Depeche Mode: Violator Album Review Part 3 - Song Lyrics & Interpretations

[@VaughnGeorge]

This is part 3 of my Depeche Mode Violator album review series. In this episode we interpret and discuss the song lyrics. Be sure to catch up with all the previous episodes by searching my previous videos catalogue!! VG :-)

[@Tomversal]

Will always enjoy Martins lyrics on this album, they fit with the style of the music perfectly (as usually for DM)

[@acashicrecords4947]

Ppl reading lyrics are rarely a good thing. And if you think ppl should interpret them as they like I really don't see the point. If you had a original view on it, maybe. But this... Meh.

[@VaughnGeorge]

@@acashicrecords4947 This video has nearly 5000 views in only 48 hours with tons of positive comments and you say it’s “meh” without presenting an intelligent point. You obviously are out of Your depth here buddy. I suggest you try a gaming channel or love island.com instead. VG

[@acashicrecords4947]

@@VaughnGeorge ohhh that was taking criticism well 🙄 Why don't you tell me the reason why I should listen to you sing and read and explain these lyrics if it's still up to me to interpret them? I just find it hilarious you think these lyrics so deep.. Let me guess, dostovyevsky not yr thing? 😏

[@VaughnGeorge]

@@acashicrecords4947 🍌I’m sorry it’s hard for you to understand, no hard feelings. VG 🎹😎👍

[@murrynathan]

I don’t want to spread any blasphemous rumors, but I think that Vaughn has a great sense of humor, and when I watch him, I always die laughing.

[@VaughnGeorge]

Hahhahaha bless you Murry !! We are so on the same page bro !! VG :-)

[@stefanodan6401]

@@VaughnGeorge and of coure Martin's laugh in loop LOL

[@Nephilim-81]

I absolutely love the lyrics to Policy of Truth. I think it is one of the best songs they ever wrote lyrically.

[@VaughnGeorge]

Agreed !!VG👍😎🎹

[@Nephilim-81]

@@VaughnGeorge you crushed it today my friend. Loved what you had to say. I’m extremely excited for your complete overview and enthusiasm regarding Violator. I know a lot of DM fans feel it is their absolute best album, so a 13 part review is highly acceptable. :) Can’t wait. :)

[@timatkins4754]

Spot on with Clean; it really is one of those tracks that separates the fans from the casual listener. From the moment I first heard it in my flat one winter evening to today, it’s my favourite song of theirs. One of DM’s most criminally overlooked tracks and really deserves a far larger profile. So looking forward to your track breakdown! Thanks for all your hard work on this series so far, hope it’s as much fun for you to make as it has been for us to watch!

[@VaughnGeorge]

CHEERS Tim!! Well said man!! VG :-)

[@jamesroney1874]

I've always seen the album to be about sex and sin, with Clean at the end being the experience of a confessional.... So, having said what has been said in the prior tracks, there's a sense of cleansing and a knowing of sinning again.

[@VaughnGeorge]

All the feelings and sins are in this masterpiece of an album!! VG :-)

[@heidiaschenbrenner6044]

Agree completely!

[@danielmetzger3459]

I think "Personal Jesus" is about using drugs as kind of 'spiritual leader' to give you support and a feel of being accepted and welcomed. (Wich of course is a dangerous illusion and leads into a lot of suffering as we all know) "Policy of truth" is one of my favourite songs 💝 sometimes telling the truth does more harm and damage than what you intended by doing so. The ambition to fix a problem by telling the truth sometimes leads into making it even worse or give it a weight it doesn't deserve

[@guttersnippeesmithers3905]

Halo is probably the best song on the album brilliant lyrics and fantastic use of drums

[@DanneFernstrom]

Hi! Just wanna fill in with something I read Martin said about writing Personal Jesus. They went on their first tour in US and while sitting in the tour bus the saw those big big signs after the road that you really can lift up your receiver and get some kinda salvation through a pay-call. Ironic.....well... thats just something I read....

[@gustavoayunta957]

They sell you god. You all need a God. For many, the depeche themselves were that god. Very clever about their position...

[@alexismccourt7712]

I've attached my nipple clamps, Iam just really enjoying how many times you say KiNKY.

