Violator
Depeche Mode (1990)
My favorite Depeche Mode album, and one of my favorite albums from any band, was released 35 years ago today. Violator is an incredible album from start to finish with no skippable tracks. The song that has probably stood the test of time that I still hear on the radio today is its first single, Personal Jesus. The opening track and the namesake of Richard Blade's autobiography, World In My Eyes, is another excellent song. However, my favorite song on the album is a tie between these two:
Words like violence break the silenceCome crashing in into my little worldPainful to me, pierce right through meCan't you understand, oh my little girlAll I ever wantedAll I ever needed is here in my armsWords are very unnecessaryThey can only do harmVows are spoken to be brokenFeelings are intense, words are trivialPleasures remain, so does the painWords are meaningless and forgettableAll I ever wantedAll I ever needed is here in my armsWords are very unnecessaryThey can only do harmEnjoy the silence
Depeche Mode (1990)
You had something to hideShould have hidden it, shouldn't you?Now you're not satisfiedWith what you're being put throughIt's just time to pay the priceFor not listening to adviceAnd deciding in your youthOn the policy of truthThings could be so different nowIt used to be so civilizedYou will always wonder howIt could have been if you'd only liedIt's too late to change eventsIt's time to face the consequenceFor delivering the proofIn the policy of truthNever again is what you sworeThe time beforeNow you're standing there tongue-tiedYou'd better learn your lesson wellHide what you have to hideAnd tell what you have to tellYou'll see your problems multipliedIf you continually decideTo faithfully pursueThe policy of truthNever again is what you sworeThe time before
