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| Delain – Come Closer Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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My opinion: The inevitable end of a relationship. The significant other seems to have mentally checked out, and is indifferent to her ("winter shadow cools you, white before your eyes"). They may already be planning to move on to someone else, something fresh and new ("summer shadow soothes, nothing on your mind"). She of course, is still committed to the relationship and simply wants to make it work, for the other to simply stay.
Whatever the meaning, the song is absolutely gorgeous and lush. |
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| Martin L Gore – Loverman Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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I know that. That's why I said "perfect for him to sing". Didn't indicate anything about him writing it. |
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| Martin L Gore – In My Other World Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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This song is dreamy, yet tortured & melancholy. The lyrics are pure pain & desperation...he can only dream of a life free from this person's hold over him. "And I don't really want your kiss/
My thoughts don't make me cry"...just wow. The amount of hurt, yearning and want in those two lines alone is palpable.
Very intense song, of course sung beautifully by Martin. |
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| Ultravox – Lament Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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To be honest, I'm not exactly sure what Lament is about, but my guess is that it's about recovering from being hurt emotionally by someone, only to have that person return and reopen the same wounds. |
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| Depeche Mode – Surrender Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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This song is gorgeous, and it sounds great sung by Dave, but Martin's version on the Exciter Live In Paris dvd (it's an easter egg), where he's singing it backstage, is truly stunning. |
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| Depeche Mode – Dirt Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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It's a very sexy, somewhat sinister sounding song. Love it... the part at the beginning where Dave draws a deep breath and moans is enough to make me dizzy. |
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| Wham! – Freedom Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Funny, this song and "Credit Card Baby" reminds me a little of W. Somerset Maugham's book "Of Human Bondage". The protagonist falls for a woman who isn't in love with him and lets her run all over him. Only when she's in dire straits does she begin to want him, which by this time, he doesn't want to be with her, despite still spending money on her. Just an observation.
Cool song. |
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| Wham! – A Different Corner Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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No comments on this song? It's gorgeous.
Anyways, it's pretty self-explanatory. He's scared to death of falling in love with this person because he's never been in love before, and he's afraid of being hurt. |
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| The Cure – Doing the Unstuck Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I totally agree with turn-it-up.
No one on here said that ALL Cure songs are melancholy. There are Cure songs that are joyful. But, in my OPINION (that's the operative word), this isn't one of them. Just like turn-it-up said, it sounds as if there's a hidden, not-so-joyful meaning masked by seemingly happy lyrics. |
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| Depeche Mode – When The Body Speaks Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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No way, this song is about love. Not all Depeche Mode songs are about drugs. There are a few, yes...but not all of them.
Anyways, I think that its basically about wanting...no, needing someone badly. |
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| Depeche Mode – Never Let Me Down Again Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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If references such as 'safe as houses', don't tell you that this song is about drugs, then I don't even know what else to say really.
And for everyone who says "Dave was the one doing drugs, not Martin!"...read DM's bio. It's a fascinating read. |
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| Depeche Mode – But Not Tonight Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I agree with ezboy1000...it's about having that one day where, for once, you don't feel like shit. It's that moment where you see a faint glimmer of optimism, of being happy or satisfied. Just for a day, you feel alive and not weighed down by the usual drama and drudgery.
Only a genius like Martin could write something that manages to be inspiring, yet dark all at the same time. |
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| Depeche Mode – Barrel Of A Gun Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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To me, this song is about someone who is under tremendous pressure to change their ways for someone else, and they are falling far short of the other person's lofty goals for them. Basically, the person is saying 'I can't be who you want me to be, no matter how much you try to force or pressure me to.' |
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| Depeche Mode – Sweetest Perfection Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Martin sings lead on this song as well as Blue Dress...Martin's voice is higher than Dave's, although he has an incredible range and can take his voice quite deep as well. |
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| Depeche Mode – Shake The Disease Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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"I'm not going down on my knees, begging you to adore me"...that has to be one of the greatest lines ever written.