[@VaughnGeorge]

HAHAHHA BRING IT ON!! I blame you Martin Gore !! VG :-)

[@giulianabianchi8028]

When you mentioned here is the house as the answer of a real fan I was like THAT IS SO MEEE I love that song

[@VaughnGeorge]

Exactly !! You are a true fan!! VG :-)

[@Sir_Eyeball]

Haha I felt the same way! It's my favorite DM song.

[@allegrajane7205]

Yeeeess, along with "Lie To Me"!!

[@grimlund]

I also think of Dave when I hear "Clean". When you think of the lyrics and the time the song was recorded its a kind of a bizarre irony about it all. Dave once said that the last time he had fun with drugs was about 1990-91. During the Violator time. We all know that after that it all went downhill pretty fast for the guy. But today Dave can sing the song with a cheerfull spirit.

[@BiserAngelov1]

Violator lyrics. They are truly deep spiritual and multidimentional.

[@VaughnGeorge]

Yes Biser !! That is a great word to describe it!! VG :-)

[@d10srelish40]

many of their songs have a bdsm aspect and that make them more exciting .

[@VaughnGeorge]

Indeed !! Martin the kinky bastard !! VG :-)

[@EtsiJuuret]

@@VaughnGeorge do u think ETS is about a maniac who's preparing to rape & kill some1?

[@carlkellner1310]

I hope there will be a similar series on SOFAD - In Your Room etc. That's when the BDSM aspect is really expressed the most beautifully in my opinion.

[@BlindColour1]

I love your videos Vaughn! I didn't think there was a bigger DM fan than me but it appears you are. I love your Martin Gore impressions as well - hilarious! Keep up the great work. This channel is a true gem

[@Tomversal]

This whole album plays out like a futuristic plot and the end of the world for me... I can't really explain how because it's images I get and all that, I'd have to make my own video on it

[@VaughnGeorge]

Your feeling are the same as mine on this !! VG:-)

[@gustavoayunta957]

In fact, i thought this about SOFAD... would be like the perfect soundtrack for the book of revelations...

[@dragonersounds9010]

Hello Vaughn! "That's all there is, nothing more then you can feel now, that's all there is.. ' I think he means it more in a general sense: His world is big (probably), full of fantasy, imagination and sensitivity, much life experiences.. He wants/tries to show her/make her feel and see the world like he see, feel, dream it. She is the receiver. But all she can see and feel depends on her soul, mind, imagination, sensivity. When it's small, then shes not able to feel it in full size. Nothing more then you can feel.. Sorry bad English Greetings from Germany, you do a great job with your channel!

[@tgwindu1203]

Hey Vaughn... Nice video again. I really enjoy discussing DM lyrics' meanings. Martin is such a brilliant writer. His songs are so open to many interpretations. It just depends on you, what you feel and so on... It's very personal. As you, I think he's smiling at our interpretations but it is also what he wants. He doesn't want to tell you HIS story... he just gives you YOUR own story ;)... Martin is all about sex, religion, addictions, spleen of life... but also you'll find something optimistic too... Dark only exists if there is some light and vice versa, don't you think so ? I will enjoy to know about your interpretation of songs like Home or Condemnation... sometimes... ;) lol... Take care

[@VaughnGeorge]

Hey TG thank you for your sincere and kind words !! I am glad you enjoyed the video and I am happy to have you here as part of the community !! VG :-)

[@danielmetzger3459]

"Waiting for the night" for me is about our 'little escapes', our ways to bear with reality by taking some moments off once in a while, f.i. at night being alone "Enjoy the silence" reminds me of the complexity of verbal communication and of how easily what someone said can be misunderstood

[@israco89]

Hey everybody I am new to this channel, but I am the biggest DM in the world, my favorite song is Enjoy the Silence.

[@VaughnGeorge]

Isreal !! You are very welcome here !! VG :-)

[@israco89]

@@VaughnGeorge Thanks for the welcome Vaughn, just kiddin my favorite is Shake the Disease 😉

[@murrynathan]

@@israco89 understand me...

