Blasphemous Rumours

This song is about questioning God's intentions and his power. Depeche Mode were touring Eastern Europe and Asia at the time and Martin Gore saw a lot of poverty and hard things. Similar to what we see each day on the news in regards to Africa & Afghanistan... he probably saw that first hand.

If you haven't noticed, a lot of Depeche Mode's songs are about challenging God's relationship with Man.

The pope condemned DM for this song. How hilarious. The meaning's pretty obvious. Still when Dave sings "Summers day as she passed away" I still get a tinge of depression. Awsome song.

its pretty clear what the song is about. A girl is bored with life, wants to end it, tries and fails. When she finally loves life and wants it god takes her life away. DP is saying god must have a sick sense of humor for his ways.

I just wanna say to all of you who are pontificating about Depeche Mode's view of religion and Martin's religious beliefs: This song was written and recorded when Alan Wilder was a member of the band. Although he had just joined 2 years earlier, his influence on their musical style AND on the content of their lyrics was profound on Some Great Reward(which this song was the final track on). Even though Martin Gore is credited with writing this song, there is no doubt that Alan had something to do with the inspiration for it as Alan Wilder has been very open about the fact that he is a fervent Atheist and has always been extremely scornful or organized religion. Since his departure from Depeche Mode, the bands lyrics have become even more spiritual and overtly religious in the sense of mentioning God directly. One could argue that the spirituality found on SOFAB is what drove Alan to departure.

This song is about how life isn't fair, nothing more nothing less.

Ahh,"Blasphemous Rumours", the story of a girl who fails a suicide attempt, then converts to Christianity only to be hit by a car and die. Redemption Equals Death indeed

Rather than a condemnation of God, to me this song seems like an expression of frustration and hurt after something horrible happens. Someone in a great deal of pain lashing out.

This song is very powerful to many and has much emotion and is going to have many many different opinions and arguments... but what we all really need to understand is no body is entirely correct and we can't go around arguing over unanswered questions and uncertain things, faith or no faith, we're all right and wrong. But anyways, if there was, a "God" that did control this whole universal system somehow (man or energy) Why blame him or it for our reckless driving and our hateful desires and our own faults as humans together... WE cause war, hate, crime, death, love... the only finger i can point at is all of us together... Trying to prove each other wrong, and believe youre own self is the ultimate correct way. Not every body is this way, I know this, but many. Besides i think people shouldnt take the bible too too seariously, i know that sounds silly to firm believers but we all make mistakes anyways, I dont thikn God punishes nor "takes" someone life away, the way they describe it in some bibles, i think... It's all very condemning. Now i dont know what i'm trying to prove, Ah i know... Communication and acceptance. and Listening to others, and accepting there own world, ofcourse if its unharmful. Ah just enjoy your freedom. Enjoy your dreams. Have faith in most anything. and love. Depeche Mode has some cool songs

I think it's more a song about tragedy and sorrow than anything else. It's about the way we feel when things happen in life that are wrong and senseless and out of order, and we feel the world doesn't work.

I don't really think this song is offensive to Christians at all.

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

I believe those lyrics are meant to come from the mother's point of view. It just seems to me that when things go wrong, everyone wants to blame God, and that's exactly what the mother is doing.