DEPECHE MODE - PLAYING THE ANGEL (2005)
1. A PAIN THAT I´M USED TO
I'm
not sure
What I'm looking for anymore
I just know
That I'm
harder to console
I don't see who I'm trying to be
Instead of
me
But the key
Is a question of control
Can
you say
What you're trying to play anyway
I just pay
While
you're breaking all the rules
All the signs that I find
Have
been underlined
Devils thrive on the drive
That is fuelled
All
this running around
Well it's getting me down
Just give me a
pain that I'm used to
I don't need to believe
All the dreams
you conceive
You just need to achieve
Something that rings true
There's
a hole in your soul
Like an animal
With no
conscience
Repentance unknown
Close your eyes
Pay the price
for your paradise
Devils feed on the seeds
That are sown
Can't
conceal what I feel
What I know is real
No mistaking the
faking
I care
With a prayer in the air
I will leave it
there
On a note full of hope
Not despair
All
this running around
Well it's getting me down
Just give me a
pain that I'm used to
I
don't need to believe
All the dreams you conceive
You just need
to achieve
Something that rings true
2.
JOHN THE REVELATOR
John
the Revelator
Put him in an elevator
Take him up to the highest
high
Take him up to the top
Where the mountains stop
Let him
tell his book of lies
John
the Revelator
He's a smooth operator
It's time we cut him down
to size
Take him by the hand
And put him on the stand
Let us
hear his alibis
By
claiming God
As his holy right
He's stealing a God
From the
Israelites
Stealing a God
From the Muslim too
There is only
one God
Through and through
Seven
lies multiplied by seven
Multiplied by seven again
Seven angels
with seven trumpets
Send them home on the morning train
Well
who's that shouting
John the Revelator
All he ever gives us is
pain
Well who's that shouting
John the Revelator
He should
bow his head in shame
By
and By
By and By
By and By
By and By
3.
SUFFER WELL
Where
were you when I fell from grace
A frozen heart an empty space
Something's
changed and it's in your eyes
Please don't speak you'll only lie
I
found treasure not where I thought
Peace of mind can't be
bought
Still I believe
Just
hang on
Suffer well
Sometimes it's hard
It's hard to tell
An
angel led me when I was blind
I said take me back I've changed my
mind
Now I believe
From
the blackest room I was torn
You called my name my love was
born
So I believe
Just
hang on
Suffer well
Sometimes it's hard
It's hard to tell
4.
THE SINNER IN ME
If
I could just hide
The sinner inside
And keep him denied
How
sweet life would be
If I could be free
From the sinner in me
I'll
never be a saint
That's not a picture
That your memory
paints
Not renowned for my patience
I'm not renowned for my
restraint
But
you're always around
You can always be found
To pick me up
When
I'm on the ground
If
I could just hide
The sinner inside
And keep him denied
How
sweet life would be
If I could be free
From the sinner in me
I'm
still recovering
Still getting over all the suffering
More
known for my anger
Than for any other thing
But
you've always tried
To be by my side
And catch my fall
When
I start to slide
If
I could just hide
The sinner inside
And keep him denied
How
sweet life would be
If I could be free
From the sinner in me
5.
PRECIOUS
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
6.
MACRO
Overflowing
senses
Heightened awareness
I hear my blood flow
I feel its
caress
Whispering cosmos
Talking right to me
Unlimited
endless
God breathing through me
See
the microcosm
In macro vision
Our bodies moving
With pure
precision
One universal celebration
One evolution
One
creation
Thundering
rhythm
Pounding within me
Driving me onwards
Forcing me to
see
Clear and enlightening
Right there before me
Brilliantly
shining
Intricate beauty
See
the microcosm
In macro vision
Our bodies moving
With pure
precision
One universal celebration
One evolution
One
creation
7.
I WANT IT ALL
I
see a river
It's oceans that I want
You have to give me
everything
But everything's not enough
It's
my desire
To give myself to you
Sometimes
Sometimes
I try
Sometimes I lie with you
Sometimes I cry
Sometimes I
die it's true
Somewhere I'll find something that's kind in you
And
I've crossed the line again
A line I drew in sand
And still you
give me everything
But everything's not enough
I'm
ready but not willing
To give myself to you
Sometimes
Come
on over lay down beside me
And I'll try
Come on over lay down
beside me
And I'll try
And I'll try
I want it all
8.
NOTHING´S IMPOSSIBLE
Just
give me a reason some kind of sign
I'll need a miracle to help me
this time
I heard what you said and I feel the same
I know in
my heart that I'll have to change
Even
the stars look brighter tonight
Nothing's impossible
I still
believe in love at first sight
Nothing's impossible
How
did we get to be this far apart
How did we get to be this far
apart
I want to be with you have something to share
I want to
be here I'm not there
Even
the stars look brighter tonight
Nothing's impossible
I still
believe in love at first sight
Nothing's impossible
Even
the stars look brighter tonight
Nothing's impossible
If you
believe in love at first sight
Nothing's impossible
I
still believe in love at first sight
Nothing's impossible
9.