[@jacopodainotto4084]

Martin writing be like: EH! EH! EH! AH!

[@beatatomaszewska5009]

Very good interpretations ! ....perhaps;)

[@robertgarscadden]

A great analysis.of the lyrics.i think most of Martin,s lyrics are kind of perfect,but deliberately ambiguous.

[@VaughnGeorge]

Deliberately Ambiguous is SPOT ON !! VG :-)

[@d10srelish40]

Martin Gore in an interview said that he is not religious and he can't restrict himself to any religious dogma... but at the same time he admitted that he is fascinated by religions in general .

[@VaughnGeorge]

That is correct !! VG :-)

[@anitaklisovic7782]

He never looked better, if you ask me

[@VitaMortisCarree]

There is a reflecion in your right apple monitor, kinda blue-ish, and when you put your hand up, it sometimes kinda looks like the sleeve of world in my eyes...

[@VaughnGeorge]

Ahahahaha wow!! A happy accident !! VG :-)

[@pewburrito]

VG; tone of the album lyrics: growing up I had no doubts DM wrote about hedonism and drugs and sex (and depression and religion, etc.). Do you think Gore looks back on these lyrics and think he was a bit naive or immature? Some of these lyrics are so blunt and obvious it almost sounds self-aware and tongue in cheek, like someone who doesn't take themselves too seriously. There could be some narcissism here as well. I know Roland Orzabal in recent interviews thinks the primal scream psychology is bunk, because his own kids proved otherwise (why people do things), and he views himself from the 1980s as a bit pretentious. I don't know if Gore does the same, maybe he has an affection for his worldview in the late 1980s..some people will never outright say they were wrong about anything, they just view it all as a part of self-actualization and evolving. Lol perhaps Gore thinks some of his lyrics are "cute"?

[@VaughnGeorge]

You make a great point here my friend !! Yes I think Martin may well look back and think that the lyrics here are little on the "blunt and blatant side". Who knows what he thinks but he should be proud of penning lyrics and also composing Violator, one of the most outstanding albums in Modern Music history!! VG :-)

[@intrumentalelectronicmusic7976]

i think swettest perfection is about songwritten

[@zetsubou-chan]

I think that lyrics to Policy of Truth are some of my favourite and those that I've found the most applicable in my own life, as truth is sometimes a hard pill to swallow and it may backfire if you insist on being 100% honest. When it comes to Halo, I love how after "bring your chains", the beat drops and that one sound comes in (as you said previously there are so many sounds that you just can't make up where they came from), it's like a hugr bell, or something metallic and it reminded me of the sound of actual chains, I've replayed that exact bit more times that I can remember. The line "a famine in your heart, an aching to be free" - so poetic, so relatable as a way of conveying frustration with being trapped in some kind of personal, metaphorical hell.

[@zetsubou-chan]

I have listened to Clean a lot and to me, it always seemed as being in denial, like wanting and trying to get clean but, being very far away from it and in actual gripes of the addiction which is even worse, because outwardly you have been putting all this work and looking put together and yet... it's actually only sometimes. Which is very dangerous, like the period of success is an interlude into something very dark and sinister, a downfall. Also it's ridiculous how this album ends with Clean and then it is the begging of actual HELL when it comes to David's drug addiction

[@platetec4636]

Loved the video and love you too! It's always wonderful to hear someone else's point of view on material you know so well. To be honest I never really look into what a song means but go with the flow and let the lyrics live in that moment and don't question why........yeah, I know. Say like the song Home (it's not Violator but bear with me) I never looked deeply into what the song was about but when someone revealed it was about death I didn't like that and felt the meaning of the song was deeper than that. That's the beauty of Martin's lyrics they can be taken 10 different ways, has radically different meaning to different people (have different needs) Clean was the stand out song for me from that album, a non single track with the Depeche DNA stamped all over it and also my bathtime song, I'd sing at the top of my voice and fuck the neighbours. Albums are also time machine's, transporting you back to that time when listening maybe for the first time or listening on your walkman as you journey to work. These are powerful messages that stay with you for the rest of your life and will alway take you back to your happy place. A masterpiece of sonic soundscapes with magical powers. Let me take you on a trip.........

