOVE IN ITSELF             Love in Itself.2
                                 Fools
                                 Love in Itself.3
                                 Fools (Bigger)
                                 Love in Itself.4

      PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE          People Are People
                                 In Your Memory
                                 People Are People (Different Mix)
                                 In Your Memory (Slick Mix)

      MASTER AND SERVANT         Master and Servant
                                 Remotivate Me
                                 Master and Servant (Slavery Whip Mix)
                                 Remotivate Me (Release Mix)
                                 Master and Servant (Voxless)

      BLASPHEMOUS RUMOURS        Blasphemous Rumours
                                 Told You So
                                 Somebody (Remix)
                                 Everything Counts (Live)

      BOX 3
      -----

      SHAKE THE DISEASE          Shake the Disease
                                 Flexible
                                 Shake the Disease (Remixed Extended)
                                 Flexible (Remixed Extended)
                                 Shake the Disease (Edit the Shake)
                                 Something to Do (Metal Mix)

      IT'S CALLED A HEART        It's Called a Heart
                                 Fly on the Windscreen
                                 It's Called a Heart (Extended)
                                 Fly on the Windscreen (Extended)
                                 Fly on the Windscreen (Death Mix)

      STRIPPED                   Stripped
                                 But Not Tonight (Highland Mix)
                                 Stripped (Highland)
                                 But Not Tonight (Extended Remix)
                                 Breathing in Fumes
                                 Fly on the Windscreen (Quiet)
                                 Black Day

      A QUESTION OF LUST         A Question of Lust
                                 Christmast Island
                                 Christmast Island (Extended)
                                 People Are People (Live)
                                 It Doesn't Matter Two (Instrumental)
                                 A Question of Lust (Minimal)

      A QUESTION OF TIME         A Question of Time (Remix)
                                 Black Celebration (Live)
                                 Something to Do (Live)
                                 Stripped (Live)
                                 More Than a Party (Live)
                                 A Question of Time (Extended Remix)
                                 Black Celebration (Black Tulip Mix)
                                 A Question of Time (New Town Mix/Live Remix)

      LITTLE 15                  Little 15
                                 St Jarna
                                 Sonata No.14 in C#m (Moonlight Sonata)


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      CHRONICLES - MADE IN JAPAN
      --------------------------


      Part 1 4-CD BOX SET - "XI"


      CD 1                       Master & Servant (Black & Blue Mix)
                                 Strangelove (Pain Mix)
                                 Behind the Wheel (Shep Pettibone Remix)
                                 Route 66 (Beatmasters Mix)
                                 Everything Counts (Bomb the Bass)
                                 Personal Jesus (Pump Mix)
                                 Dangerous (Haz Chem Mix)
                                 Enjoy the Silence (Baseline Mix)

      CD 2                       Master & Servant (Slavery Whip Mix)
                                 Something to Do (Edit the Shake)
                                 Black Celebration (Black Tulip Mix)
                                 Question of Time (New Town Mix)
                                 Strangelove (Bomb the Bass Mix)
                                 Behind the Wheel (Beatmasters Mix)
                                 Everything Counts (Absolute Mix)
                                 Personal Jesus (Telephone Stomp Mix)
                                 Enjoy the Silence (Riki Tik Mix)

      CD 3                       Get the Balance Right (Combination Mix)
                                 Everything Counts (In Larger Amounts Mix)
                                 Stripped (Highland Mix)
                                 Fly on the Windscreen (Extended Mix)
                                 Never Let Me Down Again (Split Mix)
                                 Strangelove (Blind Mix)
                                 Personal Jesus (Holier Than Thou Approach)
                                 Enjoy the Silence (Hands & Feet Mix)

      CD 4                       Something to Do (Metal Mix)
                                 People Are People
                                 Breathing in the Fumes
                                 Fly on the Windscreeen (Death Mix)
                                 Black Day
                                 A Question of Lust (Minimal Mix)
                                 Never Let Me Down Again (Aggro Mix)



      Part 2 4-CD BOX SET - "XII"


      CD 1 - All Instrumentals   Any Second Now
                                 My Secret Garden
                                 Oberkorn (It's a Small Town) (Clear Mix)
                                 Great Outdoors
                                 Xmas Island (Extended Version)
                                 It Doesn't Matter
                                 FPIMP
                                 Agent Orange
                                 Fujaran
                                 Moonlight Sonata
                                 Memphisto

      CD 2 - All B-sides         Ice Machine
                                 Shout
                                 Any Second Now
                                 Now This is Fun
                                 Work Hard
                                 In Yer Memory
                                 Flexible
                                 Fly on the Windscreen
                                 But Not Tonight
                                 Pleasure Little Treasure
                                 Route 66

      CD 3 - All Live Tracks     My Secret Garden
                                 Shout
                                 Photographic
                                 New Life
                                 Boys Say Go
                                 Nothing to Fear
                                 Tora! Tora! Tora!
                                 See You
                                 Just Can't Get Enough
                                 Ice Machine
                                 Everything Counts
                                 More Than a Party

      CD 4 - All Live Tracks     Black Celebration
                                 If You Want
                                 Shame
                                 Two Minute Warning
                                 Master and Servant
                                 Something To Do
                                 Somebody
                                 People Are People
                                 Told You So
                                 Blasphemous Rumours
                                 Stripped
                                 A Question of Time


      Note! This "Chronicles"-collection is VERY hard to find, and if you
            do, you have to pay a large amount of money!
            The boxes were released in April '91 and each 4-cd Box cost
            42.99 pounds (Scandinavian price).
            This information about "Chronicles" was taken from an ad from
            Lightspeed Mail Order in the music magazine Record Collector
            (April 1991, No.140)
            If you want the address to Lightspeed Mail Order, contact me!


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                           -+* Europe Tour '93 *+-
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      May  21  Zurich - Hallenstadion                   Schwitzerland
           24  Brussels - Forest National               Belgium
           25  Brussels - Forest National               Belgium
           27  Copenhagen - Forum                       Denmark
           28  Gothenburg - Scandinavium                Sweden
           29  Stockholm - Globe                        Sweden

      June  1  Rotterdam - Ahoy                         Netherlands
            3  Lausanne - Painoire Malley               Schwitzerland
            4  Milan - Forum                            Italy
            7  Rome - Palachiaccio                      Italy
            8  Firenze - Palasport                      Italy
           10  Nancy - Esplande Du Zenith               France
           11  Nrnberg - Frankenhalle                  Germany
           12  Mannheim - Maimarkthalle                 Germany
           14  Dortmund - Westfalenhalle                Germany
           16  Berlin - Waldbuhne                       Germany
           21  Munich - Olympiahalle                    Germany
           23  Vienna - Stadthalle                      Austria
           25  Stuttgart - Schleyerhalle                Germany
           26  Lyon - Halle Tony Garnier                France
           29  Paris - Bercy                            France
           30  Paris - Bercy                            France

      July  3  Brest - Penfeld                          France
            5  Bordeaux - Merignac Stadium              France
            6  Argeles - Tba                            France
            7  Toulon - Zenith Omega                    France
           10  Oporto - Antas Stadium                   Portugal
           11  Lisbon - Alvalade Stadium                Portugal
           13  La Coruna - Real Coliseum                Spain
           14  Oviedo - Football Stadium                Spain
           15  Madrid - Las Ventas Bullring             Spain
           17  Barcelona - Palau Sant Jordi             Spain
           21  Frankfurt - Festhalle                    Germany
           24  Hamburg/Hannover - Option Open Air       Germany


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                                -+* Lyrics *+-
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      SPEAK AND SPELL - 1981
      ----------------------

      Produced by Daniel Miller and Depeche Mode.
      All songs written by Vince Clarke except 8
      and 9, both written by Martin Gore.
      Recorded in London.

