- Get The Balance Right
There's more besidesJoyridesThe little house in the countrysideUnderstandLearn to demandCompromiseAnd sometimes lie Get the balance rightGet the balance right Be responsibleRespectableStable but gullibleConcerned and...
- Fools
Don't know the reason why IThink I've been here beforeThis place seems so familiarBut then I can't be sureHere comes that time again whenYou'll walk right out the doorDon't tell me secrets anymore And fools don't run...
- New Life
I stand still stepping on the shady streetsAnd I watched that man to a strangerYou think you only know me when you turn on the lightNow the room is lit, red danger Complicating, circulatingNew life, new lifeOperating,...
- Puppets
Get that feelingHead is reelingYou think you're in control But you don't know me babeI can move youI can soothe youI can take you places in a different way I don't think you understandWhat I'm trying to sayI'll be...
- A Question Of Lust
FragileLike a baby in your armsBe gentle with meI'd never willinglyDo you harmApologiesAre all you seem to get from meBut just like a childYou make me smileWhen you care for meAnd you know...It's a question of...
- Pipeline
Get out the craneConstruction time againWhat is it this timeWe're laying a pipeline Let the beads of sweat flowUntil the ends have met throughCould take a long timeWorking on the pipeline Taking from the greedyGiving...
- Satellite
Now hear this my friendsI'll never be the same againGoing to lock myself in a cold black roomGoing to shadow myself in a veil of gloomI will function, operateI will be a satellite of hate Driven to this point by a...
- Into A Darkened Room
Daylight bleeds to darknessdesire comes over youYou enter to the fireyou know what you have to doYou've got your perfect face onyour body is dressed to killBreathe one last breath nowpush out all thats realyou feelyou...
- Happiest Girl
Happiest girl I ever knewHappiest girl I ever knew Wanted to feel the joyFlow between our lipsWanted to feel the joyFlow between our hips Happiest girl I ever knewWhy do you smile the smile you do Happiest girl I ever...
- Clean
CleanThe cleanest I've beenAn end to the tearsAnd the in-between yearsAnd the troubles I've seen Now that I'm cleanYou know what I meanI've broken my fallPut an end to it allI've changed my routineNow I'm clean I...
- The Dead Of Night
We're the horniest boysWith the corniest ploysWho take the easiest girlsTo our sleaziest worlds With our lecherous plansIn our treacherous handsYou'd be wasting your timeSaying no, it's a crime All that we live for...
- I Am You
You have bound my heart with subtle chainsSo much pleasure that it feels like painSo entwined now that we can't shake freeI am you and you are me No escaping from the mess we're inSo much pleasure that it must be sinI...
- Something To Do
My little girlWon't you come with meCome with meTell me Is there something to do I'm going crazy with boredomCome with meTell me Grey sky over a black townI can feel depressionAll aroundYou've got your leather boots...
- A Photograph Of You
What good is a photograph of youEverytime I look at itIt makes me feel blue What use is a souvenirOf something we once hadWhen all it ever does isMake me feel bad I wish I could tear it upBut then again I haven't the...
- Death's Door
Well I'm knocking on Death's doorWill I take my rest, among the blessedMother are you waitingFather are you pacingI'm coming home I'm knocking on Death's doorWill I take my rest, in my Sunday bestMother are you...
- Tora! Tora! Tora!
They were raining from the skyExploding in my heartIs this a love in disguiseOr just a form of modern art From the skies you could almost hear them cryTora Tora ToraIn the town they were going downTora Tora Tora I had...
- Black Day
Celebrate the factThat we've see the backOf another black dayBlack dayBlack dayI want to take you in my armsForgeting all I couldn't do todayBlack dayBlack day
- What's Your Name
Sometimes watch you walk the street at midnightSometimes I can feel you in the airLooking goodKnew you wouldAll the time I understood Hey, you're such a pretty boy,Hey, you're such a pretty boy,Hey, you're such a...
- Boys Say Go
You don't understandThis is a demandAnd I think that I have to show youTry to look insideTake me for a rideIn the day and the nightGet to know you Boys meet boys get togetherBoys meet boys live foreverDon't say noBoys...
- Policy Of Truth
The Policy Of TruthDepeche ModeYou had something to hideShould have hidden it, shouldn't youNow you're not satisfiedWith what you're being put throughIt's just time to pay the priceFor not listening to adviceAnd...
- Compulsion
Charms in limited supplyAnd refusing to stretchThat indefinable nothingSomehow keeps pushing youFinding the right wordsCan be a problemHow many times must it be saidThere's no planIt had to happen Got to move on...
- Dreaming Of Me
Light switchMan switchFilm was broken only thenAll the nightFused tomorrowDancing with a distant friend Filming and screningI picture the sceneFilming and dreamingDreaming of me So we leftUnderstandingCleancut so...