[@VaughnGeorge]

Bless You bro!! Hope all is well with you !! VG :-)

[@petcucristi8002]

Hello Vince,from Romania here...about Halo,a friend of mine who is a rocker,he becomes a DM fan after listen Halo,can you believe it?!..i swear is a true story

[@davidsanderson2960]

World in my eyes is definitely about seeing how Dave or Martin see the world and how much influence or lack of influence they have in the world they live in from their perspective, NOT about having a pitched tent in the trouser department 😅

[@celygarcia8453]

Thank you!! Vaughn beautiful episode 3 D M "Violator" 🌹🎹

[@VaughnGeorge]

You are very welcome !! VG :-)

[@celygarcia8453]

Thanks! Happy Weekend 🙌

[@VaughnGeorge]

@@celygarcia8453 and you too !! VG :-)

[@ForsbergPeter]

the most favorite song for Dave Gahan (written by Martin) is "Barrel of a Gun", and then he's prompted that Martin is pointed on him.. it's a sad story that majority of DM fans don't wanna see the whole DM heritage.. they started without Alan, and they'll finish without him.. Mart and Dave are the core of..

[@StenSturesKanal]

After you told the theory about "Never let me down again" being about gay sex on drugs, I've stopped interpreting Gore's straight forward lyrics as straight forward. Once I hear a good theory about a lyric it really sinks in and it deepens that song. I like your theories on this album also!

[@jonathanphillips4488]

Vaughn what a top man putting these fantastic videos together giving us Devotees a real insight into how their terrific discography of albums have been put together. I’m a massive fan and similar to your self where you said Enjoy the Silence turned you into a fan for me it was Violator I was 9 and my bro lent me the album and since then I’m now 39 almost 40 and been on every tour since Exciter tour 2002 , thank you Vaughn for the great content for the Depeche Mode community !!!!

[@VaughnGeorge]

Bless you Jonathan !! Thank you so much !! If you are on Facebook then please join the VG Facebook group!! You are just the kinda guy we need there !! VG :-)

[@jonathanphillips4488]

Thank you Vaughn I shall indeed thank you ✌️!!

[@VaughnGeorge]

@@jonathanphillips4488 See you in there brother !! VG :-)

[@jonathanphillips4488]

@@VaughnGeorge you shall indeed bro!!!

[@JMc-xi6ii]

Here’s me thinking Sweetest Perfection was about his kids. Still an injection isn’t it?!!! 😊

[@coertwelman5840]

I am a huge fan and yet Enjoy the Silence is my favourite song of theirs. My other favourites are a tad more characteristic of a fan: But Not Tonight, Rush, Leave in Silence, Stories of Old, Halo, Photographic...

[@billiondollarman3847]

DANGEROUS, Sea of sin , Happiest Girl ... all could have made it on to this album and would remain a classic.

[@VaughnGeorge]

For sure!! Very Strong songs all of them !! VG :-)

[@manicminer1976]

@Patrick O'Dwyer No man, Clean is the perfect ending song!

[@thelordfosk]

Halo = Mark of divination, purity, holiness, power, beauty, righteousness, authority. Angels fly, have dominion, are free. Worn above the head like a spiritual crown. Shackles = Symbol of baggage, the mark of prisoners and sinners, symbolizing a loss of freedom, punishment. The mark of the crook, the morally compromised, the impure or disturbed. Pain and suffering, perhaps the seclusion and bondage that holding onto sins and not being forthcoming forces onto a man, guilt. This basic unbroken ring shaped object being reversed turns a symbol that differentiates the free and holy from the rest into that very opposite symbology of the marked, sullied, sinful, imprisoned, and bound. From the head to the feet. Wearing his guilt like one would wear a halo ... Inverted. In the literal and non-literal sense of it. And I actually think the lyric sounds weird or amateur on first pass but I TRIED. Good video VG! 🌹

[@heidiaschenbrenner6044]

I'm a little late to this party, but going to chime in anyway. 🙂 I always took the "that's all there is..." part to mean that there is no God, so do whatever you need to in order to get by with all the pain in this world (sex, drugs, whatever else). I strongly identified with Waiting for the Night when this album came out - took it as feeling so out of place amongst all the "normal" people and finding an escape to make life bearable. And as a night person, that's also my time of tranquility. I also love it as a vampire anthem. (I'm a big fan of vampire lore too!) I see Clean as coming up out of all this, but as VG noted, one could easily (and probably will) get pulled back down.