      1  New Life                     3.46
      2  I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead  2.18
      3  Puppets                      3.58
      4  Boys Say Go!                 3.07
      5  Nodisco                      4.16
      6  What's Your Name?            2.45
      7  Photographic                 4.45
      8  Tora! Tora! Tora!            4.38
      9  Big Muff                     4.24
      10 Any Second Now (voices)      2.35
      11 Just Can't Get Enough        3.45
      12 Dreaming of Me               4.04
      13 Ice Machine                  4.05
      14 Shout                        3.47
      15 Any Second Now               3.09
      16 Just Can't Get Enough        6.44
         (schizo mix)
                                    -------
                                     62.08


      *=- NEW LIFE -=*

      I stand still stepping on the shady streets
      And I watched that man to a stranger
      You think you only know me when you turn on the light
      Now the room is lit, red danger

      Complicating, circulating new life, new life
      Operating, generating new life, new life

      Transitions to another place
      So the time will pass more slowly
      Features fuse and your shadows red
      Like a film I've seen, now show me

      Complicating, circulating new life, new life
      Operating, generating new life, new life

      Your face is hidden and we're out of sight
      And the road just leads to nowhere
      A stranger in the door is the same as before
      So the question answers nowhere

      Complicating, circulating new life, new life
      Operating, generating new life, new life

      I stand still stepping on the shady streets
      And I watched that man to a stranger
      You think you only know me when you turn on the light
      Now the room is lit, red danger

      Complicating, circulating new life, new life
      Operating, generating new life, new life


      *=- I SOMETIMES WISH I WAS DEAD -=*  (?)

      New sound all around
      You can hear it too
      Getting hot, never stop
      Just for me to you

      Playing on my radio
      And saying that you have to go

      New day, turn away
      Wipe away the tear
      A new night, feel alright
      Knowing that you're here

      Dancing with you all the time
      And don't you think that it's a crime

      Back street, never meet
      Never say goodbye
      I know where to go
      But I don't know why

      You say that is from above
      And I say this is not a love


      *=- PUPPETS -=*  (?)

      Hit that feeling
      Head is reeling
      You think you're in control
      But you don't know me babe

      I can move you
      I can sooth you
      I can take you places
      In a different way

      And 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 if you're feeling thinking
      Move inside your head

      Conversation
      My creation
      Nothing that you do
      You do unless I said

      And you don't know the consequences
      Of the things you say

      I'll be your operator baby
      I'm in control

      And all the things you try to do babe
      And all the words he said before
      Is only part of what I started baby
      And you can't stop me anymore


      *=- BOYS SAY GO! -=*  (?)

      You don't understand
      This is in demand
      And I think that I have to show you

      Try to look inside
      Take me for a ride
      In the day and the night
      Get to know you

      Boys meet boys
      Get together
      Boys meet boys
      Live forever

      Don't say no
      Boys say go!

      I can run away
      If you never stay
      And the rain and the pain and the sorrow
      I'm not very sure
      When you close the door
      In the end it's the same as tomorrow


      *=- NODISCO -=*  (?)

      I saw you in the picture
      I saw you play the part
      This ain't no disco
      There's a thousand watching you
      You take this too far
      This ain't no disco
      Sometimes when I wonder if you're taking a chance
      This ain't no disco and you know how to dance

      Move me disco
      Baby don't you let go
      This ain't no disco

      Part one, act one, everyone pretend
      This ain't no disco
      This is more a story and we're reaching the end
      This ain't no disco
      Always makes me happy when you're taking a chance
      This ain't no disco and you know how to dance


      *=- WHAT'S YOUR NAME? -=*  (?)

      Sometimes watch you walk the street at midnight
      Sometimes I can feel you in the air
      Looking good
      Knew you would
      All the time I understood

      Hey you're such a pretty boy
      Oh so pretty

      Everybody seems to look your way now
      Everybody wants to know your name
      Feeling right
      Just tonight
      Hid and said you're out of sight

      Hey you're such a pretty boy


      *=- PHOTOGRAPHIC -=*  (?)

      A white house
      A white room
      The program of today
      The light's on
      Switch on
      Your eyes are far away
      The map represents you
      And the tape is your voice
      Follow all alone you
      Till you recognise the choice

      I take pictures
      Photographic pictures

      The right light
      Darkroom

      I said I'd write a letter
      But I never got the time
      And I'm looking to the day
      I mesmorise the light
      The years I spent just thinking
      Of the moments we both knew
      A second pass like an empty room
      It seemed it can't be true


      *=- TORA! TORA! TORA! -=*  (?)

      They were raining from the sky
      Exploding in my heart
      Is this the love in disguise
      Or just a form of modern art?

      From the skies you could almost hear the 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 and died that day
      I played an American


      *=- ANY SECOND NOW -=*  (?)

      She remembered
      All the shadows and the doubts
      The same film
      Vivid pictures like a wall that's
      Standing empty and the night are still
      Such a small affair relaps
      Someone closing like the night club door
      Here again and when you speak
      I watch you move away and seem so sure

      She is hoping to forget
      And the moment almost slips away
      When the colours move apart
      And I wonder if you want to stay
      And need to change your life
      The words I'm reading
      Don't you understand
      Missed the warning and the message
      I remember as you touch my hand


      *=- JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH -=*

      When I'm with you baby
      I go out of my head
      And I just can't get enough
      And I just can't get enough
      All the things you do to me
      And everything you said
      I just can't get enough
      I just can't get enough

      We slip and slide
      As we fall in love
      And I just can't seem to get enough of

      We walk together
      We're walking down the street
      And I just can't get enough
      And I just can't get enough
      Every time I think of you
      I know we have to meet
      And I just can't get enough
      And I just can't get enough

      It's getting harder
      It's a burning love
      And I just can't seem to get enough of

      I just can't get enough

      And when it rains
      You're shining down for me
      And I just can't get enough
      And I just can't get enough
      Just like a rainbow
      You know you set me free
      And I just can't get enough
      And I just can't get enough
      You're like an angel
      And you give me your love
      And I just can't seem to get enough of

      I just can't get enough


      *=- DREAMING OF ME -=*

      Light switch, man switch
      Film was broken only then
      All the night, fuse tomorrow
      Dancing with a distant friend

      Filming and screening
      I picture the scene
      Filming and dreaming
      Dreaming of me

      So we left understanding
      Clean cut some were sounding fast
      Talked of sad, I talked of war
      I laughed and climbed the rising cast

      Quickly I remember
      Views that saw a face before
      Timing reason, understanding
      Like association hall

      Dreaming of Me


      *=- ICE MACHINE -=*  (?)

      Running through my head secretly
      Shouts at the boys in the factory
      I'll ring you on the telephone silently
      Like hug, like wine in the dark room scene

      A letter once composed
      Seven years long and as tall as a tree
      Reading on the wall, efficiency

      Res... as a feeling
      On my window
      Of a past reunion
      Vision of a picture
      Like the city
      And the 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


      *=- SHOUT -=*  (?)

      She was silent
      Trying to be like the girl
      Who acted on the TV
      Always knowing when to say
      And wishing for a moment
      So that they could see

      Staring in the night
      Picture in my room
      And I hate when she knew her lines

      Break away tonight
      I want to hold your hand
      We've got to get it right
      We've got to understand

      Every month she craded
      As I stood above the backstreets
      And we start to play
      I was screaming louder
      As the girl who pulled me
      ... twisted wing

      Staring in the night
      Picture in my room
      And I think that she knew her lines

      Break away tonight
      I want to hold your hand
      We've got to get it right
      We've got to understand

      Face the door
      The questions in the minutes of the game
      We won so long ago
      Dangerous and ...
      The radio transmission that I have to know

      You can never run
      You can never stay
      And I think you belong to me

      Break away tonight
      I want to hold your hand
      We've got to get it right
      We've got to understand

      Break away tonight
      I want to hold your hand
      We've got to get it right
      We've got to understand


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      A BROKEN FRAME - 1982
      ---------------------

      Produced by Daniel Miller and Depeche Mode.
      All songs written by Martin Gore.
      Recorded in London.

