"Any Second Now (Voices)" as written by and Vince Clarke....
She remembered all the shadows and the doubts
The same film
Vivid pictures like a wall that's standing empty
And the night so still
Such a small affair a relapse someone closing
Like the nightclub 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 colors move apart and I wonder
If you want to stay
And I need to change you like the words I'm reading
Don't you understand
This the warning and the message I remember
As you touch my hand
The same film
Vivid pictures like a wall that's standing empty
And the night so still
Such a small affair a relapse someone closing
Like the nightclub 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 colors move apart and I wonder
If you want to stay
And I need to change you like the words I'm reading
Don't you understand
This the warning and the message I remember
As you touch my hand
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"Any Second Now (Voices)" as written by Vince Clarke
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The song is very cryptic to me, but the general feeling I get from the song is that it's about that specific moment when one must decide whether to end a relationship or give it another chance.
I hope someone else can chime in here and offer some insight...
You can see where Vince Clark was going with this and what the future held, songwriting wise with Yazoo.
AND, you can see that Martin's songwriting and musical influence really is Vince.
"She remembered all the shadows and the doubts" ~She's been hurt in a past relationship, perhaps even raped, but that's a BIG assumption...
"Don't you understand
This the warning and the message I remember
As you touch my hand"
Basically, I see this as a somewhat hopeful ending, because she's gotten past the pain she experienced in the previous relationship; either that or she's at least acknowledged it.