[@gloraditch6915]

Just noticed the outro synth sequence along with the 'inhale' sound at the end of Blasphemous Rumors is very similar to the bass sequence in Enjoy the Silence. Similar equipment, maybe? kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpTWhpuci7GirKc

[@kirillurvancev2116]

Thank you for that series.I think should be series about Violator b-side tracks)And then SOFAD series)

[@kennlubbers5963]

Well, what I really love about Martin Gore and his lyrics, is that you can almost decide for yourself, what these lyrics mean to you... The only time I have actually heard Gore explain lyrics, was when “Precious” came out. Nice part 3 VG!! 👍🏻

[@VaughnGeorge]

Thank you Sir Kenn!! VG :-)

[@lionelalias4561]

This song is close, mainly the end to You Keep On Moving from Deep Purple.

[@gustavoayunta957]

I think the whole album is about the same characters... why the record is called "violator"? I know it was a sort of joke about metal titles, but, on the other hand, a violator is someone who violates something... if you read the lyrics, a bunch of them talks about breaking barriers...(world in my eyes, the barriers of our own views, sweetest perfection, about being invaded by something,Halo, barriers of morality, etc.) In all the album the singer is talking to you, the listener. He is telling you to give in to the view of the character everytime. The great thing is that always recognizes that sometimes he lie... almost like a tv preacher... or a rock band...

[@stevenlewington553]

Interesting take on World In My Eyes. I always took it to be about Virtual Reality. I also thought Policy Of Truth was about staying in the closet as a homosexual.

[@wesmode729]

Vaughn what’s the mix of enjoy the silence in the intro plz 👍🏻

[@VaughnGeorge]

Hi Wes !! I did that mix myself and may release it someday .....VG 🎹😎

[@wesmode729]

@@VaughnGeorge plz do its cool, loved your Never Let Me Down mix 😎👌🏻

[@mrglitch0]

I always thought Personal Jesus was about S&M " six of the best put me to the test" Martin you kinky bastard! "Hahaha, He HeHe He"

[@umatec1027]

Policy of Truth I think is also about the fact that people are entitled to have their secrets e.g. past relationships, traumatic experiences, everything that might makes them sad to remembering or makes them vulnerable.

[@adammartin8608]

My favorite song is clean. To me it's a song about transformation and trying to clean up the old person towards the new person. Not about drugs per se but getting the human mind and body to a better place.

[@dmichab]

Fletch and bones by the telephone...

[@VaughnGeorge]

Hahaha I love that !! VG :-)

[@anitaklisovic7782]

Never again is what you swore...the tine before...brilliant

[@plutostube]

the sweetest perfection and enjoy the silence are about taking heroin, please read the lyrics now in this context

[@jonathan.lahousse]

Enjoy the silence = All I ever wanted, All I have ever needed is here in my arms... of course drugs... the most popular song about drug use lol this is another interpretation!

[@zorkwhouse8125]

With regard to the song "Clean" - at the time Violator came out wasn't Gahan still pretty deep in the throws of his addiction (b/c I was thinking it wasn't until after Ultra that he finally kicked it). At any, if that's the case then it almost seems like it was a bit of either a reality check/slap in the face to Gahan from Martin Gore - forcing him to sing a song about being clean when he was anything but - or perhaps rather than a dig it might have been Gore reaching out or trying to point Gahan in the direction of recovery. Either way, I could see this having been a contentious song between the two of them at the time.

[@crimsoneyedkyu3728]

He was drug addict in Violator era? I thought he was addicted later...

[@zorkwhouse8125]

@@crimsoneyedkyu3728 I might be wrong about that - I was thinking it had started by that point in time but I might be remembering wrong.

