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Artist: Depeche Mode
Suggested Track: Enjoy the Silence

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Words like violence
Break the silence
Come crashing in
Into my little world
Painful to me
Pierce right through me
Can't you understand?
Oh, my little girl

All I ever wanted
All I ever needed
Is here in my arms
Words are very unnecessary
They can only do harm

Vows are spoken
To be broken
Feelings are intense
Words are trivial
Pleasures remain
So does the pain
Words are meaningless
And forgettable

All I ever wanted
All I ever needed
Is here in my arms
Words are very unnecessary
They can only do harm

All I ever wanted
All I ever needed
Is here in my arms
Words are very unnecessary
They can only do harm

All I ever wanted
All I ever needed
Is here in my arms
Words are very unnecessary
They can only do harm
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Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are recognised as one of the most artistically resonant bands of the late 20th century. Commercially, they have released 15 studio albums to date, and sold more than
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Depeche Mode Lyrics
Depeche Mode lyrics - 224 song lyrics sorted by album, including "Enjoy The Silence", "Personal Jesus", "Never Let Me Down Again".
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Speak & Spell by Depeche Mode
“Speak & Spell” is Depeche Mode’s debut album. It got recorded in the year 1981 and released on October 5, 1981. The whole album got recorded at the Blackwing Studios in London.
Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode
(Album bio adapted from Wikipedia) Music for the Masses is the sixth studio album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode. It was released on 28 September 1987 by Mute
Violator by Depeche Mode
(Album bio adapted from Wikipedia) Violator is the seventh studio album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 19 March 1990 by Mute Records. Preceded by the
Spirit by Depeche Mode
Spirit is the fourteenth studio album by Depeche Mode, released on March 17th, 2017 through Columbia Records and Mute Records. They first announced the album through a press
A Broken Frame by Depeche Mode
(Album bio adapted from Wikipedia) A Broken Frame is the second studio album by the British group Depeche Mode, released in 1982. The album was written entirely by Martin Gore and
Black Celebration by Depeche Mode
Released on March 17, 1986, “Black Celebration” is the fifth album by Depeche Mode. The album is a turning point for the band, with the group shedding its teenybopper image and
101 by Depeche Mode
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Ultra by Depeche Mode
Ultra is the ninth studio album by the English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 14 April 1997 by Mute Records. The album was the band’s first since the departure of
Songs of Faith and Devotion by Depeche Mode
(Album bio adapted from Wikipedia) Songs of Faith and Devotion is the eighth studio album by the English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released in the United Kingdom on 22
Delta Machine by Depeche Mode
Delta Machine is a pun on the Delta Blues, which heavily influenced the songs on this album, and a sea change as enacted through a reproduction/playback device or machine. Change
Exciter by Depeche Mode
(Album bio adapted from Wikipedia) Exciter is the tenth studio album by the English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released in the United Kingdom on 14 May 2001 by Mute
Some Great Reward by Depeche Mode
(Album bio adapted from Wikipedia) Some Great Reward is the fourth studio album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released in 1984. The album peaked at number five in
Playing the Angel by Depeche Mode
The eleventh studio record by Depeche Mode, released in October of 2005, sees them continuing down the path of heavy electro-pop mixed with sky-high choruses and infectious
Construction Time Again by Depeche Mode
(Album bio adapted from Wikipedia) Construction Time Again is the third studio album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 22 August 1983 by Mute Records
Catching Up with Depeche Mode by Depeche Mode
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Sounds of the Universe by Depeche Mode
Released in 2009 and spawning the huge Tour of the Universe that ended in 2010, this record was a worldwide smash hit for the band, breaking yet again into the lucrative North
Memento Mori by Depeche Mode
Memento Mori is Depeche Mode’s 15th album, released on the 24th of March 2023. The band announced its release in an October 2022 press conference in Berlin. “Ghosts Again”, the
MODE by Depeche Mode
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Genius Lyrics
Depeche Mode – Policy of Truth
“Policy of Truth” is the third single off Depeche Mode’s 1990 album Violator. It had significant success, reaching the top 20 in nine countries. Rolling Stone described the track
Depeche Mode – Where's the Revolution
“Where’s the Revolution” is the lead single from Depeche Mode’s album Spirit. The song is produced by Simian Mobile Disco’s James Ford but it maintains Depeche Mode’s signature
Depeche Mode – Personal Jesus
“Personal Jesus” is the first single and third track on Depeche Mode’s seventh and most successful album Violator. It peaked at #28 in the US in March 1990. It also reached the top
