Fragile Tension Lyrics

Lyric discussion by MapMistress 

Cover art for Fragile Tension lyrics by Depeche Mode

Looks like the site got the lyrics wrong. From the inside sleeve of Sounds of the Universe the lyrics are supposed to read...

There's a fragile tension That's keeping us going It may not last forever But oh when it's flowing

There's something magical in the air Something so tragic we have to care

There's a strange obsession That's drawing us nearer We don't understand it It never gets clearer

There's something mystical in our genes So simplistic it kicks and screams

Oh when we're teetering On the edge of collapse Nothing can keep us down

There's a dizzying feeling That's keeping us flying Through glittering galas Without even trying

There's something radical in our hands Nothing logical to our plans


Makes me think of a suspension party. Where the people hook metal rings inside their skin and they suspend themselves from the ceiling by their skin......flying through the air held up by their own bodies.

Nice and sick interpretation!