[@davidsanderson2960]

​@@crimsoneyedkyu3728Violater is where his addiction started

[@anitaklisovic7782]

I would say Pleasure little treasure and Waiting for the night

[@Tomversal]

Can't wait for this to premier!

[@markb716]

Thank you Vaughn - very good 👍

[@VaughnGeorge]

Thank you Mark !! VG 🎹👍😎

[@J_Mayhem]

I love this series!

[@VaughnGeorge]

Thank you Sir!! VG :-)

[@J_Mayhem]

@@VaughnGeorge it's nice to see someone that likes Depeche mode more than I do! Ive been watching a lot of your stuff. So good!

[@mikesteinbach9722]

I'm not a native speaker, I learned English by typing Depeche's lyrics in my typewriter, when I get some handwritten or photographed lyric-sheet, because there were no ability to get some lyrics the official way in the former GDR. I tried to translate it, and typed them too. In the end I got a large collection of typewritten lyrics, nobody needed them, when the iron curtain falls down and we could buy all the records with the original lyrics in it. I often thought about the meanings of the songs, and for over 30 years knowing them word by word, they change their meanings along my life. So I think, that for example "Blue Dress" doesn't mean the dress as itself. For me it's more a metapher for something like "wearing a mood", maybe a mood for melancholy or for beeing drunk or something like that. And "Personal Jesus" for me it's a song about somebody, who is addicted in telephone-sex and uses this as a substitute for religion.

[@gustavoayunta957]

The blue is that sad dress. Stark reality... poverty... just the cheap product we could bought, can makes us happy...

[@nsford7651]

In Sweetest Perfection when Martin sings 'feel something tugging me'... I can't help chuckling a bit. By the way, the automatic subtitles think you are talking about 'the patch mode' , 'department', 'passion' and 'tabishimo' - has the robot not heard of Depeche Mode?! :D

[@VaughnGeorge]

Hahhaha yeah cheers NS, I guess the subtitle artificial intelligence has a lot to learn still!! VG 😎👍

[@ms.blackcat]

I agree with you with the Policy Of Truth. I had to lie for loyalty reasons and I hated it. I rather be truthful even if it does bite me. Lying makes me feel worse.

[@mattford1593]

Enjoy The Silence will never not be relevant.

[@baroqueandbeyond]

One of the greatest listening moments ever was the first time I heard "Sweetest Perfection" where there is that minor-key orchestral swell after "I know that nothing can stop me." I know that this Part 3 is strictly about the lyrics, but this shows Depeche Mode's genius on this album in accentuating those lyrics and creating a cinematic feel.

[@paulb3517]

Daves vocals in clean...........brilliant.

[@martinmeisner5918]

Great video👍 Thanks VG 😊

[@mikemcmaster794]

These videos are amazing man. I love Violator. I’ve bought it on CD, the special edition with the documentary, the vinyl re release, bought it again when a girlfriend stole it haha.

[@VaughnGeorge]

Glad you like them! Thank you! VG :-)

[@Tomversal]

Just got to the bit after Halo, I wanna say I kinda see this song like another sequel to It Doesn't Matter from Some Great Reward It most likely wasn't intended as one, however with that song saying "It doesn't matter if it all shatters, nothing lasts forever." And Halo saying "When our worlds they fall apart... it will be worth it." I personally feel like they may be connected, like the relationship is worsening or Halo is an outsider's perspective, after all IDM is so innocent sounding yet Halo has its rock influenced style (honestly, it's most likely just a coincidence but I like to think it isn't)

[@Tomversal]

Also for Enjoy The Silence for me it depends on the version really, the demos sound like Martin in a relationship with someone he loves but has some melancholy of some sort, but on the album I always think of the music video where it's a king looking over the his land, all he wants is in his grasp and words cannot bring him down

[@VaughnGeorge]

SO many different interpretations and all rare valid!! VG :-)

[@loveandpeace2930]

It would be nice if you could elaborate on why the dress is blue, of all colors, in your interpreation when it comes to it. I have a very specific opinion on this and am interested in your interpretation.

