Everything Counts Lyrics

Lyric discussion by DJDisco 

Cover art for Everything Counts lyrics by Depeche Mode

This song is simply about corporate greed and corruption. A popular theme in the money grabbing 1980s.

Song Meaning

It's money GRUBBING. And we had a boom in the 80's followed by economic prosperity. Two good presidents back-to-back (one Repub and one a conservative southern Dem) helped make it possible. I hate to tell ya (not really:), but it's 2013 and there is more greed, corruption, superficiality, and the like NOW than in the past...and it ain't gonna get any better. Human beings left God, family, and country, and with those three basic ideals turning to dust came morals to follow down that dark pathway. Greed has to do with immorality. Hold on tight 'cause you ain't seen nothin'...

@TurnMeOn "I hate to tell ya (not really:), but it's 2013 and there is more greed, corruption, superficiality, and the like NOW than in the past...and it ain't gonna get any better."

In the Middle Ages and during the time when Rome was big, there was greed, corruption, etc. in large amounts. Those are only some examples of times where you can see that things were not that great.

Those things have been around since time immemorial. It has not gotten any worse, it is just more apparent to us right now.

There was never a time when...