I recently heard that Depeche Mode keyboardist Andy Fletcher passed away. He’ll be missed. Although Violator is one of the best DM albums out there, my first thought went to Cover Me off of 2017’s Spirit album. I love this song because the vocals stop midway to let the music play out. It’s a beautiful piece.
Lyrics:
“Cover Me”
I’ve felt better
I’ve been up all night
I can feel it coming
The morning light
The air is so cold here
It’s so hard to breathe
We better take cover
Will you cover me?
Way up here with the northern lights
Beyond you and me
I dreamt of us in another life
One we’ve never reached
And you know we’re sinking
We could fade away
I’m not going down
Not today
The air is so cold here
Too cold to see
We have to take cover
Cover me
Way up here with the northern lights
Beyond these broken bars
I pictured us in another life
Where we’re all superstars