- Rush
Walk with meOpen your sensitive mouthAnd talk to meHold out your delicate handsAnd feel meCouldn't make any plansTo conceal me Open your sensitive mouthHold out your delicate handsWith such a sensitive mouthI'm easy...
- When The Body Speaks
To the soul's desiresThe body listensWhat the flesh requiresKeeps the heart imprisoned What the spirit seeksThe mind will followWhen the body speaksAll else is hollow I'm just an angelDriving blindlyThrough this world...
- Dangerous
The things you doAren't good for my healthThe moves you makeYou make for yourselfThe means you useAren't meant to confuseAlthough they doThey're the ones that I would choose And I wouldn't want it any other wayYou...
- Flexible
FameCan have strange effectsMoneyCan have strange effects I ask myselfIs it a sinTo be flexibleWhen the boat comes in Open the window and out go ideals DrinkCan alter youGirlsCan have strange effects, too We all know...
- Any Second Now
She remembered all the shadows and the doubtsThe same filmVivid pictures like a wall that's standing emptyAnd the night so stillSuch a small affair a relapse someone closingLike the nightclub doorHere again and when...
- Set Me Free (Remotivate Me)
Set me free Remotivate meSet me burningAfter years in deep freezeMy body is yearningFor a new lease on lifeAdd a little spice Set me freeRemotivate me Give me a reasonTo scream and shoutGive me somethingTo get excited...
- In A Manner Of Speaking
In a manner of speakingI just want to sayThat I could never forget the wayYou told me everythingBy saying nothingIn a manner of speakingI don't understandHow love in silence becomes reprimandBut the way I feel about...
- Higher Love
I can taste more than feelThis burning inside is so realI can almost lay my hands uponThe warm glow that lingers on Moved, lifted higherMoved, my soul's on fireMoved, by a higher love I surrender all controlTo the...
- I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead
New sound all aroundYou can hear it tooGetting hot, never stopJust for me and youPlaying on my radio and saying that you had to go New day turn awayWipe away the tearNew night, feel rightKnowing that you're...
- To Have And To Hold
I need to be cleansedIt's time to make amendsFor all of the funThe damage is doneAnd I feel diseasedI'm down on my kneesAnd I need forgivenessSomeone to bear witnessTo the goodness withinBeneath the sinAlthough I may...
- Blasphemous Rumours
Girl of sixteen, whole life ahead of herSlashed her wrists, bored with lifeDidn't succeed, thank the LordFor small mercies Fighting back the tears, mother reads the note againSixteen candles burn in her mindShe takes...
- I Feel Loved
It's the dark night of my soulAnd temptation's taking holdBut through the pain and the sufferingThrough the heartache and trembling I feel lovedI feel loved As the darkness closes inIn my head I hear...
- A Question Of Time
I've got to get to you firstBefore they doIt's just a question of timeBefore they lay their hands on youAnd make you just like the restI've got to get to you firstIt's just a question of timeNow you're only fifteenAnd...
- Stories Of Old
Take a look at unselected casesYou'll find love has been wreckedBy both sides compromisingAmounting to a disastrous effect You hear stories of oldOf princes boldWith riches untoldHappy soulsCasting it all asideTo take...
- Two Minute Warning
We're lying by the orange skyTwo million miles across the landScattered to the highest highExpect they'll either laugh or cryNo ***, no consequence, no sympathyYou're good enough to heat Two minute warningTwo minutes...
- Ice Machine
Ice MachineRunning through my head secretlyThe shout of the boys in the factoryI'll ring you on the telephone silentlyLike blood, like wine in the darkroom scenedarkroom sceneA letter once composedSeven years longAnd...
- Dream On
Can you feel a little love Can you feel a little love Dream on Dream on As your bony fingers close around me Long and spindly Death becomes me Heaven can you see what I see Hey you pale and sickly child You're death...
- I Feel You
I Feel YouDepeche ModeSongs Of Faith And DevotionI feel youYour sun it shinesI feel youWithin my mindYou take me thereYou take me whereThe kingdom comesYou take me toAnd lead me through BabylonThis is the morning of...
- Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth
When she's on her best behaiviourDon't be tempted by her favoursNever turn your back on mother earth Towns are hurled from A to BBy hands that looked so smooth to meNever turn your back on mother earth Grasp at straws...
- Mercy In You
You know what I needWhen my heart bleedsI suffer from greedA longing to feedOn the mercy in you I can't concealThe way I'm healedThe pleasure I feelWhen I have to dealWith the mercy in you I would do it all againLose...
- It's Called A Heart
There's something beating here inside my bodyAnd it's called a heartYou know how easy it isTo tear it apartIf I lend it to youWill you keep it safe for meI'll lend it to youIf you treat it tenderlyThere's something...
