[Verse 1] I heard a rumour, they travel far You know what it's like, the way people are They talk and they talk, though they don't understand They'll whisper and whisper and lie on demand [Chorus] Please tell me now, I want to know I have to hear it from your lips Say it's not so [Verse 2] I heard it on Monday and I laughed a while I heard it on...Learn More

[Refrain] Reach out and touch faith [Chorus] Your own personal Jesus Someone to hear your prayers Someone who cares Your own personal Jesus Someone to hear your prayers Someone who's there [Verse 1] Feeling unknown and you're all alone Flesh and bone by the telephone Lift up the receiver, I'll make you a believer Take second best, put me to the...Learn More

[Verse 1] Running through my head secretly The shouts of the boys in the factory I ring you on the telephone silently Like blood, like the wine in the darkroom scene [Chorus] The darkroom scene Darkroom scene [Verse 2] A letter, once composed Seven years long and as tall as a tree Reading on the wall Emissions,...Learn More

[Verse 1] I'm gonna take my time I have all the time in the world To make you mine It is written in the stars above The gods decree You'll be right here by my side Right next to me You can run but you cannot hide [Chorus] Don't say you want me Don't say you need me Don't say you love me It's understood Don't say you're happy Out there without me I...Learn More

[Verse 1: Dave Gahan & Martin L. Gore] My little girl, drive anywhere Do what you want, I don't care Tonight I'm in the hands of fate I hand myself over on a plate [Verse 2: Dave Gahan & Martin L. Gore] Oh, little girl, there are times when I feel I'd rather not be the one behind the wheel Come, pull my strings Watch me move, I do anything [Verse...Learn More

[Verse 1: Dave Gahan] If you've been hiding from love If you've been hiding from love I can understand where you're coming from I can understand where you're coming from If you've suffered enough If you've suffered enough I can understand what you're thinking of I can see the pain that you're frightened of [Chorus: Dave Gahan] And I'm only here To...Learn More

[Verse 1] You had something to hide Should have hidden it, shouldn't you? Now you're not satisfied With what you're being put through [Refrain] It's just time to pay the price For not listening to advice And deciding in your youth On the policy of truth [Verse 2] Things could be so different now It used to be so civilised You will always wonder...Learn More

[Verse 1: Dave Gahan] As your boney fingers close around me Long and spindly, death becomes me Heaven, can you see what I see? Hey, you pale and sickly child You're death and living reconciled Been walking home a crooked mile [Pre-Chorus 1: Dave Gahan] Paying debt to karma You party for a living What you take won't kill you But careful what you're...Learn More

[Verse 1] There'll be times when my crimes Will seem almost unforgivable I give in to sin Because you have to make this life livable But when you think I've had enough from your sea of love I'll take more than another riverful Yes, and I'll make it all worthwhile I'll make your heart smile [Chorus] Strangelove, strange highs and strange...Learn More

[Verse 1: Martin L. Gore] Fragile, like a baby in your arms Be gentle with me, I'd never willingly do you harm Apologies are all you seem to get from me But just like a child, you make me smile when you care for me And you know [Chorus: Martin L. Gore] It's a question of lust, it's a question of trust It's a question of not letting what we've...Learn More

[Verse 1: Dave Gahan] Oh God, it's raining, but I'm not complaining It's filling me up with new life The stars in the sky bring tears to my eyes They're lighting my way tonight [Pre-Chorus: Dave Gahan] And I haven't felt so alive (So alive) In years [Verse 2: Dave Gahan] Just for a day on a day like today I'll get away from this constant...Learn More

[Verse 1: Dave Gahan] Girl of sixteen, whole life ahead of her Slashed her wrists, bored with life Didn't succeed, thank the Lord For small mercies [Verse 2: Dave Gahan] Fighting back the tears, mother reads the note again Sixteen candles burn in her mind She takes the blame, it's always the same She goes down on her knees and prays [Chorus: Dave...Learn More