      1  Leave in Silence             4.48
      2  My Secret Garden             4.45
      3  Monument                     3.14
      4  Nothing to Fear              4.16
      5  See You                      4.35
      6  Satelite                     4.40
      7  The Meaning of Love          3.06
      8  A Photograph of You          3.04
      9  Shouldn't Have Done That     3.10
      10 The Sun & the Rainfall       5.02
                                    -------
                                     40.58


      *=- LEAVE IN SILENCE -=*

      I've told myself so many times before
      But this time I think I mean it for sure
      We have reached a full stop
      Nothing's going to save us from the big drop

      Reached our natural conclusion
      Outlived the illusion
      I hate being in these situations
      That call for diplomatic relations
      If I only knew the answer
      Or I thought we had a chance
      Or I could stop this
      I would stop this thing
      From spreading like a cancer

      What can I say
      I don't want to play any more
      What can I say
      I'm heading for the door
      I can't stand this emotional violence
      Leave in silence
      Leave in silence

      We've been running round in circles all year
      Doing this and that and getting nowhere
      This will be the last time
      I think I said that last time

      If I only had a potion
      Some magical lotion
      That could stop this
      I would set the wheels in motion


      *=- MY SECRET GARDEN -=*

      My Secret Garden's no so secret anymore!
      Run from the house, holding my head in my hands
      Feeling dejected, feeling like a child might feel
      It all seems so absurd
      That this should have occurred
      My very only secret
      And I had to go and leak it
      My Secret Garden's not so secret anymore

      No, my Secret Garden's not so secret anymore!
      Run through the fields, down to the edge of the water
      Can't stay long, Here comes the reason why -
      She'll catch me if she can
      Take me by the hand
      I'll have to keep on running
      And I just can't see the fun in
      My Secret Garden not being secret anymore!

      It used to be so easy
      On days such as these she'd
      Search and search for hours
      In among the flowers
      I loved it! - I loved her!
      Play the fool, act so cruel - I loved it!
      Read her book, take a look - I loved her!
      Play the fool, act so cruel - I loved it!
      Read her book, take a look - I loved her!

      It all seems so absurd
      That this should have occurred
      My very only secret
      And I had to go and leak it!
      My Secret Garden's not so secret anymore


      *=- MONUMENT -=*

      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 you going to see
      What it is going to 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
      My Monument - it fell down

      Work all of my days for this kind of praise
      It fell down
      Work all of my days - it fell down


      *=- SEE YOU -=*

      All I want to do is see you again
      Is that too much to ask for?
      I just want to see your sweet smile
      Smiled the way it was before
      Well I'll try not to hold you
      And I'll try not to kiss you
      And I won't even touch you

      All I want to do is see you
      Don't you know that it's true

      I remember the days when we walked through the woods
      We'd sit on a bench for a while
      I treasure the way we used to laugh and play
      And look in each others eyes
      You can keep me at a distance if you don't trust my resistance
      But I swear I won't touch you

      Well I know five years is a long time and that times change
      But I think that you'll find people are basically the same

      If the water's still flowing we can go for a swim
      And do the things we used to do
      And if I'm reluctant you can pull me in
      We can relive our youth

      But we'll just stay friendly like sister and brother
      Though I think I still love you


      *=- SATELLITE -=*

      Now hear this my friends
      I'll never be the same again
      Going to lock myself in a cold black room
      Going to shadow myself in a veil of gloom
      I will function, operate
      I will be a satellite of hate

      Driven to this point by a chain of events
      Each one pushed me nearer the edge
      Going to send my message through to you
      You'll receive the signal too
      I will function, operate
      I will be a satellite of hate

      Higher, Higher

      Disillusioned - I was disenchanted
      Forgot the love that had been implanted
      Heard the lies and I felt the cold
      It broke my heart and I lost control -
      Now I'm a satellite of a free state
      I'm a satellite of hate


      *=- THE MEANING OF LOVE -=*

      I've read more than a hundred books
      Seeing love mentioned many thousand times
      But despite all the places I've looked
      It's still no clearer
      It's just not enough
      I'm still no nearer
      The meaning of love

      Noted down all my observations
      Spent an evening watching television
      Still I couldn't say with precision
      Know it's a feeling and it comes from above
      But what's the meaning
      The meaning of love
      (Tell me)

      From the notes that I've made so far
      Love seems something like wanting a scar
      But I could be wrong
      I'm just not sure you see
      I've never been in love before
      Next I asked several friends of mine
      If they could spare a few minutes of their time
      Their looks suggested that I've lost my mind
      Tell me the answer
      My Lord high above
      Tell me the meaning
      The meaning of love

      From the notes that I've made so far
      Love seems something like wanting a scar
      But I could be wrong
      I'm just not sure you see
      I've never been in love before
      The meaning of love
      (Tell me)
      Tell me the meaning of love
      (Tell me)


      *=- A PHOTOGRHAPH OF YOU -=*

      What good is a photograph of you?
      Everytime I look at it
      It makes me feel blue!

      What use is a souvenir
      Of something we once had
      When all it ever does is
      Make me feel bad!

      I wish I could tear it up
      But then again I haven't the guts!
      I wish I could throw it on the fire
      I wish I could
      But to say I would
      I'd be a liar!

      What good is a colour print
      Of a little baby doll?
      When just one little glance
      Is enough to make me feel dull!

      I hoped I would misplace it
      But the I take such good care of it
      I wish it would disappear
      I say I wish
      But then I relish
      It being here!

      What good is a photograph of you?
      Everytime I look at it
      It makes me feel blue
      Everything I look at it
      It makes me feel blue

      Feel blue


      *=- SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT -=*

      Plans made in the nursery
      Can change the course of history
      Remember that!

      Mummy's annoyed, says go and play
      Don't show your face
      Stay away all day
      Shouldn't have done that!

      A small boy and his infantry
      Marching around so naturally
      Shouldn't have done that!

      Grows up and goes to school
      Such a nice boy, obeys all the rules
      Mummy's proud of that

      Leaves school to follow his ambition
      Knows what he wants
      To be a politician
      Shouldn't have done that!


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      CONSTRUCTION TIME AGAIN - 1983
      ------------------------------

      Produced by Daniel Miller and Depeche Mode.
      All songs written by Martin Gore except 5,
      written by Alan Wilder.
      Recorded in London.

      1  Love, In Itself              4.29
      2  More Than a Party            4.45
      3  Pipeline                     5.55
      4  Everything Counts            4.21
      5  Two Minute Warning           4.14
      6  Shame                        3.52
      7  The Landscape Is Changing    4.49
      8  Told You So                  4.27
      9  And Then...                  4.36
      10 Everything Counts            0.59
                                    -------
                                     42.29


      *=- LOVE, IN ITSELF -=*

      All of these insurmountable tasks
      That lay before me
      All of the firsts
      And the definite lasts
      That lay in store for me

      There was a time
      When all on my mind was love
      Now I find
      That most of the time
      Love's not enough
      In itself

      Consequently
      I've a tendency
      To be unhappy, you see
      The thoughts in my head
      All the words that were said
      All the blues and the reds
      Get to me

      All of these absurdities
      That lay before us
      All of the doubts
      And the certainties
      That lay in store for us


      *=- MORE THAN A PARTY -=*

      Lots of surprises in store
      This isn't a party
      It's a whole lot more

      We've had enough of this blind man's buff
      You've kept us in the dark for long enough

      This is more than a party
      More than a party
      More than a party

      Keep telling us we're to have fun
      Then take all the icecream so we've got none

      The failed magician waves his wand
      And in an instant the laughter's gone

      Lots of surprises in store
      This isn't a party
      It's a whole lot more


      *=- PIPELINE -=*

      Get out the crane
      Construction time again
      What is it this time
      We're laying a pipeline

      Let the beads of sweat flow
      Until the ends have met though
      Could take a long time
      Working on the pipeline

      Taking from the greedy
      Giving to the needy

      On this golden day
      Work's been sent our way
      That could last a lifetime
      Working on the pipeline