[@VaughnGeorge]

hmmmm , Great question !! It could literally be that she was wearing a blue dress!! Once again, it's open to interpretation but to me in literally means the dress she is wearing is the colour blue!! VG :-)

[@murrynathan]

@@VaughnGeorge Maybe it’s a bluesy song or maybe he’s feeling blue. I know Princess Di is wearing a new dress & Monica Lewinski wore a blew dress.

[@VaughnGeorge]

@@murrynathan You could be right!! After all , Martin is a kinky bastard!! VG :-)

[@nsford7651]

The Virgin Mary wears blue in a lot of paintings. So that would tie in to the religion theme. We already have Jesus - and a Halo - on this album, so why not Mary?!

[@murrynathan]

@@nsford7651 that sounds about right!

[@arielcarballo2527]

Por favor subtítulos en español

[@tominoakachudak]

I have got some Sunday duties, but then I dive to it.

[@VaughnGeorge]

Enjoy Jan!! VG :-)

[@anitaklisovic7782]

But it's great cause it gives us a cause

[@ВаняВанечкин-в6г]

Only #interlude, more FAN...

[@anitaklisovic7782]

no, you have just started 😁

[@anitaklisovic7782]

Again, exactly in the centre

[@PatheticoMorbid]

Yep, I totally relate to the "Policy of truth" track too, Great Lyrics 👍🏻

[@VaughnGeorge]

One of their best for sure !! VG :-)

[@anitaklisovic7782]

We all have our own Jesus

[@didrikpeterson]

I find it interesting that you knock ‘Enjoy The Silence’ as not being a song that a true fan would call their favorite - and you’ve said this at least twice now. If I recall correctly, it was the song that pulled you in! As for me, I’ve been a DM fan since Some Great Reward - and ETS ranks highest based on all of the memories surrounding college life at the time it came out. Road trips, DJ-ing clubs, ex-gf’s misheard lyrics, and finally my wife and I choosing it as one of our wedding songs. It may not be the most unique or lyric track, but it’s definitely memorable and is this true-fan’s favorite DM track. ✌️

[@markusdaxamouli5196]

My brother...i f8nd myself, ..just sittting here, hearing you speak and shaking my head in agreement like your having an in person converstation.,,BRAVO!

[@heatherwhelan1376]

Really liked how you handled Policy of Truth and Clean. We forget how YOUNG everyone was, and the loss of innocence that was pretty much played out before our eyes with Dave Gahan. Great job. Thanks for putting your interpretation forward.

[@Substance242]

1. Do you also feel Halo and Policy of Truth songs to be connected somehow? Also for me they are like separators between the 1st - 2nd and 3rd parts of the album. 2. Even after all the years, most of the time I can't catch ("predict") when singing starts in Waiting for the Night. Also Clean is playing games with the feeling where the 1st beat is, but at least there are stronger sound clues to shift my perception.

[@yetanothervillager]

Thanks Vaughn! I was going to say that it was only "1st layer" of meaning of Violator lyrics, but then with 'Clean' you are absolutely right, I think: the true meaning of the song comes with age. I didn't like that much it when I was 25 years younger, just another masterpiece of DM's. But years later, I feel it like one of my favourite ones! Thanks again for your reviews!

[@abrokenframe72]

Hey Vaughn, really liked how you ran through these lyrics and gave them a good examination, not just taking the easy road and saying "THIS is what they mean." The only thing I will take issue with is... I am a VERY longtime fan, and "Enjoy the Silence" is not only my favorite DM song, it's my favorite song, period! I guess if someone names ETS but doesn't know anything else... that's the marker. Anyway, great job as always. Thanks!

[@AvesPasseri-Jinysvet]

When I listened to the Violator first, I was quite young than and many songs sort of felt sexual to me and opened me up in a way that looked at sex in a more than a physical way. Seems like I can thank Martin for that. :-) The World in My Eyes is a perfect example of that. For me it is an expression of that sexual play and orgasm - the moments when you do not need anything else in the world, what you feel is all there is and you can see the world in your lover's eyes. Everything else simply dissapear in those feelings and waves of emotions. :-)

[@alexismccourt7712]

Vaungh iam trying to educate gunter I've posted two comments but they not getting through?!

