Only When I Lose Myself Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Alastis 

Cover art for Only When I Lose Myself lyrics by Depeche Mode

Great song and a great video as well...if anyone ever saw it, it was based on a series of paintings where people who died in car crashes come back to life. Freaky, to say the least, but fits their gloominess.

This should have been placed on "Ultra", but somehow ended up as a separate single...

As for a meaing - it seems to be about love, but might have a double meaning:

I can feel the emptiness inside me fade & disappear There's a feeling of content that now you are here

Maybe its about love akin to drug - you know, the chemistry and all that stuff. When its gone, you start to feel withdrawal symptoms, so Dave is obviously painting good parallels to drug use.