Cover art for People Are Good by Depeche Mode

People Are Good

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People Are Good Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Keep telling myself
That people are good
Whisper it under my breath
So I don't forget
Keep fooling myself
That they do all they can
Sometimes they simply slip up
But it's not what they meant

[Chorus]
Heaven help me
Heaven help me
Heaven help us
Heaven help us

[Verse 2]
Keep reminding myself
That people are good
And when they do bad things
They're just hurting inside
Keep fooling myself
That everyone cares
And they're all full of love
It's just their patience gets tried
[Chorus]
Heaven help me
Heaven help me
Heaven help us
Heaven help us

[Bridge]
Everything will be alright in time
It will be fine

[Refrain]
'Cause people are good
Whisper it under your breath
People are good
Keep fooling yourself
People are good
Whisper it under your breath
People are good
Keep fooling yourself
People are good
Whisper it under your breath
People are good
Keep fooling yourself

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Genius Annotation

“People Are Good” is the nineth track and the seventh single from, Memento Mori.

The song’s melody is an interpolation of Kraftwerk’s 1977 track Showroom Dummies.

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