[@VaughnGeorge]

Hey Alexis, I don't know why the messages are not getting through. Perhaps he blocked the channel. Either way, thank you but don't waste your time tying to educate people like that because they simply won't get it. If he was a real fan he'd catch the joke but he is obviously not. I appreciate our support so thank you . VG :-)

[@alexismccourt7712]

Ok, its just that what I said to him was warm and paternal. Similar to what you said, without the responsibility of a you tube channel. Much respect to you VG

[@manlynrivera7659]

Great video again. For me all the songs in Violator are mostly about sex and things that are "sinful". They way Martin writes is what makes them special. Can't wait for the next episode.

[@pewburrito]

Thanks for these Vaughn! Some of my fav YT content..ever! Q: Have you done any material (or plan to) on Electronic (Sumner and Marr), especially that 1st album? I saw them open for DM's World Violation at Dodger's stadium (PSB were there too!) Such a treat!

[@VaughnGeorge]

Cheers and thank you !! Yes I do plan to cover this in the future !! VG :-)

[@pewburrito]

@@VaughnGeorge Awesome!! I'll be here mate! 🤛

[@VaughnGeorge]

@@pewburrito Cheers for your support bud!! VG :-)

[@boris_ev]

I feel that the blue dress in the "Blue Dress" has a meaning of nostalgia, a reminiscence of something very dear. It is common for men to project their mother onto women they meet and especially lovers. This fits perfectly with the kind of awe this simple piece of cloth produces in the hero of this song - it might have been that his mother had a dress like that. This gives a different spin for the words: "Because when you learn you'll know what makes the world turn". Our parents are also lovers. Sexual desire and admiration for the opposite gender drive the world not only as passion or commitment, but also as the precondition for childbirth: new humans take what has been before and drive it even further, thus serving the same gods and doing so, mind you, with the imagery of their tutors in sexuality imprinted in their very perception.

[@ms.blackcat]

Blatantly ambiguous. Goldfrapp Halo remix is just as good. Happiest girl is so naughty but not blatantly obscene as today's music Minaj. Although Martin f 💣 in a recent song "Fail" sounds unusual because he quivers his uvula.

[@koezi3361]

Halo: The guy wants this girl, who's already in a relationship, what he judges to be toxic. With his huge confidence he's dramatically grooming the girl. Waiting for the night: The girl in the toxic relationship is dreaming about the guy, her only peace is the night when she can be alone because her abusing bf works in the evenings as a bouncer. She desides to meet the amoroso. Enjoy the silence: The dramatical guy, aka amoroso finally sleeps with the girl. He feels complete satisfaction as his aching heart gets a bit eased. Policy of truth: Dramatical guy, aka amoroso feels regret for making naive girl to cheat on her bouncer bf. ;)

[@markusdaxamouli5196]

God i love these reviews of Violator...its amazing to make. Something so Iconic breath new life.

[@plutostube]

when he will finish his career (hopefully not soon) maybe Martin will write a book about the meanings of the lyrics of his tracks, that will be something

[@anitaklisovic7782]

ohhh, I do

[@FrigginMossies]

It’s really hard to interpret lyrics. seems the best songwriters have sth we don’t. Take Numans Jo the waiter. Great song and to this day I don’t think he truly knows what was behind it. .

[@mikeL65000]

Great job V.G. I love you man!!!

[@VaughnGeorge]

Bless you Michael!! Thank you !! VG 🎹😎👍

[@matthewwestinoz]

I got goosebumps when you read out the lyrics to ‘Clean’. I played this track on cassette on repeat on a flight to the US when I was 18 for 7 hours. It’s their greatest track. It’s saved me many times.

[@garymoores9248]

"and that's not why you called.." have you been listening to Alex Belfield?

[@GeorgeDemin]

Clean is one of my most beloved songs ever. I think I’m going to relisten to it for ~1000th time now that I’ve finished watching. Waiting for the full breakdown of this song, I think the piano version will be beautiful

[@Sitchad1]

I remember in 1990 when a friend brought me 2 cassettes of DM. The enjoy the silence yellow ep/sp and the personal jesus one where you had different versions plus sole b sides. I was blown away by the sounds. I then got violator and 101 and played those records endlessly. I was addicted