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Before We Drown
Song	Before We Drown
By	Depeche Mode
Songwriter	Dave Gahan Peter Gordeno Christian Eigner
Produced by	James Ford Marta Salogni
Recorded at	Electric Ladyboy (Santa Barbara) Shangri-La (Malibu)
Length (mm:ss)	4:05
Programmed by	James Ford Marta Salogni
Engineered by	Marta Salogni
Engineering assistance	Francine Perry Grace Banks
Mixed by	Marta Salogni
Mix engineering	Marta Salogni
Mixed at	Studio Zona (London)
Mastering engineer	Matt Colton
Keyboards	James Ford
Art direction	Anton Corbijn
Recorded	July–October 2022
Originally released	24 March 2023 9 February 2024 ("release")
Live performances as Depeche Mode	18 times *
Total live performances	18 times *

"Before We Drown" is a song from the 2023 album Memento Mori by Depeche Mode. On 9 February 2024, it became the sixth "release" from the album.

Lyrics

Before We Drown

I've been thinking I can come back home

So how would that be, you and I alone

All alone

I have a feeling, you're not on my side

There's a distance, between you and I

You and I

First we stand up, then we fall down

We have to move forward, before we drown

We drown

I feel so naked, standing on the shore

Are you sure

Nothing's out there, nothing else no more

No more

First we stand up, then we fall down

We have to move forward, before we drown

We drown

We drown

First we stand up, then we fall down

We have to move forward, before we drown

We drown

Songwriter: Dave Gahan / Peter Gordeno / Christian Eigner
Publishing Information: EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI) o/b/o JJSR Productions Inc. (PRS) / Reservoir 416 (BMI), published by Reservoir Media Management, Inc. (PRS).

Live performances

Main article: Available recordings of "Before We Drown"

Main article: List of dates where "Before We Drown" was played