Always You – English Lyrics

• By: Depeche Mode
• Album: Memento Mori

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Depeche Mode's "Always You" to explore the poignant beauty of English lyrics set to captivating synth-wave sounds. This song, with its themes of finding strength and solace in another person amidst life's chaos, offers a rich emotional landscape and a blend of modern and classic electronic styles, making it a perfect track to immerse yourself in the language through evocative poetry and compelling music.

[English]

My love, the world's upside down

My love, no solid ground

My love, there are no more facts

My love, reality's cracked

...

And then there's you

There's always you

You're all I need to keep believing

...

And then there's you

There's always you

The air that keeps my spirit breathing

...

And then there's you

There's always you, there's always you

There's always you, there's always you

There's always you

...

My love, there are no more words

My love, life's too absurd

My love, I could not explain

My love, why insanity reigns

And then there's you

There's always you

The light that leads me from the darkness

...

And then there's you

There's always you

Your grace and holiness are endless

...

And then there's you

There's always you, there's always you

There's always you, there's always you

There's always you

And then there's you

There's always you, there's always you

There's always you, there's always you

There's always you

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for
world /wɜːld/ A1	noun - the earth and all life on it
ground /ɡraʊnd/ A2	noun - the solid surface of the earth
reality /riˈæləti/ B2	noun - the state of things as they actually exist
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - to accept something as true
spirit /ˈspɪrɪt/ B1	noun - the non-physical part of a person
breathe /briːð/ A2	verb - to take air into and out of the lungs
words /wɜːdz/ A1	noun - units of language
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter
absurd /əbˈsɜːrd/ B2	adjective - wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate
insanity /ɪnˈsænɪti/ C1	noun - the state of being seriously mentally ill
darkness /ˈdɑːrknəs/ A2	noun - the absence of light
grace /ɡreɪs/ B1	noun - elegance or beauty of movement
holiness /ˈhəʊlɪnəs/ C1	noun - the quality of being holy
endless /ˈendləs/ B2	adjective - having no end

Key Grammar Structures

• My love, the world's upside down

  ➔ Possessive apostrophe ('s)

  ➔ The apostrophe in 'world's' indicates possession, meaning 'the world is upside down'.

• There's always you

  ➔ Contraction (There is)

  ➔ 'There's' is a contraction of 'there is', used for brevity and informal tone.

• You're all I need

  ➔ Contraction (You are)

  ➔ 'You're' is a contraction of 'you are', emphasizing the subject in a concise way.

• The air that keeps my spirit breathing

  ➔ Relative clause (that)

  ➔ The relative clause 'that keeps my spirit breathing' describes 'the air', providing more information about it.

• There's always you, there's always you

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis

  ➔ The phrase 'there's always you' is repeated to emphasize the importance and constancy of the subject.

• Your grace and holiness are endless

  ➔ Subject-verb agreement (are)

  ➔ The verb 'are' agrees with the plural subject 'grace and holiness', indicating multiple qualities.