Anyways, this song seems to be about a person who is afraid to express their true emotions. He wants the other person to understand what he feels and wants to say, without him having to actually put it in words. |
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| Depeche Mode – Only When I Lose Myself Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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This song is about falling deeply in love. It's about losing that emptiness, that feeling of being lost when you're alone. That person just comes into your life and fills the void, in turn making you feel whole again. You just let go, and give your heart (and all control, really) to the person you're in love with. |
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| Depeche Mode – Pimpf Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Love this video...it's one of the weirdest things you'll ever see.
Anyone else notice how beautiful Martin's hands are when they show the closeups of him playing the piano? |
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| The Smashing Pumpkins – Ava Adore Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Yes, this is probably the best video of all time. It's stylish, dark, and shot in an absolutely magnificent way. As for the song...flawless. Billy Corgan is such a genius. The music and lyrics are morbid and sexy. Whatever the meaning, whether its about a twisted relationship or nothing at all, it's a great song. |
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| Depeche Mode – One Caress Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I'm going to elaborate on what this song means to me...the key to this song is the line "I have to believe that sin can make a better man". The sin that he's referring to is suicide, as I said above, since most religions classify suicide as a sin. Now, Martin isn't a religious man, but he does have an obsession with it, so he's probably familiar with the line "The wages sin pays is death", meaning that a person's sins are paid for upon death. Of course, suicide=death. So, by means of death (or suicide, the "sin"), his sins would be paid for, thereby making him "a better man".
Again, it's just my interpretation of the lyrics. Might be right, might be wrong. |
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| Depeche Mode – Somebody Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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This song is so raw and so straightforward, not to mention Martin's spectacular voice...he's is a genius. |
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| Bauhaus – Mask Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I'm pretty unsure as to the maening of this song, but my guess, and I may be way off base, is that it is based on the character in the Alexander Dumas novel "The Man In The Iron Mask". Think about it, "the man in shadows"? Kind of sounds like someone being kept as a secret prisoner.
But, whatever the meaning of this song is, it's an awesome song. Probably my favorite Bauhaus song, along with "Crowds" and "Swing The Heartache". |
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| Bauhaus – Swing The Heartache Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Obviously about a breakup. The line "but she wants to be a better singer" might refer to their relationship, now being an experience of the past, will now become nothing more to her than fodder for song, at his expense. |
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| Depeche Mode – One Caress Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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God, what a dark, eerie, beautiful song. To me, this song is not only about death, but probably about suicide. |
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| The Smashing Pumpkins – Eye Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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When I hear this song, it makes me think of pure, dark, twisted obsession for someone, that is apparently growing more and more out of control. |
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| Depeche Mode – A Question Of Lust Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I think that this song is about a guy trying to pressure his girl into having sex with him...and it's written from the female's perspective.
That's really sensitive of Martin. God, I adore him... |
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| Depeche Mode – Dangerous Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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It' about being in a harmful relationship. But, as he's smitten with her, even though he knows he shouldn't be with her, he's so drawn to her that he won't dare leave. If anything, her callous, devious ways make him want her even more. |
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| Depeche Mode – Sacred Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Again, Martin seeing a connection between sex and religion. You've got to love the little double entendres in here: "I'm a missionary"..."I'm a firm believer"..."And I will go down on my knees/When I see beauty". Sex, sex, sex...
I can just imagine all of the winks and nudges in the studio when they we're recording this song. Gotta love Martin...he is sex obsessed and kinky as hell, lol. |
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| Depeche Mode – Never Let Me Down Again Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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This song is point blank about drugs (As hot as that would be, this song isn't about Fletch...Martin is straight!!). There are too many drug references (come on, "as safe as houses"?) for this to be about anything other than drugs.
Read their bio by Jonathan Miller, "Stripped". They were all into drugs, it's just that Dave was the one who got hooked badly on heroin. |
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| Depeche Mode – Home Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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This song is sooo moving...listen to the way that Martin sings the line "Finally I've found that I belong here". He really, really feels this song. I literally had to take a moment and cry upon hearing this song for the first time. It's perfect.
the good guy: It's Martin singing. Doesn't he have an amazing voice? |
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| Martin L Gore – In a Manner of Speaking Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I'm not quite sure, but I think that this song has a similar meaning to "Enjoy The Silence". Being at that point in a relationship where words are no longer necessary to communicate feelings between a couple. The love between them is so deep that to put it in words almost undermines what they're feeling, as no words can really do it justice.