      From the heart of our land
      To the mouth of the man
      Must reach him sometime
      We're laying a pipeline

      Taking from the greedy
      Giving to the needy


      *=- EVERYTHING COUNTS -=*

      The handshake seals the contract
      From the contract there's no turning back
      The turning point of a career
      In Korea being insincere
      The holiday was fun-packed
      The contract, still intact

      The grabbing hands grab all they can
      All for themselves - after all

      The grabbing hands grab all they can
      All for themselves - after all
      It's a competitive world
      Everything counts in large amounts

      The graph on the wall
      Tells the story of it all
      Picture it now
      See just how
      The lies and deceit gained a little
      more power
      Confidence - taken in
      By a suntan and a grin

      Everything counts in large amounts


      *=- TWO MINUTE WARNING -=*

      We're lying by the orange sky
      Two million miles across the land
      Scattered to the highest high
      Expect they'll either laugh or cry

      No sex, no consequence, no sympathy
      You're good enough to heat

      Two minute warning
      Two minutes later
      When time has come
      My days are numbered

      The dawning of another year
      Marks time for those who understand
      One in four still here
      While you and I go hand in hand

      No radio, no sound, no sin, no sanctuary
      So welcome to your last

      The sun, the solitude, the cemetery
      So welcome to your last


      *=- SHAME -=*

      Do you ever get that feeling
      When the guilt begins to hurt
      Seeing all the children
      Wallowing in dirt
      Crying out with hunger
      Crying out in pain
      At least the dirt will wash off
      When it starts to rain

      Soap won't wash away your shame

      Do you ever get the feeling
      That something isn't right
      Seeing your brother's fists
      Clenched ready for the fight
      Soon the fighting turns to weapons
      And the weapons turn to wounds
      So the doctors stitch and stich
      And stitch and stitch and stich
      And stitch and stitch

      Surgery won't improve your pain

      It all seems so stupid
      It makes me want to give up
      But why should I give up
      When it all seems so stupid

      Do you ever get the feeling
      That something can be done
      To eradicate these problems
      And make the people one
      Do you ever get that feeling
      Something like a nagging itch
      And all the while the doctors
      Stitch and stitch and stitch
      And stitch and stitch

      Hope alone won't remove the stains
      Shame


      *=- THE LANDSCAPE IS CHANGING -=*

      The landscape is changing
      The landscape is crying
      Thousands of acres of forest are dying
      Carbon copies from the hills bove the forest line
      Acid streams are flowing ill across the countryside

      'Cause I don't care if you're going nowhere
      Just take good care of the world
      I don't care if you're going nowhere
      Just take good care of the world

      Now we're re-arranging
      There's no use denying
      Mountains and valleys, can't you hear them sighing
      Evolution, the solution or the certainty
      Can you imagine this intrusion of their privacy

      Token gestures, some semblance of intelligence
      Can we be blamed for the security of ignorance


      *=- TOLD YOU SO -=*

      And do those feet in modern times
      Walk upon the flowers
      And walk upon their brothers
      While the heads are busy lying low
      Trying to keep to cover...oh

      Something went wrong
      Along the way
      Everybody's waiting for
      Judgement day
      So they can go
      Told you so

      Bring me my gun of itching desire
      Bring me my bullets and I will fire
      Sights set higher than the tall church spire

      Standing in line
      The blind lead the blind
      Waiting and waiting
      For an overdue sign
      Brothers and sisters
      Playing Chinese whispers
      If things aren't suited
      Then they'll get diluted

      There's one more dead with a hole in his head
      He shouldn't have said all the things he said
      Many tears were shed for the blood he bled


      *=- AND THEN... -=*

      Let's take a map of the world
      Tear it into pieces
      All of the boys and the girls
      Will see how easy it is

      To pull it all down and start again
      From the top to the bottom and then
      I'll have faith or, I prefer
      To think that things couldn't turn out worse

      All that we need at the start's

      Universal revolution (That's all!)
      And if we trust in our hearts
      We'll find the solutions

      Took a plane across the world
      Got in a car
      When I reached my destination
      I hadn't gone far

      Let's take the whole of the world
      The mountains and the sand
      Let all the boys and the girls
      Shape it in their hands


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      SOME GREAT REWARD - 1984
      ------------------------

      Produced by Daniel Miller, Depeche Mode
      and Gareth Jones.
      All songs written by Martin Gore except 8,
      written by Alan Wilder.
      Recorded in London and Berlin.

      1  Something to Do              3.48
      2  Lie to Me                    5.03
      3  People are People            3.52
      4  It Doesn't Matter            4.45
      5  Stories of Old               3.14
      6  Somebody                     4.27
      7  Master and Servant           4.13
      8  If You Want                  4.41
      9  Blasphemous Rumours          6.22
                                    -------
                                     40.27


      *=- SOMETHING TO DO -=*

      My little girl
      Won't you come with me
      Come with me
      Tell me

      Is there something to do

      I'm going crazy with boredom
      Come with me
      Tell me

      Grey sky over a black town
      I can feel depression
      All around
      You've got you leather boots on

      I can't stand another drink
      It's surprising this town
      Doesn't sink
      You've got your leather boots on

      Your pretty dress is oil stained
      From working too hard
      For too little
      You've got your leather boots on

      You're feeling the boredom too
      I'd gladly go with you
      I'd put your leather boots on
      I'd put your pretty dress on


      *=- LIE TO ME -=*

      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

      Promises mad for convenience
      Aren't necessarily
      What we need
      Truth is a word
      That's lost it's 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


      *=- PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE -=*

      People are people
      So why should it be
      You and I should get along so awfully

      So we're different colours
      And we're different creeds
      And different people have different needs
      It's obvious you hate me
      Though I've done nothing wrong
      I've never even met you so what could
      I have done

      I can't understand
      What makes a man
      Hate another man
      Help me understand

      Help me understand

      Now you're punching
      And you're kicking
      And you're shouting at me
      I'm relying on your common decency
      So far it hasn't surfaced
      But I'm sure it exists
      It just takes a while to travel
      From you head to your fists


      *=- IT DOESN'T MATTER -=*

      I am happy
      That I have you
      Even though you're not here now
      I know somewhere
      You are dreaming
      Though it's definitely not of me

      It doesn't matter
      If this all shatters
      Nothing lasts forever
      But I'm praying
      That we're staying
      Together

      I am warmed
      By your friendship
      Even when you're away
      And I'm happy
      In the knowledge
      We may never see the day

      When I kiss you
      And you kiss me
      Don't pretend you miss me
      The worst kind
      Of diseased mind
      Is one filled with jealousy

      If we should meet again
      Don't try to solve the puzzle
      Just lay down next to me
      And please don't move a muscle

      I will thank you
      Most of all for
      The respect you have for me
      I'm embarrassed
      It overwhelms me
      Because I don't deserve any


      *=- STORIES OF OLD -=*

      Take a look at unseleted cases
      You'll find love has been wrecked
      By both sides compromising
      Amounting to a disasterous effect

      You hear stories of old
      Of princes bold
      With riches untold
      Happy souls
      Casting it 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
      For an eternity

      I wouldn't sacrifice
      Anything at all
      To love

      Now I've got things to do
      You have to
      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


      *=- SOMEBODY -=*

      I want somebody to share
      Share the rest of my life
      Share my innermost thoughts
      Know my intimate details
      Someone who'll stand by my side
      And give me support
      And in return
      She'll get my support
      She will listen to me
      When I want to speak
      About the world we live in
      And life in general
      Though my views may be perverted
      She will hear me out
      And won't easily be converted
      To my way of thinking
      In fact she'll often disagree
      But at the end of it all
      She will understand me

      I want somebody who cares
      For me passionately
      With every thought and with
      Every breath
      Some who'll help me see things
      In a different light
      All the things I detest
      I will almost like
      I don't want to be tied
      To anyone's strings
      I'm carefully trying to steer clear
      Of those things
      But when I'm asleep
      I want somebody
      Who will put their arms around me
      And kiss me tenderly
      Though things like this
      Make me sick
      In a case like this
      I'll get away with it