- Gone
So tired so soonWhat happened to youWhat happened to youYou got lostSomewhere betweenThere and hereSomewhere betweenSo far so nearYou got lostSomewhere betweenWhat happened to you Someone has been removedWhat happened...
- My Secret Garden
My secret garden's not so secret anymoreRun from the house holding my head in my handsFeeling dejected, feeling like a child might feelIt all seems so absurdThat this should have occurredMy very only secretAnd I had...
- In Your Memory
Put up the barriersShut down your sensesCover up with all of your pretencesSee no evilYour eyes are bluntedWe are the huntersWe are the hunted Place it in your memoryLeave it in your pastBut don't forget Taking a...
- Freelove
If you've been hiding from loveIf you've been hiding from loveI can understand where you're coming fromI can understand where you're coming from If you've suffered enoughIf you've suffered enoughI can understand what...
- Nodisco
I saw you in the pictureI saw you play the partThis ain't nodiscoThere's a thousand watts in youYou take this too farThis ain't nodisco Sometimes when I wonder if you're taking a chanceThis ain't nodiscoAnd you know...
- More Than A Party
Lots of surprises in storeThis isn't a partyIt's a whole lot more We've had enough of this blind man's bluffYou've kept us in the dark for long enough This is more than a partyMore than a partyMore than a party Keep...
- Photographic
A white house, a white roomThe program of todayLights on, switch onYour eyes are far awayThe map represents youAnd the tape is your voiceFollow all along youTill you recognize the choice I take picturesPhotographic...
- Told You So
And do those feet in modern timesWalk upon the flowersAnd walk upon their brothersWhile their heads are busy lying lowTrying to keep to cover...oh Something went wrongAlong the wayEverybody's waiting forJudgment day...
- Dirt
Ooh, I've been dirtAnd I don't careOoh, I've been dirtAnd I don't care 'Cause I'm burning inside'Cause I'm burning insideI'm the fire of lifeYeah alright Ooh, I've been hurtAnd I don't careOoh, I've been hurtAnd I...
- Sacred
SacredHolyTo put it in wordsTo write it downThat is walking on hollowed groundBut it's my dutyI'm a missionary So here is my confesionIt's an obsessionI'm a firm believerAnd a warm receiverAnd I've made my...
- Comatose
Comatose, almostYou've got me dreamingSlipping inAnd Sliding outOf conscious feeling Take a lightStart the flamePlay the gameI am lostIn your eyesHypnotisedHere I believeDreams never deceive Comatose, almostYou've got...
- Breathing In Fumes
Nothing on thisI taste when we kissCome back to the landFor a few hours Let me see youStripped down to the bone Taste when we kissI taste when we kissYou're breathing in fumesI taste when we kiss Let me see...
- Personal Jesus
Personal JesusDepeche ModeReach out and touch faithYour own personal JesusSomeone to hear your prayersSomeone who caresYour own personal JesusSomeone to hear your prayersSomeone who's thereFeeling unknownAnd you're...
- Shine
Put on your blindfoldAnd a dress that's tightAnd come with meOn a mystery nightOpen your eyes Follow our stars under a painted skyWe'll leave the world behindWe're learning to flyWe used to get by Forget the pictures...
- Route 66
Well if you ever plan to motor westTravel my wayTake the highway that's the bestGet your kicks on Route 66 Well it winds from ChicagoTo LAMore than two thousand milesAll the wayGet your kicks on Route 66 Well it goes...
- Sea Of Sin
Sea of sinI'm swimming inAnd I'm taking a diveMy mind's in needSo my body feedsAnd it keeps me aliveIt gets better and betterAs it gets wetter and wetter Sea of sinKnow where you've beenBut I don't care Sea of...
- Now, This Is Fun
Here speaks the voice of reasonIt's talking to meLoud and clearlyAnd obviouslyIt's something to say Here comes another sentenceIt is relentlessIt tries my patienceBut neverthelessIt's for our concern We can't see the...
- Enjoy The Silence
Enjoy The SilenceDepeche ModeWords like violenceBreak the silenceCome crashing inInto my little worldPainful to mePierce right through meCan't you understandOh my little girlAll I ever wantedAll I ever neededIs here...
- Nothing
Sitting targetSitting waitingAnticipatingNothingNothing LifeIs full of surprisesIt advertisesNothingNothing What am I trying to doWhat am I trying to sayI'm not trying to tell you anythingYou didn't knowWhen you woke...
- Work Hard
You've got to work hardYou've got to work hardIf you want anything at all Nothing comes easyAnd that's a factNothing comes easyBut a broken back Nothing comes easyIt never willNothing comes easyBut a broken will So...
