Lilian

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Lilian
Song	Lilian
By	Depeche Mode
Songwriter	Martin L. Gore
Produced by	Ben Hillier
Recorded at	Sound Design (Santa Barbara)
Length (mm:ss)	3:34
Tempo	130 BPM
Time signature	4 4
Key	F♯ Major
Programmed by	Dave McCracken Richard Morris
Engineered by	Ben Hillier Richard Morris
Mixing assistance	Devin Workman Kt Rangnick
Mastered by	Emily Lazar
Mastering assistance	Sarah Register
Recording assistance	Nick Sevilla Arjun Agerwala Rudyard Lee Cullers Devin Workman Kt Rangnick
Art direction	Anton Corbijn
Design	Anton Corbijn Four5one.com
Photography	Anton Corbijn
Recorded	January - July 2005
Originally released	5 June 2006
Live performances as Depeche Mode	0 times *
Total live performances	0 times *

"Lilian" is a song from the 2005 album Playing The Angel by Depeche Mode. It was released as a double A-side single alongside "John The Revelator" on 5 June 2006.

Notes

Netzeitung.de asked Martin Gore and Andy Fletcher about this song (translated from German):

Martin: "You really don't wanna know who Lilian is." [laughs]

Andy: "I do not know either. But nevertheless the song is great for waking up at eight in the morning while heating up a plate of pasta."

Lyrics

Lilian

Oh Lilian

Look what you've done

You've stripped my heart

Ripped it apart

In the name of fun

Oh Lilian

I'm a poor man's son

And precious jewels

Weren't found in schools

Where I came from

Pain and misery

Always hit the spot

Knowing you can't lose

What you haven't got

Oh Lilian

I should have run

I should have known

Each dress you own

Is a loaded gun

Oh Lilian

Oh Lilian

I need protection

I hear your voice

And any choice

I had is gone

Oh Lilian

Once I'd begun

I couldn't stop

Till every drop

Of blood was sung

Pain and misery

Always hit the spot

Knowing you can't lose

What you haven't got

Oh Lilian

Look what you've done

You've stripped my heart

Ripped it apart

In the name of fun

Oh Lilian

Songwriter: Martin L. Gore
Publishing Information: ©2005 EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Assigned by Grabbing Hands Music Overseas Ltd. All rights reserved.

Dates where Lilian was played

Lilian has never been played live.

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