      *=- MASTER AND SERVANT -=*

      There's a new game
      We like to play you see
      A game with added reality
      You treat me like a dog
      And get down on my knees

      We call it master and servant
      We call it master and servant

      It's a lot like life
      This play between the sheets
      With you on top and me underneath
      Forget all about equality

      Let's play master and servant
      Let's play master and servant

      It's a lot like life
      And that's what's appealing
      If you despise that throwaway feeling
      From disposable fun
      Then this is the one

      Domination is the name of the game
      In bed or in life
      They're both just the same
      Except in one you're fulfilled
      At the end of the day

      Let's play master and servant
      Let's play master and servant

      Let's play master and servant
      Come on master and servant


      *=- IF YOU WANT -=*

      Working week's come to its end
      Party time is here again
      Everyone can come if they want to
      If you want to be with me
      If you want to be with me
      You can come with me if you want to

      Exercise your basic right
      We could build a building site
      From the bricks of shame is built the hope
      If you want to be with me
      If you want to be with me
      Even though you may still not want to

      Let tomorrow and today
      Bring a life of ecstasy
      Wipe away your tears of confusion
      If you want to be with me
      If you want to be with me
      You can come with me if you want to
      Even though you may still not want to


      *=- BLASPHEMOUS RUMOURS -=*

      Girl of 16
      Whole life ahead of her
      Slashed her wrists
      Bored with life
      Didn't succeed
      Thank the lord
      For small mercies

      Fighting back the tears
      Mother reads the note again
      16 candles burning in her mind
      She takes the blame
      It's always the same
      She goes down on her knees
      And prays

      I don't want to start
      Any blasphemous rumours
      But I think that God's
      Got a sick sense of humour
      And when I die
      I expect to find Him laughing

      Girl of 18
      Fell in love with everything
      Found new life
      In Jesus Christ
      Hit by a car
      Ended up
      On a life support machine

      Summer's day
      As she passed away
      Birds were singing
      In the summer sky
      Then came the rain
      And once again
      A tear fell
      From her mother's eye


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      BLACK CELEBRATION - 1986
      ------------------------

      Produced by Depeche Mode, Gareth Jones and Daniel Miller.
      All songs written by Martin Gore except 14, written by Martin Gore,
      Alan Wilder and Daniel Miller.
      Recorded in London and Berlin.

      1  Black Celebration            4.59
      2  Fly on the Windscreen        5.19
      3  A Question of Lust           4.22
      4  Sometimes                    1.55
      5  It Doesn't Matter Two        2.51
      6  A Question of Time           4.09
      7  Stripped                     4.17
      8  Here Is the House            4.16
      9  World Full of Nothing        2.49
      10 Dressed in Black             2.34
      11 New Dress                    3.46
      12 Breathing in Fumes           6.07
      13 But Not Tonight - Extended   5.14
      14 Black Day                    2.36
                                    -------
                                     55.16


      *=- BLACK CELEBRATION -=*

      Let's have a black celebration
      Black celebration
      Tonight

      To celebrate the fact
      That we've seen the back
      Of another black day

      I look to you
      How you carry on
      When all hope is gone
      Can't you see

      Your optimistic eyes
      Seem like paradise
      To someone like
      Me

      I want to take you
      In my arms
      Forgetting all I couldn't do today

      Black celebration
      Black celebration
      Tonight

      To celebrate the fact
      That we've seen the back
      Of another black day

      I look to you
      And your strong belief
      Me, I want relief
      Tonight

      Consolation
      I want so much
      Want to feel your touch
      Tonight

      Take me in your arms
      Forgetting all I couldn't do today

      Black celebration
      I'll drink to that
      Black celebration
      Tonight


      *=- FLY ON THE WINDSCREEN -=*

      Death is everywhere
      There are flies on the windscreen
      For a start
      Reminding us
      We could be torn apart
      Tonight

      Death is everywhere
      There are lambs for the slaughter
      Waiting to die
      And I can sense
      The hours slipping by
      Tonight

      Come here
      Kiss me
      Now
      Come here
      Kiss me
      Now

      Death is everywhere
      The more I look
      The more I see
      The more I feel
      A sense of urgency
      Tonight

      Come here
      Touch me
      Kiss me
      Touch me
      Now
      Touch me
      Touch me


      *=- A QUESTION OF LUST -=*

      Fragile
      Like a baby in your arms
      Be gentle with me
      I'd never willingly
      Do you harm

      Apologies
      Are all you seem to get from me
      Bust just like a child
      You make me smile
      When you care for me
      And you know....

      It's a question of lust
      It's a question of trust
      It's a question of not letting
      What we've built up
      Crumble to dust
      It is all of these things and more
      That keep us together

      Independence
      It's still important for us though (we realise)
      It's easy to make
      The stupid mistake
      Of letting go (do you know what I mean)

      My weakness
      You know each and every one (it frightens me)
      But I need to drink
      More than you seem to think
      Before I'm anyone's
      And you know....

      It's a question of lust
      It's a question of trust
      It's a question of not letting
      What we've built up
      Crumble to dust
      It is all of these things and more
      That keep us together

      Kiss me goodbye
      When I'm on my own
      But you know that I'd
      Rather be home

      It's a question of lust
      It's a question of trust
      It's a question of not letting
      What we've built up
      Crumble to dust
      It is all of these things and more
      That keep us together


      *=- SOMETIMES -=*

      Sometimes
      Only sometimes
      I question everything
      And I'm the first to admit
      If you catch me in a mood like this
      I can be tiring

      Even embarrassing
      But you must
      Feel the same
      When you look around
      You can't tell me honestly
      You're happy with what you see
      Oh sometimes
      Only sometimes
      You must be....
      You must be....
      As embarrasing as me
      Sometimes


      *=- IT DOESN'T MATTER TWO -=*

      As I lay here with you
      The shame lies with us
      We talk of love and trust
      That doesn't matter

      Though we may be in the last in the world
      We feel like pioneers
      Telling hopes and fears
      To one another

      And oh what a feeling
      Inside of me
      It might last for an hour
      Wounds aren't healing
      Inside of me
      Though it feels good now
      I know it's only for now

      The feeling is intense
      You grip me with your eyes
      And then I realise
      It doesn't matter


      *=- A QUESTION OF TIME -=*

      I've got to get to you first
      Before they do
      It's just a question of time
      Before they lay their hands on you
      And make you just like the rest
      I've got to get to you first
      It's just a question of time

      Well now you're only fifteen
      And you look good
      I'll take you under my wing
      Somebody should
      They've persuasive ways
      And you'll believe what they say

      It's just a question of time
      It's running out for you
      It won't be long
      Until you do
      Exactly what they want you to

      I can see them now

      Hanging around
      To mess you up
      To strip you down
      And have their fun
      With my little one

      It's just a question of time
      It's running out for you

      It won't be long
      Until you do
      Exactly what they want you to

      It won't be long
      Until you do
      Exactly what they want you to

      Sometimes I don't blame them
      For wanting you
      You look good
      And they need something to do
      Until I look at you
      And then I condemn them
      I know my kind
      What goes on in our minds

      It's just a question of time

      It should be better
      It's just a question of time
      It should be better with you
      It's just a question of time


      *=- STRIPPED -=*

      Come with me
      Into the trees
      We'll lay on the ground
      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
      Let me see you
      Stripped down to the bone

      Metropolis
      Has nothing of this
      You're breating in fumes
      I taste when I 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 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


      *=- HERE IS THE HOUSE -=*

      Here is the house
      Where it all happens
      Those tender moments
      Under this roof
      Body and soul come together
      As we come closer together
      And as it happens
      It happens here
      In this house

      And I feel your warmth
      And it feels like home
      And there's someone
      Calling on the telephone
      Let's stay home
      It's cold outside
      And I have so much
      To confide to you

