A Little Lie Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Platinum91 

Cover art for A Little Lie lyrics by Dave Gahan

I feel like many people go through this weird type of habit in life. I believe when you have gone through a lot of trauma/hard times then your brain changes and reacts to the trauma and gives you negative habits. Like these lyrics for example:

I walk alone And you know I've never felt at home I'm so hard to please And I have everything I need

You can have everything and your life can be perfect but since you have had past trauma you constantly seek out a problem or search for something that will cause the "illusion" to disintegrate. Basically you look for flaws and feel a sick feeling of comfort once you discover an issue or if you make one yourself.

One could take away from this song that Dave Gahan has been through a lot, if you have followed Depeche Mode and he is a recovering Heroin addict. This contributes to his unsettling feelings when everything is really just fine in his life.

My Interpretation