My thanks for Martin Gore et al., for writing songs that lend themselves so well to the kind of story I like to write - more images than plot.
A story told in (55) Depeche
Mode song titles
Higher love is a Strange love In Your room, Little 15.
You were Wrong; please Never let me down again!
Shake the disease, Love thieves for You should be
higher. You think you’re wearing a Halo? Dream on – that’s a Pain I’m used to
Behind the wheel, or Walking in my shoes on Route 66… But not tonight.
You see the World in my eyes through A Broken frame
Happiest girl, all Dressed in black. But It’s no good -- a Sea of sin, a Black
celebration. In a World full of nothing, the Bottom line is Sometimes we need
to sing our Songs of faith and devotion to our Personal Jesus, to be made Clean
– it’s just A question of time, not Useless, my Sister of night. There is only Mercy
in you, Lord, no Condemnation. I feel love when I lose myself… and then
Surrender. That is the Sweetest perfection. We get Some great reward when we
Get the balance right, and that’s not Nothing, Lillian; I told you so.
People are people Sometimes. It doesn’t matter. They
Leave in silence with a Photograph of you because they want to See you. There’s
Nothing to fear in The sun and the rainfall – it’s all Pleasure little
treasure, like Waiting for the night in Stories of old.
Enjoy the silence.
Tess,
ReplyDeleteI love how you play with words! It's great fun to experiment, isn't it? I think I like the last title best: Enjoy the silence. Yes!
Thank you, Sue!
ReplyDeleteYes, it is fun to play with words... and to meet someone else who does, too.
Enjoy the silence is a very good line, and also a beautiful song. I didn't think anyone would read this one (Depeche Mode being obscure and misunderstood)(I can't help advocating for them, even here!) so I am delighted to know you enjoyed the song title story.
What? No Policy of Truth here?
ReplyDeleteMaybe you can sneak it into your post for the letter "T" or "P"!
Excellent song!
ReplyDeleteI had a bit that went thusly:
A Two minute warning: It's a Policy of truth to Work hard, because Everything counts...
but it didn't fit with the tone of the rest, so alas, it was sacrificed.