Released March 1984 in North and South America, and Asia only
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All songs written by Martin L. Gore
Now, This is Fun Love, In Itself Work Hard Told You So Leave In Silence Pipeline Everything Counts |
People Are People
People are people so why should it be
You and I should get along so awfully
So we're different colours
And we're different creeds
And different people have different needs
It's obvious you hate me
Though I've done nothing wrong
I never even met you
So what could I have done
I can't understand
What makes a man
Hate another man
Help me understand
People are people so why should it be
You and I should get along so awfully
Help me understand
Now you're punching and you're kicking
And you're shouting at me
I'm relying on your common decency
So far it hasn't surfaced
But I'm sure it exists
It just takes a while to travel
From your head to your fist
I can't understand
What makes a man
Hate another man
Help me understand
Written by Martin L. Gore
Vocals: David Gahan
Appears on:
o "Some Great Reward" album
o "People Are People" album (US)
o "The Singles 81>85" album
o Live version on "101" album
o 'People Are People' single
Now, This is Fun
Here speaks the voice of reason
It's talking to me
Loud and clearly
And obviously
It's something to say
Here comes another sentence
It is relentless
It tries my patience
But neverless
It's for our concern
We can't see the benefits
So we'll ignore it
Or disobey it
And then we'll say that
This is fun
This is real fun
This is fun
Written by Martin L. Gore
Vocals: David Gahan
Appears on:
o "People Are People" album
o B-Side of the 'See You' single
Love, In Itself
All of these insurmountable tasks
That lay before me
All of the firsts and the definite lasts
That lay in store for me
There was a time
When all on my mind was love
Now I find that most of the time
Love's not enough in itself
Consequently, I've a tendency to be unhappy
You see the thoughts in my head
All the words that were said
All the blues and the reds get to me
There was a time
When all on my mind was love
Now I find that most of the time
Love's not enough in itself
All of these absurdities
That lay before us
All of the doubts and the certainties
That lay in store for us
There was a time
When all on my mind was love (love love love)
Now I find that most of the time
Love's not enough in itself
Written by Martin L. Gore
Vocals: David Gahan
Appears on:
o "Construction Time Again" album
o "People Are People" album
o "The Singles 81>85" album
o "Catching Up With Depeche Mode" album (US)
o 'Love, In Itself' single
Work Hard
You've got to work hard, you've got to work hard
If you want anything at all
You've got to work hard, you've got to work hard
If you want anything at all
Nothing comes easy
And that's a fact
Nothing comes easy
But a broken back
You've got to work hard, you've got to work hard
You've got to work hard, you've got to work hard
You've got to work hard, you've got to work hard
You've got to work hard, you've got to work hard
You've got to work hard, you've got to work hard
If you want anything at all
You've got to work hard, you've got to work hard
If you want anything at all
Nothing comes easy
It never will
Nothing comes easy
But a broken will
You've got to work hard, you've got to work hard
You've got to work hard, you've got to work hard
You've got to work hard, you've got to work hard
You've got to work hard, you've got to work hard
You've got to work hard, you've got to work hard
If you want anything at all
You've got to work hard, you've got to work hard
If you want anything at all
You've got to work hard
You've got to work hard
You've got to work hard
So work hard!
Written by Martin L. Gore
Vocals: David Gahan
Appears on:
o "People Are People" album
o B-Side of 'Everything Counts' single
Told You So
And do those feet in modern times
Walk upon the flowers and
Walk upon their brothers while their
Heads are busy lying low
Trying to keep to cover, oh
Something went wrong along the way
Everybody's waiting for judgment day
So they can go "Told you so"
They can go "Told you so"
Bring me my gun of itching desire
Bring me my bullets and I will fire
Sights set higher than the tall church spire
Something went wrong along the way
Everybody's waiting for judgment day
So they can go "Told you so"
They can go "Told you so"
Standing in line, the blind lead the blind
Waiting and waiting for an overdue sign
Brothers and sisters playing Chinese Whispers
If things aren't suited then they'll get diluted
Here's one more dead with a hole in his head
He shouldn't have said all the things he said
Many tears were shed for the blood he bled
Something went wrong along the way
Everybody's waiting for judgment day
So they can go "Told you so"
They can go "Told you so"
Written by Martin L. Gore
Vocals: David Gahan
Appears on:
o "Construction Time Again" album
o "People Are People" album
Get the Balance Right
There's more besides joyrides
Little house in the countryside
Understand, learn to demand,
Compromise, sometimes lie
Get the Balance right, get the balance right
Be responsible, respectable,
Stable but gullible
Concerned and caring, help the helpless
But always remain ultimately selfish
Get the balance right, get the balance right
You think you've got a hold of it all
You haven't got a hold at all
When you reach the top, get ready to drop
Prepare yourself for the fall, you're gonna fall
It's almost predictable
Don't take this way, don't take that way
Straight down the middle until next Thursday
Push to the left, back to the right
Twist and turn 'til you've got it right
Get the balance right
Written by Martin L. Gore
Vocals: David Gahan
Appears on:
o "People Are People" album
o "The Singles 81>85" album
o 'Get the Balance Right' single
Leave In Silence
I've told myself so many times before
But this time I think I mean it for sure
We have reached a full stop
Nothing's gonna save us from the big drop
Reached our natural conclusion
Outlived the illusion
I hate being in these situations
That call for diplomatic relations
If I only knew the answer
Or I thought we had a chance
Or I could stop this
I would stop this thing from spreading like a cancer
What can I say? (I don't want to play) anymore
What can I say? I'm heading for the door
I can't stand this emotional violence
Leave in silence
We've been running around in circles all year
Doing this and that and getting nowhere
This'll be the last time
(I think I said that last time)
If I only had a potion,
Some magical lotion
That could stop this, I would stop this
I would set the wheels in motion
What can I say? (I don't want to play) anymore
What can I say? I'm heading for the door
I can't stand this emotional violence
Leave in silence
Written by Martin L. Gore
Vocals: David Gahan
Appears on:
o "A Broken Frame" album
o "People Are People" album
o "The Singles 81>85" album
o 'Leave in Silence' single
Pipeline
Get out the crane
Construction time again
What is it this time
We're laying a pipeline
Let the beads of sweat flow
Until the ends have met, though
It could take a long time
Working on a pipeline
Taking from the greedy, giving to the needy
On this golden day
Work's been sent our way
That could last a lifetime
Working on a pipeline
From the heart of the land
To the mouth of the man
Must reach him sometime
We're laying a pipeline
Taking from the greedy, giving to the needy
Written by Martin L. Gore
Vocals: Martin L. Gore
Appears on:
o "Construction Time Again" album
o "People Are People" album
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
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 sun tan
And a grin
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
Written by Martin L. Gore
Vocals: David Gahan
Appears on:
o "Construction Time Again" album
o "People Are People" album
o "The Singles 81>85" album
o Live version on "The Singles 86>98" album
o Live version on "101" album
o 'Everything Counts' and 'Everything Counts - live' singles