Depeche Mode – Stripped
In the midst of future-facing synth-pop, Depeche Mode’s constant bleak pessimism looks back to romantic-era poets on “Stripped”, a song lamenting that modern society has taken us
Depeche Mode – I Am You
[Verse 1] / You have bound my heart with subtle chains / So much pleasure that it feels like pain / So entwined now that we can't shake free / I am you and you are me / No escaping
Depeche Mode – Scum
[Verse 1] / Hey scum, hey scum / What have you ever done for anyone / Hey scum, hey scum / What are you going to do when karma comes / [Verse 2] / A' calling / And you're falling
Depeche Mode – Blasphemous Rumours
“Blasphemous Rumours” (along with “Somebody” as part of a double A-side) was the third single from Some Great Reward. Long-rumored among fans to be written as a response to Martin
Depeche Mode – Dirt
“Dirt” is a song recorded by Depeche Mode during the production of their tenth studio album Exciter (2001). It’s a cover of The Stooges' song of the same name. The song didn’t
Depeche Mode – Strangelove
[Verse 1] / There'll be times when my crimes / Will seem almost unforgivable / I give in to sin / Because you have to make this life livable / But when you think I've had enough
Depeche Mode – People Are People
“People Are People” is Depeche Mode’s ninth single and one of their most successful songs. It is tied with 2 other singles in the UK as their highest charting single, peaking at #
Depeche Mode – Shine
[Verse 1] / Put on your blindfold and a dress that's tight / And come with me on a mystery night / Open your eyes / Follow our stars under a painted sky / We'll leave the world
Depeche Mode – Just Can't Get Enough
“Just Can’t Get Enough” is the 3rd single of 1980s electro-pop group Depeche Mode and the 11th track from the album “Speak & Spell”. The single peaked at #8 in the UK, making it
Depeche Mode – Halo
Though not commercially released as a single, “Halo” was pushed to radio stations in 1990 and peaked at #28 on Billboard’s Alternative Songs chart that summer. Songwriter Martin
Depeche Mode – Surrender
[Verse 1: Dave Gahan] / Laying on your holy bed by the hallowed door / Feeling like an infidel not worthy of your floor / Tempted by your innocence, beckoned to my fate / I will
Depeche Mode – It's No Good
The meaning of “It’s No Good” is a bit vain. It’s about someone lusting over their crush, denying that the feeling isn’t mutual. It can be assumed that he was rejected, and he’s
Depeche Mode – Precious
The first single released from Playing the Angel, and the band’s 41st single. Martin Gore has said that the song was inspired in part by his divorce with his then-wife Suzanne
Depeche Mode – Speak to Me
[Verse 1] / Speak to me, and I will follow / I heard you call my name / Lying, on the bathroom floor / No one here to blame / There's a message I know can be found / I'm listening
Depeche Mode – Waiting for the Night
“Waiting For The Night” is the fifth track of Depeche Mode’s Violator. The original title was “Waiting for the Night To Fall” but due to a printing error, the last two words were
Depeche Mode – Always You
[Verse 1] / My love, the world's upside down / My love, no solid ground / My love, there are no more facts / My love, reality's cracked / [Chorus] / And then there's you / There's
Depeche Mode – Somebody
When “Blasphemous Rumours” was almost banned by the BBC, the band agreed to the compromise of releasing the much less controversial “Somebody” as another ‘A-side’ on the same
Depeche Mode – Sweetest Perfection
“Sweetest Perfection” is the second track on Depeche Mode’s seventh and most successful album Violator. On the 25th anniversary of the album’s release, Billboard pondered, “
Depeche Mode – Before We Drown
[Verse 1] / I've been thinking I can come back home / So how would that be, you and I alone? / All alone? / I have a feeling, you're not on my side / There's a distance, between
Depeche Mode – Fools
[Verse 1] / Don't know the reason why I / Think I've been here before / This place seems so familiar / But then I can't be sure / Here comes that time again when / You'll walk
Depeche Mode – I Feel You
“I Feel You” demonstrates a more rock-oriented sound, using more non-electronic instruments than ever before. For example, Alan Wilder plays drums, and Martin Gore plays the guitar
Depeche Mode – Dangerous
“Dangerous” first appeared as the B-side for the “Personal Jesus” single. It was released on August 28, 1989, prior to the album’s release on March of the next year. It was
Depeche Mode – Fail
The grand finale of Spirit. In this song, Martin L. Gore shares his unfiltered emotions about the world’s current issues and how we as people have lost our “spirit.” Spirit is the
Depeche Mode – In Your Room
“In Your Room” is a song by English electronic band Depeche Mode from their eighth studio album Songs of Faith and Devotion (1993). It was released as the album’s fourth and final
Depeche Mode – Big Muff
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Depeche Mode – Little 15
[Verse 1] / Little 15 / You help her forget / The world outside / You're not part of it yet / And if you could drive / You could drive her away / To a happier place / To a happier
Depeche Mode – Shake the Disease
“Shake The Disease” is Depeche Mode’s thirteenth single. It reached the top 30 in seven European countries, including their homeland of the UK. It is the first single where the
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