INTROSPECTRE - INSTRUMENTAL
10.
DAMAGED PEOPLE
We're
damaged people
Drawn together
By subtleties that we are not
aware of
Disturbed souls
Playing out forever
These games
that we once thought we would be scared of
When
you're in my arms
The world makes sense
There is no
pretence
And you're crying
When you're by my side
There is
no defence
I forget to sense I'm dying
We're
damaged people
Praying for something
That doesn't come from
somewhere deep inside us
Depraved souls
Trusting in the one
thing
The one thing that this life has not denied us
When
I feel the warmth of your very soul
I forget I'm cold
And
crying
When your lips touch mine
And I lose control
I forget
I'm old
And dying
11.
LILLIAN
Oh
Lilian
Look what you've done
You've stripped my heart
Ripped
it apart
In the name of fun
Oh
Lilian
I'm a poor man's son
And precious jewels
Weren't
found in schools
Where I came from
Pain
and misery
Always hit the spot
Knowing you can't lose
What
you haven't got
Oh
Lilian
I should have run
I should have known
Each dress you
own
Is a loaded gun
Oh Lilian
Oh
Lilian
I need protection
I hear your voice
And any choice
I
had is gone
Oh
Lilian
Once I'd begun
I couldn't stop
Till every drop
Of
blood was sung
Pain and misery
Always hit the spot
Knowing
you can't lose
What you haven't got
Oh
Lilian
Look what you've done
You've stripped my heart
Ripped
it apart
In the name of fun
Oh Lilian...
12.
THE DARKEST STAR
Oh
you sad one
Playing the angel
Isn't so easy where you're from
Oh
you wild one
Devil's companion
You won't stay satisfied for
long
I
don't want you to change anything you do
I don't want you to be
someone else for me
Oh
you dark one
Eternal outsider
Caught in the spider's web you've
spun
Oh
you blind one
Gentle and kind one
Seeing the world as a loaded
gun
I
don't want you to change anything you do
I don't want you to be
someone else for me
Stay
as you are the darkest star
Shining for me
Majestically
I
don't want you to change anything you do
I don't want you to be
someone else for me
13.
FREE
I
will never be free
I shall never be released
From the chains
that bind me
That torture and blind me
And keep me
from peace
Oh
what heartache
Oh what heartbreak
Following me
Calling to me
I
will never be free
I shall never be released
From the chains
that bind me
That torture and blind me
And keep me
from peace
I
will never be free
I will never be laid to rest
Sisters and
brothers
I'll never recover
From this tenderness
See
what love brings
Hear what love sings
Sad melodies
Enticing
me
14.
NEWBORN
Newborn
For
the first time
I'm not born again
I have never lived at
all
I've opened up my eyes
Now I hear the world talking
Opened
up my eyes
I've just started walking
I've just started walking
I've
got someone who cares for me
Someone who believes in me
I've
got someone understanding me
Someone crying over me
For all the
right reasons
For all the right reasons
Newborn
For
the first time
I'm not born again
I have never lived at
all
I've opened up my eyes
Now I hear the world talking
Opened
up my eyes
I've just started walking
I've just started walking
I've
got someone seeing grace in me
Someone respecting me
I've got
someone who's there for me
Someone saying prayers for me
For
all the right reasons
For all the right reasons
For all the
right reasons
For all the right reasons
15.
BETTER DAYS
What
are you hiding from
You are part of the sum
What has been going
on
Your confidence has gone
You
have seen better days
You have lived better ways
What
are you waiting for
Answers that question more
Unexpected they
will come
Are you expecting some
You
have seen better days
You have lived better ways
Only
time will tell
What will come of you
Only crime could sell
What
you're trying to
Where
are you heading to
What plans will you pull through
With
trouble in the wings
Will you risk anything
You
have seen better days
You have lived better ways
16.
MARTYR
I've
been a martyr for love
And I will die in the flames
As I draw
my last breath
As I'm closing on death
I will call out your
name
I've
been a martyr for love
Nailed up on the cross
While you're
having your fun
As the damage is done
I'm assessing the cost
I
knew what I was letting myself in for
I knew that I could never
even the score
I've
been a martyr for love
I need to be by your side
I have knelt
at your feet
I have felt your deceit
Couldn't leave if I
tried...
I've
been a martyr for love
Tortured every hour
From the day I was
born
I've been moved like a pawn
By the greatest of powers
I
knew that I would have to suffer in vain
Aware that I would never
outgrow the pain
I've
been a martyr for love
I've been a martyr for love
I've been a
martyr for love