Leave In Silence

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Leave In Silence
Song	Leave In Silence
By	Depeche Mode
Songwriter	Martin L. Gore
Working title	"The Big Drop"
Produced by	Daniel Miller Depeche Mode
Recorded at	Blackwing Studios (London)
Length (mm:ss)	4:51 (album version) 4:00 (7"/single version) 6:32 (12" version)
Tempo	121 BPM
Time signature	4 4
Key	E Minor
Engineered by	John Fryer Eric Radcliffe
Photography	Brian Griffin
Calligraphy	Ching Ching Lee
Recorded	December 1981–July 1982
Originally released	16 August 1982
Live performances as Depeche Mode	232 times *
Total live performances	232 times *

"Leave In Silence" is a song from the 1982 album A Broken Frame by Depeche Mode. It was released as a single on 16 August 1982.

Notes

The band said in the 1985-10-26 issue of Melody Maker:

Martin Gore: "We all believed in this one – perhaps too much."

Dave Gahan: "It's got a great atmosphere as a single – it didn't do too well but it did broaden our appeal."

Lyrics

Leave In Silence

I've told myself so many times before

But this time I think I mean it for sure

We have reached a full stop

Nothing's going to save us from the big drop

Reached our natural conclusion

Outlived the illusion

I hate being in these situations

That call for diplomatic relations

If I only knew the answer

Or I thought we had a chance

Or I could stop this

I would stop this thing

From spreading like a cancer

What can I say

I don't want to play anymore

What can I say

I'm heading for the door

I can't stand this emotional violence

Leave in silence

Leave in silence

We've been running around in circles all year

Doing this and that and getting nowhere

This will be the last time

I think I said that last time

If I only had a potion

Some magical lotion

That could stop this

I would set the wheels in motion

What can I say

I don't want to play anymore

What can I say

I'm heading for the door

I can't stand this emotional violence

Leave in silence

Leave in silence

Songwriter: Martin L. Gore
Publishing Information: ©1982 Grabbing Hands Music Ltd/EMI Music Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.

Live performances

Main article: Available recordings of "Leave In Silence"

Main article: List of dates where "Leave In Silence" was played

References

Depeche Mode songs released as singles 1981-1985: Dreaming Of Me • New Life • Just Can't Get Enough • See You • The Meaning Of Love • Leave In Silence • Get The Balance Right • Everything Counts • Love In Itself • People Are People • Master And Servant • Blasphemous Rumours / Somebody • Shake The Disease • It's Called A Heart 1986-1989: Stripped • But Not Tonight • A Question Of Lust • A Question Of Time • Strangelove • Never Let Me Down Again • Behind The Wheel • Little 15 • Personal Jesus 1990-1998: Enjoy The Silence • Policy Of Truth • World In My Eyes • I Feel You • Walking In My Shoes • Condemnation • In Your Room • Barrel Of A Gun • It's No Good • Home • Useless • Only When I Lose Myself 2001-2009: Dream On • I Feel Loved • Freelove • Goodnight Lovers • Precious • A Pain That I'm Used To • Suffer Well • John The Revelator / Lilian • Martyr • Wrong • Peace • Fragile Tension / Hole To Feed 2013-2017: Heaven • Soothe My Soul • Should Be Higher • Where's The Revolution • Going Backwards • Cover Me 2023: Ghosts Again Recoil songs released as singles 1992-1998: Faith Healer • Drifting • Stalker / Missing Piece 2000-2008: Strange Hours • Jezebel • Prey • Allelujah Dave Gahan songs released as singles 2003-2008: Dirty Sticky Floors • I Need You • Bottle Living / Hold On • A Little Piece • Kingdom • Saw Something / Deeper And Deeper 2012-2015: Longest Day • Take Me Back Home • All Of This And Nothing • Shine Martin Gore solo songs released as singles 1989-2003: Compulsion • Stardust • Loverman 2012-2015: Spock • Single Blip • Aftermaths • Europa Hymn • "Pinking" (Christoffer Berg Remix) Official releases Studio albums • Live albums • Compilation albums • Video albums • Singles