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Depeche Mode - The Meaning of Love (Official Video)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode
Vocals
Martin Gore
Martin Gore
Keyboards
Andy Fletcher
Andy Fletcher
Keyboards
Dave Gahan
Dave Gahan
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Martin L. Gore
Martin L. Gore
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode
Producer
Martin Gore
Martin Gore
Producer
Andy Fletcher
Andy Fletcher
Producer
Eric Radcliffe
Eric Radcliffe
Engineer
John Fryer
John Fryer
Mixing Engineer
Dave Gahan
Dave Gahan
Producer
Miller Daniel
Miller Daniel
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I've read more than a hundred books
Seen love mentioned many thousand times
But despite all the places I've looked
It's still no clearer, it's just not enough
I'm still no nearer the meaning of love
[Verse 2]
(The meaning of love)
(The meaning of love)
[Verse 3]
Noted down all my observations
Spent an evening watchin' television
Still, I couldn't say with precision
Know it's a feeling and it comes from above
But what's the meaning, the meaning of love?
[Verse 4]
(The meaning of love)
Tell me (The meaning of love)
[Verse 5]
From the notes that I've made so far
Love seems something like wanting a scar
Well, I could be wrong, I'm just not sure, you see
I've never been in love before
(Never been in love before, never been in love before)
[Verse 6]
Next, I asked several friends of mine
If they could spare a few minutes of their time
Their looks suggested that I'd lost my mind
Tell me the answer, my lord high above
Tell me the meaning, the meaning of love
[Verse 7]
(The meaning of love)
Tell me (The meaning of love)
Tell me (The meaning of love)
Tell me (The meaning of love)
[Verse 8]
From the notes that I've made so far
Love seems something like wanting a scar
Well, I could be wrong, I'm just not sure, you see
I've never been in love before
(Never been in love before, never been in love before)
[Verse 9]
(The meaning of love)
Tell me (The meaning of love)
Tell me (The meaning of love)
Tell me (The meaning of love)
Tell me (The meaning of love)
Tell me (The meaning of love)
Tell me (The meaning of love)
Tell me (The meaning of love)
Tell me
Written by: Martin Gore

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