my english class

These four Basildon lads marked a stage in my life. Still active, they were (and still are) one of the most influential techno bands in the world of the 80’s, basically.

 I want you to check these songs and send me comments either if you like them or if you don’t. I want your opinion.

More info on Depeche Mode HERE

PRECIOUS (2005)

Precious and fragile things
Need special handling
My God what have we done to you
We always tried to share
The tenderest of care
Now look what we have put you through
 
Things get damaged
Things get broken
I thought we’d manage
But words left unspoken
Left us so brittle
There was so little left to give
 
Angels with silver wings
Shouldn’t know suffering
I wish I could take the pain for you
If God has a master plan
That only He understands
I hope it’s your eyes He’s seeing through
 
Things get damaged
Things get broken
I thought we’d manage
But words left unspoken
Left us so brittle
There was so little left to give
 
I pray you learn to trust
Have faith in both of us
And keep room in your hearts for two
 
Things get damaged
Things get broken
I thought we’d manage
But words left unspoken
Left us so brittle
There was so little left to give

ENJOY THE SILENCE (1990) 

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

NOW THE 80′S LIVE!!! THIS IS WHAT THE 80′S LOOKED LIKE

THE MEANING OF LOVE(1982)

I’ve read more than a hundred books
Seeing love mentioned many thousand times
But despite all the places I’ve looked
It’s still no clearer
I’m still no nearer
The meaning of love
 
Noted down all my observations
Spent an evening watching television
Still I couldn’t say with precision
Know it’s a feeling and it comes from above
But what’s the meaning
The meaning of love
(tell me)
 
From the notes that I’ve made so far
Love seems something like wanting a scar
Well I could be wrong
I’m just not sure you see
I’ve never been in love before
 
Next I asked several friends of mine
If they could spare a few minutes of their time
Their looks suggested that I’ve lost my mind
Tell me the answer
My Lord high above
Tell me the meaning
The meaning of love
 
From the notes that I’ve made so far
Love seems something like wanting a scar
Well I could be wrong
I’m just not sure you see
I’ve never been in love before
 
The meaning of love
(tell me)
Tell me the meaning of love
(tell me)

NEVER LET ME DOWN AGAIN (1987)

I’m taking a ride
With my best friend
I hope he never lets me down again
He knows where he’s taking me
Taking me where I want to be
I’m taking a ride
With my best friend
 
We’re flying high
We’re watching the world pass us by
Never want to come down
Never want to put my feet back down
On the ground
 
I’m taking a ride
With my best friend
I hope he never lets me down again
Promises me I’m safe as houses
As long as I remember who’s wearing the trousers
I hope he never lets me down again
 
Never let me down
 
See the stars, they’re shining bright
Everything’s alright tonight

 EVERYTHING COUNTS

The handshake seals the contract
From the contract there’s no turning back
The turning point of a career
In Korea being insincere
The holiday was fun-packed
The contract, still intact
 
The grabbing hands grab all they can
All for themselves - after all
The grabbing hands grab all they can
All for themselves - after all
It’s a competitive world
 
Everything counts in large amounts
 
The graph on the wall
Tells the story of it all
Picture it now see just how
The lies and deceit gained a little more power
Confidence - taken in
By a suntan and a grin
 
The grabbing hands grab all they can
All for themselves - after all
The grabbing hands grab all they can
All for themselves - after all
It’s a competitive world
 
Everything counts in large amounts
 
The grabbing hands grab all they can
Everything counts in large amounts

 WORLD IN MY EYES (1990)

Let me take you on a trip
Around the world and back
And you won’t have to move
You just sit still
 
Now let your mind do the walking
And let my body do the talking
Let me show you the world in my eyes
 
I’ll take you to the highest mountain
To the depths of the deepest sea
And we won’t need a map
Believe me
 
Now let my body do the moving
And let my hands do the soothing
Let me show you the world in my eyes
 
That’s all there is
Nothing more than you can feel now
That’s all there is
 
Let me put you on a ship
On a long, long trip
Your lips close to my lips
 
All the islands in the ocean
All the heaven’s in motion
Let me show you the world in my eyes
 
That’s all there is
Nothing more than you can touch now
That’s all there is
 
Let me show you the world in my eyes