      With of without words
      I'll confide everything

      Here is the house
      Where it all happens
      Those tender moments
      Under this roof
      Body and soul come together
      As we come closer together
      And as it happens
      It happens here
      In this house

      So we stay at home
      And I'm by your side
      And you know
      What's going on inside
      Inside my heart
      Inside this house
      And I just want to
      Let it out for you

      And I feel your warmth
      And it feels like home
      And I feel your warmth
      And it feels like home

      Here is the house
      Where it all happens
      Those tender moments
      Under this roof
      Body and soul come together
      As we come closer together


      *=- WORLD FULL OF NOTHING -=*

      Close
      Naked
      Skin on skin
      Tears are falling
      Tears of joy
      Her first boy
      His first girl
      Makes a change

      In a world full of nothing
      Though it's not love
      It means something

      She's lonely
      And he says
      It's for her only
      That he lusts
      She doesn't trust him
      Nothing is true
      But he will do

      In a world full of nothing
      Though it's not love
      It means something

      It's easy to slip away
      And believe it all

      Though it's not love
      It means something


      *=- DRESSED IN BLACK -=*

      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


      *=- NEW DRESS -=*

      Sex jibe husband murders wife
      Bomb blast victims fight for life
      Girl Thirteen attacked with knife

      Princess Di is wearing a new dress

      Jet airliner shot from sky
      Famine horror, millions die
      Earthquake terror figures rise

      Princess Di is wearing a new dress

      You can't change the world
      But you can change the facts
      And when you change the facts
      You change points of view
      If you change points of view
      You may change a vote
      And when you change a vote
      You may change the world

      In black townships fires blaze
      Prospects better premier days
      Within sight are golden days

      Princess Di is wearing a new dress

      You can't change the world
      But you can change the facts
      And when you change the facts
      You change points of view
      If you change points of view
      You may change a vote
      And when you change a vote
      You may change the world

      Princess Di is wearing a new dress


      *=- BUT NOT TONIGHT -=*

      Oh, God, it's raining, but I'm not complaining
      It's filling me up with new life
      The stars in the sky bring tears to my eyes
      They're lighting my way tonight

      And I haven't felt so alive in years

      Just for a day, on a day like today
      I'll get away from this constant debauchery
      The wind in my hair makes me so aware
      How good it is to live tonight

      And I haven't felt so alive in years

      The moon is shining in the sky
      Reminding me of so many other nights
      But they're not like tonight

      Oh, God, it's raining, and I'm not containing
      My pleasure at being so wet
      Here on my own, all on my own
      How good it feels to be alone tonight

      And I haven't felt so alive in years

      The moon is shining in the sky
      Reminding me of so many other nights
      Well, my eyes have been so red
      I've been mistaken for dead
      But not tonight


      *=- BLACK DAY -=*

      Celebrate the fact
      That we've seen the back
      Of another black day

      Celebrate the fact
      That we've seen the back
      Of another black day

      Black day
      Black day

      I want to take you
      In my arms
      Forgetting all I couldn't do today

      Black day


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      MUSIC FOR THE MASSES - 1987
      ---------------------------

      Produced by Depeche Mode and David Bascombe.
      All songs written by Martin Gore.
      Recorded in Paris and London.

      1  Never Let Me Down Again      4.47
      2  The Things You Said          4.02
      3  Strangelove                  4.57
      4  Sacred                       4.48
      5  Little 15                    4.19
      6  Behind the Wheel             5.18
      7  I Want You Now               3.45
      8  To Have and to Hold          2.51
      9  Nothing                      4.18
      10 Pimpf                        4.58
      11 Agent Orange                 5.06
      12 Never Let Me Down Again      4.57
         (Aggro Mix)
      13 To Have and to Hold          2.36
         (Spanish Taster)
      14 Pleasure, Little Treasure    5.39
         (Glitter Mix)
                                    -------
                                     62.23


      *=- NEVER LET ME DOWN AGAIN -=*

      I'm taking a ride
      With my best friend
      I hope he never lets me down again
      He knows where he's taking me
      Taking me where I want to be
      I'm taking a ride
      With my best friend

      We're flying high
      We're watching the world pass us by
      Never want to come down
      Never want to put my feet back down
      On the ground

      I'm taking a ride
      With my best friend
      I hope he never lets me down again
      Promises me I'm as safe as houses
      As long as I remember who's wearing the trousers
      I hope he never lets me down again

      Never let me down

      See the stars, they're shining bright
      Everything's alright tonight


      *=- THE THINGS YOU SAID -=*

      I heard it from my friends
      About the things you said
      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
      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 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


      *=- STRANGELOVE -=*

      There'll be times
      When my crimes
      Will seem almost unforgivable
      I give in to sin
      Because you have to make this life liveable
      But when you think I've had enough
      From your sea of love
      I'll take more than another riverfull
      And I'll make it all worthwhile
      I'll make your heart smile

      Strangelove
      Strange highs and strange lows
      Strangelove
      That's how my love goes
      Strangelove
      Will you give it to me
      Will you take the pain
      I will give to you
      Again and again
      And will you return it

      There'll be days
      When I'll stray
      I may appear to be
      Constantly out of reach
      I give in to sin
      Because I like to practise what I preach
      I'm not trying to say
      I'll have it all my way
      I'm always willing to learn
      When you've got something to teach
      And I'll make it all worthwhile
      I'll make your heart smile

      Pain will you return it
      I'll say it again - pain
      Pain will you return it
      I won't say it again

      I give in
      Again and again
      I give in
      Will you give it to me
      I give in
      I'll say it again
      I give in

      I give in
      Again and again
      I give in
      That's how my love goes
      I give in
      I'll say it again
      I give in


      *=- SACRED -=*

      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

      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


      *=- LITTLE 15 -=*

      Little 15
      You help her forget
      The world outside
      You're not part of it yet
      And if you could drive
      You could drive her away
      To a happier place
      To a happier day
      That exists in your mind
      And in your smile
      She could escape there
      Just for a while
      Little 15

      Little 15
      Why take the smooth with the rough
      When things run smooth
      It's already more than enough
      She knows your mind
      Is not yet in league
      With the rest of the world
      And it's little intrigues
      Do you understand
      Do you know what she means
      As time goes by
      And when you've seen what she's seen
      You will
      Little 15

      Little 15
      Why does she have to defend
      Her feelings inside
      Why pretend
      She's not had a life
      A life of near misses
      Now all that she wants
      Is 3 little wishes
      She wants to see with your eyes
      She wants to smile with your smile
      She wants a nice surprise
      Every once in a while
      Little 15


      *=- BEHIND THE WHEEL -=*

      My little girl
      Drive anywhere
      Do what you want
      I don't care
      Tonight
      I'm in the hands of fate
      I hand myself
      Over on a plate
      Now

      Oh little girl
      There are times when I feel
      I'd rather not be
      The one behind the wheel
      Come
      Pull my strings
      Watch me move
      I do anything
      Please

      Sweet little girl
      I prefer
      You behind the wheel
      And me the passenger
      Drive
      I'm yours to keep
      Do what you want
      I'm going cheap
      Tonight

      You're behind the wheel tonight


      *=- I WANT YOU NOW -=*

      I want you now
      Tomorrow won't do
      There's a yearning inside
      And it's showing through
      Reach out your hands
      And accept my love
      We've waited for too long
      Enough is enough
      I want you now

      My heart is aching
      My body is burning
      My hands are shaking
      My head is turning
      You understand
      It's so easy to choose
      We've got time to kill
      We've got nothing to lose
      I want you now

      And I don't mean to sound
      Like one of the boys
      That's not what I'm trying to do
      I don't want to be
      Like one of the boys
      I just want you now

      Because I've got a love
      A love that won't wait
      A love that is growing
      And it's getting late
      Do you know what it means
      To be left this way
      When everyone's gone
      And the feelings they stay
      I want you now