- Love, In Itself
All of these insurmountable tasksThat lay before meAll of the firstsAnd the definite lastsThat lay in store for me There was a timeWhen all on my mind was loveNow I findThat most of the timeLove's not enoughIn itself...
- Shame
Do you ever get that feelingWhen the guilt begins to hurtSeeing all the childrenWallowing in dirtCrying out with hungerCrying out in painAt least the dirt will wash offWhen it starts to rain Soap won't wash away your...
- Coming Back To You
Maybe I'm still hurtingI can't turn the other cheekBut you know that I still love youIt's just that I can't speakI looked for you in everyoneAnd they called me on that tooI lived alone but I was onlyComing back to you...
- My Joy
My joyThe air that I breatheMy joyIn god I believeMy joyYou move me My joyThe blood in my veinsMy joyFlows in your nameMy joyYou move me I'm not a mountain, noYou move me My joyHeavenly blissMy joyThe pleasures I've...
- Little 15
Little 15You help her forgetThe world outsideYou're not part of it yetAnd if you could driveYou could drive her awayTo a happier placeTo a happier dayThat exists in your mindAnd in your smileShe could escape thereJust...
- Only When I Lose Myself
It's only when I lose myself in someone elseThat I find myselfI find myself(Repeat)Something beautiful is happening inside for meSomething sensual, it's full of fire and mysteryI feel hypnotisedI feel paralysedI have...
- Shout
She was silent trying to beLike the girl who acted on the TVAlways knowing when to sayWishing for a moment so that they could see Staring in the nightA picture in my roomAnd I think that she knew her lines Break away...
- People Are People
People Are People Depeche ModePeople are peopleSo why should it beYou and I should get along so awfullySo we're different coloursAnd we're different creedsAnd different people have different needsIt's obvious you hate...
- The Landscape Is Changing
The landscape is changingThe landscape is cryingThousands of acres of forest are dyingCarbon copies from the hills above the forest lineAcid streams are flowing ill across the countryside 'Cause I don't care if you're...
- The Sweetest Condition
Taken in by the delicate noiseKnocked to the ground by the subtle thunderS***led and bound by the sound of your voiceWandering around in silent wonder What chance did I haveWith the silver moonHanging in the...
- The Meaning Of Love
I've read more than a hundred booksSeeing love mentioned many thousand timesBut despite all the places I've lookedIt's still no clearerI'm still no nearerThe meaning of love Noted down all my observationsSpent an...
- Smile In The Crowd
You turned me awayAway from your actionsForced by the violenceThat always surrounds you I want your special smileA smile in this crowdI want your special smileA smile in this crowd You burnt yourself outIn that...
- A Song For Europe
HereAs I sitAt this empty cafeThinking of you I rememberAll those momentsLost in wonderThat we'll neverFind again Though the worldIs my oysterIt's only a shellFull of memories Here by the SeineNotre-Dame castsA long...
- Monument
When the site was foundWe laid the foundations downIt didn't take long beforeThey came back tumbling downDon't build at nightYou need a little lightHow else are you going to seeWhat it is going to be like So we picked...
- Pleasure, Little Treasure
Everybody's looking for someone to followFinding the whole thing hard to swallowEverybody's looking for a reason to liveIf you're looking for a reason I've a reason to givePleasure, little treasure Everybody's looking...
- If You Want
Working week's come to its endParty time is here againEveryone can come if they want toIf you want to be with meIf you want to be with meYou can come with me if you want to Exercise your basic rightWe could build a...
- Leave In Silence
I've told myself so many times beforeBut this time I think I mean it for sureWe have reached a full stopNothing's going to save us from the big drop Reached our natural conclusionOutlived the illusionI hate being in...
- And Then
Let's take a map of the worldTear it into piecesAll of the boys and the girlsWill see how easy it is To pull it all down and start againFrom the top to the bottom and thenI'll have faith or, I preferTo think that...
- Get Right With Me
I will have faith in manThat is hard to understandShow some humilityYou have the abilityGet right with me Friends, if you've lost your wayYou will find it again some dayCome down from your pedestalsAnd open your...
- Motherless Child
- Goodnight Lovers
Here, somewhere in the heart of meThere is still a part of meThat cares And I'll, I'll still take the best you've gotEven though I'm sure it's notThe best for me When you're born a loverYou're born to sufferLike all...
- Shouldn't Have Done That
Plans made in the nurseryCan change the course of historyRemember that Mummy's annoyed, says go and playDon't show your faceStay away all dayShouldn't have done that A small boy and his infantryMarching around so...
- Surrender
Laying on your holy bedby the hallowed doorFeeling like an infidelNot worthy of your callTempted by your innocenceBeckoned to my fateI won't face the consequenceI wouldn't hesitate I'm a man of flesh and...