Monument Lyrics

Lyric discussion by blynx 

Cover art for Monument lyrics by Depeche Mode

I agree with you, pharmageek. I think it's pretty empty, but it has some early Martin Gore metaphores: the monument is an achievement in life. It's a very pessimistic lyric, actually...

Maybe I'm just getting ahead of myself, but this lyric may be a sign of what he would do in the future, most notably his fixation with religion show a bit on "this kind of praise".