Even though it was written by Martin Gore, it’s quite clear it’s about drugs (heroin, probably) and death. Most of the album was about death anyway. He admittedly said Barrel of a Gun is about Dave’s addiction issues. Sister of Night was one of the few (two I guess) songs Dave recorded vocals to before his OD//flatline experience. Although Martin never explicitly said what this song is about, it’s just a case of putting two and two together.
Even though it was written by Martin Gore, it’s quite clear it’s about drugs (heroin, probably) and death. Most of the album was about death anyway. He admittedly said Barrel of a Gun is about Dave’s addiction issues. Sister of Night was one of the few (two I guess) songs Dave recorded vocals to before his OD//flatline experience. Although Martin never explicitly said what this song is about, it’s just a case of putting two and two together.