The Love Thieves Lyrics

Lyric discussion by plathgirl 

Cover art for The Love Thieves lyrics by Depeche Mode

This is my favorite depeche mode song. It's one of the more poetic ones as well. To me the whole song is quite simple. It's about love, how we'll never be able to live up to it's beauty. It's not a religious song necessarily, But I think it implies that love is a god.

"Love needs its martyrs Needs its sacrifices They live for your beauty And pay for their vices"

What has martyrs and sacrafices?gods. And at one point we are all disciples of love. he talks of 'paying for their vices'. It's a large price we pay for love,even death sometimes. Did anyone else notice he keeps talking about death?

"Love will be the death of My lonely soul brothers But their spirits shall live on in The hearts of all lovers"

'Their spirits shall live on in the hearts of all' Romantics!

@plathgirl I agree.

@plathgirl Spot on.