Depeche Mode – One Caress

General CommentWell. I can't leave this one on suicide, so I have to say something.

If Martin is down on his knees, praying to a woman, he's not in a church! Besides Martin's not a Catholic, thus wouldn't be a kneeler in church anyway.

If he's kneeling before a woman and saying that only the woman has the strength to bear the pain, then it's a dom/sub situation. The kneeler, the sub, does not own his own body, the domme does. So if he's getting a whipping on his body by the domme, since his body belongs to the domme (not his) then while she whips him, she's bearing the pain.

And he's being punished for being a dog--his sins.

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  @MapMistress

General Commenti think it means that hes about to cheat on his girlfriend.

"I have to believe that sin
Can make a better man
It's the mood that I am in
That's left us back where we began".

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  @alanjwerner

General CommentIt's about someone who willingly gives into death. Seems like they had a bit of a habit and want to be lead into 'Eternal Darkness' very clever Mr Gore.

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  @Guided By Voices

General Commenthmmm . . . I listened to this song for three hours one time.

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  @SafeAsHouses

My InterpretationHi,
as already mentioned I think this song is about depressions, taking drugs, addiction and thinking about suicide and death.

1. stanza:
resignation, depression (down on my knees) - he wants to ease the pain and find remedy by taking drugs (to bear the pain)

Refrain:

Girl = Drug

Many drugs have female names in the scene:

Cannabis - Mary Jane
Methamphetamine - Tina, Crystal
MDMA - Molly
Salvia - Sally D, Maria Pastora
LSD - Lucy
Cocaine - Snow White
Methcathinone - Cat
Dieacetylemorphine - Heroin (female hero?)
PCP - Angel, Angel Dust
5-MEO-DiPT - Foxy, Foxy Moxy
Oxycontin - Roxy, Roxies
Adderal/Dextroamphetamine - Addy
Atropa Belladonna - Belladonna
Qualudes - Mandy, Mandies
Ketamine - Kitty

every time he takes drugs he feels better (Just one caress
From you and I'm blessed)

2. stanza:
things seem to lose their cruelty and by taking more and different drugs he can make is last (When you think you've tried every road
Every avenue
Take one more look
At what you found old
And in it you'll find something new)

3. stanza
loves his addiction - in his eyes the only way to become " a better man"
considers to overdose (eternal darkness) and die

Love that song

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  @raeubertochta

General Commentthis song is my favorite depeche mode song sung by martin gore.. i think its pretty clear that its about a girl who keeps taking him back after he does wrong..tut tut lol

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  @Kemp

General CommentThis is not even about a girl. Its about a habit........

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  @Mode000

General Commentit's too easy too see that's about death.. girl = death, the rest it's easy to understand..

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  @Pogo-The-Clown

General Commentyou shoud all hear it live!! it's brilliant :D

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  @mitten_kitten

General CommentGod, what a dark, eerie, beautiful song. To me, this song is not only about death, but probably about suicide.

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  @LuvMartinGore