Both as a standalone and as part of the DSOTS album, you can take this lyric as read. As a matter of public record, Jourgensen's drug intake was legendary even in the 1980s. By the late 90s, in his own words, he was grappling with massive addiction issues and had lost almost everything: friends, spouse, money and had nearly died more than once. "Dark Side of the Spoon" is a both funny & sad title for an album made by a musical genius who was losing the plot; and this song is a message to his fans & friends saying he knows it. It's painful to listen to so I'm glad the "Keith Richards of industrial metals" wised up and cleaned up. Well done sir.
Words like violence
break the silence
come crashing in
into my little world
painful to me
pierce right through me
can't you understand
o 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
pleasure remain
so does the pain
words are meaningless
and forgettable
All I ever wanted
all I ever needed
is here in my arms
words are very unnecessary
they can only do harm
Enjoy The Silence
break the silence
come crashing in
into my little world
painful to me
pierce right through me
can't you understand
o 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
pleasure remain
so does the pain
words are meaningless
and forgettable
All I ever wanted
all I ever needed
is here in my arms
words are very unnecessary
they can only do harm
Enjoy The Silence
Lyrics submitted by Fistan
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Covers from Depeche Mode, New Order,& The Cure are ok but can never be better than the original.
I prefer the depeche mode version. This is alright i spose. They have done more impressive covers though, i must say.
Rammsteins version of Stripped is back of the net and a textbook example of how a cover should be. But this IS BAD! Depeche Modes version has just been kidnapped, raped and killed in an evil conspiracy to kill the 80's!
HIM is an awesome band and Enjoy the Silence is an amazing song, but this is crap compared to Depeche Mode. I agree with cheren28 totally, HIM should have just left it alone.
Wonderful cover of Depeche mode. The meaning of the song is as plain as day in the lyrics. Meow
Its clear that he doesn't want to be disturbed by words, hes clearly in total rest with his one love. And words lik "I Love You" will ruin it all. Just like in every relationship you should really know when to say those 3 little words.
I love this cover...anybody happen to know where it came from? Like, was it a demo, a b-side, anything like that? I wish they'd put it on an album, or play it live some time (think they have done before but not recently).
you can download it at volume666.narod.ru.....you can download a bunch of life stuff and covers and songs that arent on cd's and stuff
ok now i've actually listened to this song.. and OMG just ACK!!! They completely butcher the song. His vocals are something worse then listening to a cat cough up a hairball. Im sorry HIM fans but some things should be left alone if they can't do a better job then that. Manson's cover of Personal Jesus surpasses this garbage by a long shot. At least he put some effort into it. This was more of a mockery then a tribute. By far the worst DM cover i've ever heard, and ive heard some really bad ones. I like Rammstein's version of Stripped. But no disrespect to HIM fans u like what u like but im entitled to my opinion also, and this song makes my whole body cringe.
I like this version more than the original, no disrespect to Depeche Mode