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Depeche Mode – Secret to the End (2013) | Track profile | Dork

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Secret to the End

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Secret to the End

Release date: 22nd March 2013

From Delta Machine

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About This Track

"Secret to the End" is a track by Depeche Mode, from the album Delta Machine, released 22nd March 2013. Full lyrics are available below.

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Lyrics

Secret to the End

[Verse 1: Dave Gahan]

When I look at you

I'm probably the same way too

I got a feeling that it's coming soon

Could this be the end?

And when I look around this room

It must be something I can do

Can I convince you that it isn't true?

We've come to the end

[Pre-Chorus: Dave Gahan]

Oh did I disappoint you?

I wanted to believe it's true

Oh the book of love

Was not enough to see us through

[Chorus 1: Dave Gahan & Martin L. Gore]

The problem should've been you (Should've been you)

Should've been you (Should've been you)

Should've been you (Could've been you)

Should've been you

If it hadn't been me

(Could've been you, could've been you)

Should've been you (Should've been you)

Should've been you (Could've been you)

Should've been you

If it hadn't been me

[Interlude]

[Verse 2: Dave Gahan]

It seems so obvious to you

You're feeling what I'm feeling too

The final chapter in the contract expires soon

We've come to the end

Thank God I'm not the same as you

You always know exactly what to do

Is who I am, is not for you

We've come to the end

[Pre-Chorus: Dave Gahan]

Oh did I disappoint you?

I wanted to believe it's true

Oh the book of love

Was not enough to see us through

[Chorus 2: Dave Gahan & Martin L. Gore]

The problem should've been you

(Should've been you)

Should've been you

(Could've been you)

Should've been you

(Would've been you, should've been you)

If it hadn't been me

(Would've been you, could've been you)

Should've been you

(Should've been you)

Should've been you

(Would've been you, should've been you)

If it hadn't been me

(Could've been you, should've been you, could've been you)

Would've been you

(Would've been you)

Should've been you

(Could've been you, should've been you, could've been you)

If it hadn't been me

(Would've been you, could've been you, would've been you)

If it hadn't been me

(Would've been you, would've been you, should've been you)

If it hadn't been me

(Should've been you, could've been you, should've been you)

If it hadn't been me

(Could've been you, could've been you, could've been you)

If it hadn't been me

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Track details

From Delta Machine

2013

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2013

—Welcome to My World
—Angel
—Goodbye
—Soft Touch / Raw Nerve
—The Child Inside
—Alone
—My Little Universe
—Secret to the End
—Slow
—Broken

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Dave Gahan, Kurt Uenala
Producer: Ben Hillier
Vocals: Dave Gahan
Background Vocals: Martin L. Gore