Add to it that Martin did the Counterfeit ep right before Violator. I think he may have had the theme of this song in mind when writing "Enjoy The Silence", as this song is a cover and not written by him. |
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| Depeche Mode – Boys Say Go! Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Eeeek!!
Again, I'm a huge DM fan...but Speak and Spell sits untouched in my cd case. DM got infintely better after Vince Clarke left. |
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| Martin L Gore – Loverman Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Martin does a flawless job with this song. His voice is so pure and clear...and he sings this very sexy. Look at those lyrics; it's perfect for him to sing. |
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| Depeche Mode – What's Your Name Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Lol, wow...
As much as I love DM, with all my heart I do...god, what an awful song. They themselves hate this song, lol. Thank god Martin didn't write this... |
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| The Cure – This Twilight Garden Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Brilliant....this song nearly makes me cry at how breathtakingly beautiful it is.
Quite frankly, I don't understand how this didn't make it onto Wish either, when it's actually better than each and every song that did make it. |
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| Depeche Mode – In Your Room Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Plus, the music itself is insanely sexy (the album version...the single version was awesome too though). Just listen to it. It starts off very quietly, then builds and builds up to this grand, nearly chaotic finish...like a climax. The song is really quite orgasmic, lol. |
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| Depeche Mode – In Your Room Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Wow, this song is breathtaking. The lyrics are so sexy, and Dave's vocals are amazing. To me, its about putting yourself totally in someone's hands. He's leaving everything up to her. He'll do whatever she wants. He's that taken with her, that in love with her.
Really, really heavily laced with the BDSM theme, which makes it even sexier. |
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| Depeche Mode – Here Is The House Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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This song doesn't need to be read deeply to understand what it's about. A night in with the person you love. Any moroseness is the result of the music itself, which does convey a somewhat dark feel (this song is from Black Celebration...the entire album gives off that vibe). But anyways, he's with the person that he cares for, whom he shares a special closeness with. And on this night, he just wants her to himself, to shut out the rest of the world and appreciate what they have between them at home. |
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| Depeche Mode – Higher Love Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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As with most of the songs on SOFAD, it follows the central theme of the comparison between romantic love and religious love. If you weren't really familiar with DM songs, you could easily say that this song was about finding god or something like that. But, searching beyond the surface of the lyrics, you can see that Martin is comparing romantic love and religious love. He himself said that he sees a connection between sex and religion. |
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| Depeche Mode – Higher Love Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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As with most of the songs on SOFAD, it follows the central theme of the comparison between romantic love and religious love. If you weren't really familiar with DM songs, you could easily say that this song was about finding god or something like that. But, searching beyond the surface of the lyrics, you can see that Martin is comparing romantic love and religious love. He himself said that he sees a connection between sex and religion. |
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| Depeche Mode – Leave In Silence Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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This one is about the end of a relationship, period. Nothing deep or complicated.Remember, this is an early DM song, off of A Broken Frame. Back then, Martin hadn't really started writing songs with darker meanings such as drugs, etc. He was still trying to keep the more poppy lyrical content that was Vince Clarke's style. Not until their following LP, Construction Time Again, did Martin's songwriting expand to more complex themes. |
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| Depeche Mode – Pleasure, Little Treasure Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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To be honest, I don't really know exactly what this song is about, but I'm going to take a guess. I think that its about sex being an escape from the trials and doldrums of life.
Love the manic, kinky little beat of this song. DM really killed this one on the 101 dvd. Martin's guitar playing was awesome!! |
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| The Cure – Lovesong Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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It is for sure, a love song, but it is a realistic love song. While most people go into relationships thinking forever, Robert is saying that come what may, including the possibility of them splitting up, the moments of anger, the difficult times, the separations...he will love her no matter what.
Beautiful song. |
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