      *=- TO HAVE AND TO HOLD -=*

      I need to be cleansed
      It's time to make amends
      For all of the fun
      The damage is done
      And I feel diseased
      I'm down on my knees
      And I need forgiveness
      Someone to bear witness
      To the goodness within
      Beneath the sin
      Although I may flirt
      With all kinds of dirt
      To the point of disease
      Now I want release
      From all this decay
      Take it away
      And somewhere
      There's someone who cares
      With a heart of gold
      To have and to hold


      *=- NOTHING -=*

      Sitting target
      Sitting waiting
      Anticipating
      Nothing
      Nothing

      Life
      Is full of surprises
      It advertises
      Nothing
      Nothing

      What am I trying to do
      What am I trying to say
      I'm not trying to tell you anything
      You didn't know
      When you woke up today

      Sitting target
      Sitting praying
      God is saying
      Nothing
      Nothing

      Always
      Knows the prospects
      Learnt to expect
      Nothing
      Nothing


      *=- PLEASURE LITTLE TREASURE -=*

      Everybody's looking for someone to follow
      Finding the whole thing hard to swallow
      Everybody's looking for a reason to live
      If you're looking for a reason I've a reason to give
      Pleasure, little treasure

      Everybody's looking for a new sensation
      Everybody's talking about the state of the
      nation
      Everybody's searching for a promised land
      Everybody's failing to understand
      Pleasure, little treasure

      Everybody's looking for a reason to live
      If you're looking for a reason
      I've a reason to give
      Pleasure, little treasure

      Maternity frocks and paternity suits
      If that's what you want
      They're waiting for you
      Everybody needs some reason or other
      You'll find a reason when you discover
      Pleasure, little treasure

      Everybody's looking for a reason to live
      If you're looking for a reason
      I've a reason to give
      Pleasure, little treasure


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      VIOLATOR - 1990
      ---------------

      Produced by Depeche Mode and Flood.
      All songs written by Martin Gore.
      Recorded in Milan, Denmark (PUK Studios), London and New York.

      1  World in My Eyes             4.26
      2  Sweetest perfection          4.44
      3  Personal Jesus               4.56
      4  Halo                         4.30
      5  Waiting for the Night        6.07
      6  Enjoy the Silence            6.13
      7  Policy of Truth              4.56
      8  Blue Dress                   5.42
      9  Clean                        5.28
                                    -------
                                     47.04


      *=- WORLD IN MY EYES -=*

      Let me take you on a trip
      Around the world and back
      And you won't have to move
      You just sit still

      Now let your mind do the walking
      And let my body do the talking
      Let me show you the world in my eyes

      I'll take you to the highest moutain
      To the depths of the deepest sea
      We won't neeed a map, believe me

      Now let my body do the moving
      And let my hands do the soothing
      Let me show you the world in my eyes

      That's all there is
      Nothing more than you can feel now
      That's all there is

      Let me put you on a ship
      On a long, long trip
      Your lips close to my lips
      All the islands in the ocean
      All the heaven's in the motion
      Let me show you the world in my eyes

      That's all there is
      Nothing more than you can touch now
      That's all there is

      Let me show you the world in my eyes


      *=- SWEETEST PERFECTION -=*

      The sweetest perfection
      To call my own
      The slightest correction
      Couldn't finely hone
      The sweetest infection
      Of body and mind
      Sweetest injection
      Of any kind

      I stop and I stare too much
      Afraid that I care too much
      And I hardly dare to touch
      For fear that the spell may be broken
      When I need a drug in me
      And it brings out the thug in me
      Feel something tugging me
      Then I want the real thing not tokens

      The sweetest perfection...

      Things you'd expect to be
      Having effect on me
      Pass undetectedly
      But everyone knows what has got me
      Takes me completely
      Touches so sweetly
      Reaches so deeply
      I know that nothing can stop me

      Sweetest perfection
      An offer was made
      An assorted collection
      But I wouldn't trade

      The sweetest perfection...

      Takes me completely
      Touches so sweetly
      Reaches so deeply
      Nothing can stop me


      *=- PERSONAL JESUS -=*

      Your own personal Jesus
      Someone to hear your prayers
      Someone who cares

      Your own personal Jesus
      Someone to hear your prayers
      Someone who's there

      Feeling unknown
      And you're all alone
      Flesh and bone
      By the telephone
      Lift up the receiver
      I'll make you a believer

      Take second best
      Put me to the test
      Things on your chest
      You need to confess
      I will deliver
      You know I'm a forgiver

      Reach out and touch faith
      Reach out and touch faith

      Your own personal Jesus...

      Feeling unknown
      And you're all alone
      Flesh and bone
      By the telephone
      Lift up the receiver
      I'll make you a believer
      I will deliver
      You know I'm a forgiver

      Reach out and touch faith
      Your own personal Jesus

      Reach out and touch faith


      *=- HALO -=*

      You wear guilt
      Like shackles on your feet
      Like a halo in reverse

      I can feel
      The discomfort in your seat
      And in your head it's worse

      There's a pain
      A famine in your heart
      An aching to be free

      Can't you see
      All love's luxuries
      Are here for you and me

      And when our worlds
      They fall apart
      When the walls come tumbling in
      Though we may deserve it
      It will be worth it

      Bring your chains
      Your lips of tragedy
      And fall into my arms

      And when our worlds
      They fall apart
      When the walls come tumbling in
      Though we may deserve it
      It will be worth it


      *=- WAITING FOR THE NIGHT -=*

      I'm waiting for the night to fall
      I know that it will save us all
      When everything's dark
      Keeps us from the stark reality

      I'm waiting for the night to fall
      When everything is bearable
      And there in the still
      All that you feel
      Is tranquillity

      There is a star in the sky
      Guiding my way with its light
      And in the glow of the moon
      Know my deliverance will come soon

      I'm waiting for the night...

      There is a sound in the calm
      Someone is coming to harm
      I press my hands to my ears
      It's easier here just to forget fear

      And when I squinted
      The world seemed rose-tinted
      And angels appeared to descend
      To my surprise
      With half-closed eyes
      Things looked even better
      Than when they were opened

      Been waiting for the night to fall
      I knew that it would save us all
      Now everything's dark
      Keeps us from the stark reality

      Been waiting for the night to fall
      Now everything is bearable
      And here in the still
      All that you feel
      Is tranquillity


      *=- ENJOY THE SILENCE -=*

      Words like violence
      Break the silence
      Come crashing in
      Into my little world
      Painful to me
      Pierce right through me
      Can't you understand
      Oh my little girl

      All I ever wanted
      All I ever needed
      Is here in my arms
      Words are very unnecessary
      They can only do harm

      Vows are spoken
      To be broken
      Feelings are intense
      Words are trivial
      Pleasures remain
      So does the pain
      Words are meaningless
      And forgettable

      All I ever wanted...

      Enjoy the silence


      *=- THE POLICY OF TRUTH -=*

      You had something to hide
      Should have hidden it, shouldn't you
      Now you're not satisfied
      With what you're being put through

      It's just time to pay the price
      For not listening to advice
      And deciding in your youth
      On the policy of truth

      Things could be so different now
      It used to be so civilised
      You will always wonder how
      It could have been if you'd only lied

      It's too late to change events
      It's time to face the consequence
      For delivering the proof
      In the policy of truth

      Never again
      Is what you swore
      The time before
      Never again
      Is what you swore
      The time before

      Now you're standing there tongue tied
      You'd better learn you lesson well
      Hide what you have to hide
      And tell what you have to tell

      You'll see your problems multiplied
      If you continually decide
      To faithfully pursue
      The policy of truth

      Never again...


      *=- BLUE DRESS -=*

      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


      *=- CLEAN -=*

      Clean
      The cleanest I've been
      An end to the tears
      And the in'between years
      And the troubles I've seen

      Now that I'm clean
      You know what I mean
      I've broken my fall
      Put an end to it all
      I've changed my routine
      Now I'm clean

      I don't understand
      What destiny's planned
      I'm starting to grasp
      What is in my own hands
      I don't claim to know
      Where my holiness goes
      I just know that I like
      What is starting to show

      Sometimes

      Clean...

      As years go by
      All the feelings inside
      Twist and they turn
      As they ride with the tide
      I don't advise
      And I don't criticise
      I just know what I like
      With my own eyes

      Sometimes

      Clean...

      Sometimes


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      SONGS OF FAITH AND DEVOTION - 1993
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      Produced by Depeche Mode and Flood.
      All songs written by Martin Gore.
      Recorded in Madrid and Berlin.

      1  I Feel You                   4.35
      2  Walking in My Shoes          5.35
      3  Condemnation                 3.21
      4  Mercy in You                 4.18
      5  Judas                        5.14
      6  In Your Room                 6.27
      7  Get Right With Me            3.53
      8  Rush                         4.38
      9  One Caress                   3.32
      10 Higher Love                  5.57
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      *=- I FEEL YOU -=*

      I feel you
      Your sun it shines
      I feel you
      Within my mind
      You take me there
      You take me where
      The kindom comes
      You take me to
      And lead me through Babylon

      This is the morning of our love
      It's just the dawning of our love

      I feel you
      Your heart it sings
      I feel you
      The joy it brings
      Where heaven waits
      Those golden gates
      And back again
      You take me to
      And lead me through oblivion

      This is the morning of our love
      It's just the dawning of our love

      I feel you
      Your precious soul
      And I am whole
      I feel you
      Your rising sun
      My kingdom comes

      I feel you
      Each move you make
      I feel you
      Each breath you take
      Where angels sing
      And spread their wings
      My love's on high
      You take me home
      To glory's throne
      By and by

      This is the morning of our love
      It's just the dawning of our love


      *=- WALKING IN MY SHOES -=*

      I would tell you about the things
      They put me through
      The pain I've been subjected to
      But the Lord himself would blush

      The countless feasts laid at my feet
      Gorbidden fruits for me to eat
      But I think your pulse would start to rush

      Now I'm not looking for absolution
      Forgiveness for the things I do
      But before you come to any conclusions
      Try walking in my shoes
      Try walking in my shoes

      You'll stumble in my footsteps
      Keep the same appointments I kept
      If you try walking in my shoes
      If you try walking in my shoes

      Morality would frown upon
      Decency look down upon
      The scapegoat fate's made of me
      But I promise now, my judge and jurors
      My intentions couldn't have been purer
      My case is easy to see

      I'm not looking for a cleare conscience
      Peace of mind after what I've been through
      And before we talk of any repentance
      Try walking in my shoes
      Try walking in my shoes

      You'll stumble in my footsteps
      Keep the same appointments I kept
      If you try walking in my shoes
      If you try walking in my shoes
      Try walking in my shoes

      Now I'm not looking for absolution
      Forgiveness for the things I do
      But before you come to any conclusions
      Try walking in my shoes
      Try walking in my shoes

      You'll stumble in my footsteps
      Keep the same appointments I kept
      If you try walking in my shoes

      You'll stumble in my footsteps
      Keep the same apointments I kept
      If you try walking in my shoes
      Try walking in my shoes
      If you try walking in my shoes
      Try walking in my shoes


      *=- CONDEMNATION -=*

      Condemnation
      Tried
      Here on the stand
      With the book in my hand
      And truth on my side

      Accusations
      Lies
      Hand me my sentence
      I'll show no repentance
      I'll suffer with pride

      If for honesty
      You want apologies
      I don't sympathize
      If for kindness
      You substitute blindness
      Please open your eyes

      Condemnation
      Why
      Because my duty
      Was always to beauty
      And that was my crime

      Feel elation
      High
      To know I can trust this
      Fix of injustice
      Time after time

      If you see purity
      As immaturity
      Well it's no surprise
      If for kindness
      You substitute blindness
      Please open your eyes


      *=- MERCY IN YOU -=*

      You know what I need
      When my heart bleeds
      I suffer from greed
      A longing to feed
      On the mercy in you

      I can't conceal
      The way I'm healed
      The pleasure I feel
      When I have to deal
      With the mercy in you

      I would do it all again
      Lose my way and fall again
      Just so I could call again
      On the mercy in you

      When here in my mind
      I feel inclined
      To wrongly treat you unkind
      I have faith I will find
      The mercy in you

      I would lose my way again
      Be led hopelessly astray again
      Just so I could pray again
      For the mercy in you

      When here in my mind
      I have been blind
      Emotionally behind
      I have faith I will find
      The mercy in you


      *=- JUDAS -=*

      Is simplicity best
      Or simply the easiest
      The narrowest path
      Is always the holiest
      So walk on barefoot for me
      Suffer some misery
      If you want my love
      If you want my love

      Man will survive
      The harshest conditions
      And stay alive
      Through difficult decisions
      So make up your mind for me
      Walk the line for me
      If you want my love
      If you want my love

      Idle talk
      And hollow promises
      Cheating Judases
      Doubting Thomases
      Don't just stand there and shout it
      Do something about it

      You can fulfil
      Your wildest ambitions
      And I'm sure you will
      Lose your inhibitions
      So open yourself for me
      Risk your health for me
      If you want my love
      If you want my love
      If you want my love
      If you want my love


      *=- IN YOUR ROOM -=*

      In your room
      Where time stands still
      Or moves at your will
      Will you let the morning come soon
      Or will you leave me lying here
      In you favourite darkness
      Your favourite half-light
      Your favourite consciousness
      Your favourite slave

      In your room
      Where souls disappear
      Only you exist here
      Will you lead me to your armchair
      Or leave me lying here
      Your favourite innocence
      Your favourite prize
      Your favourite smile
      Your favourite slave

      I'm hanging on your words
        living on your breath
        feeling with your skin
        Will I always be here

      In your room
      Your  burning eyes
      Couse flames to arise
      Will you let the fire die down soon
      Or will I always be here
      Your favourite passion
      Your favourite game
      Your favourite mirror
      Your favourite slave

      I'm hanging on your words
        living on your breath
        feeling with your skin
        Will I always be here


      *=- GET RIGHT WITH ME -=*

      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


      *=- RUSH -=*

      Walk with me
      Open your sensitive mouth
      And talk to me
      Hold out your delicate hands
      And feel me
      Couldn't make any plans
      To conceal me

      Open your sensitive mouth
      Hold out your delicate hands
      With such a sensitive mouth
      I'm easy to see through
      When I come up
      When I rush
      I rush for you

      Cry for you
      Seen the tears
      Roll down from my eyes for you
      Heard my truth
      Distorting to lies for you
      Watched my love
      Becoming a prize for you

      Seen the tears in my eyes
      Heard my truth turn to lies
      Seen the tears in my eyes
      I'm not proud of what I do
      When I come up
      When I rush
      I rush for you

      I come up to meet you
      Up there somewhere
      When I rush to greet you
      My soul is bared

      Gave more for you
      Dropped my crutches
      And crawled on the floor for you
      Went looking behind every door for you
      And because of the things
      That I saw for you
      I spiritually grew
      When I come up
      When I rush
      I rush for you


      *=- ONE CARESS -=*

      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 would 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 on more look
      At what you found old
      And in it you'll find something new

      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


      *=- HIGHER LOVE -=*

      I can taste more than feel
      This burning inside is so real
      I can almost lay my hands upon
      The warm glow that lingers on

      Moved, lifted higher
      Moved, my soul's on fire
      Moved, by a higher love

      I surrender all control
      To the desire that consumes me whole

      And leads me by the hand to infinity
      That lies in wait at the heart of me

      Moved, lifted higher
      Moved, my soul's on fire
      Moved, by a higher love

      Heaven bound on the wings of love
      There's so much that you can rise above

      Moved, lifted higher
      Moved, moved, by a higher love
      By a higher love

      I surrender heart and soul
      Sacrificed to a higher goal

      Moved, moved by a higher love
      By a higher love


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