Should Be Higher

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Should Be Higher
Song	Should Be Higher
By	Depeche Mode
Songwriter	Dave Gahan Kurt Uenala
Produced by	Ben Hillier
Recorded at	Sound Design (Santa Barbara) Jungle City (New York)
Length (mm:ss)	5:04
Tempo	99 BPM
Time signature	4 4
Key	A Major
Programmed by	Christoffer Berg
Engineered by	Ferg Peterkin
Engineering assistance	Tomas del Toro-Diaz Will Loomis Dan Tobiason
Mixing assistance	Drew Smith
Vocal recording	Kurt Uenala
Mastered by	Bunt Stafford-Clark
Design	Anton Corbijn
Recorded	March - October, 2012
Originally released	11 October 2013
Live performances as Depeche Mode	98 times *
Total live performances	98 times *

"Should Be Higher" is a song from the 2013 album Delta Machine by Depeche Mode. It was released as a single on 11 October 2013.

Notes

Dave Gahan says in the 2013-03-22 issue of Mojo magazine:

"I was out Christmas Eve, a nice restaurant, everyone drinking. I thought, 'Why can't I just have a glass of wine?' But I don't any more, because even one glass opens a whole Pandora's box. My mind immediately thinks, I can go much higher. That's what Should Be Higher is about - that line, 'The lies are more attractive than the truth.' I still draw on that stuff when I'm singing and performing, to dig my way out of trouble."

Lyrics

Should Be Higher

I dream of a day when I dare to believe you're the answer

When the shame and the guilt are removed and the truth appears

Oh the touch of your hand, I lose who I am if I want to

I try to resist but succumb to the bliss of your kiss

You should be higher

I'll take you higher

Don't be afraid

You'll just have to pray

Your lies are more attractive than the truth

Love is all I want

Your lies are written down there in your book

Love is all I want

Your arms are infected

They're holding the truth

Oh stop all your crying

This one you'll lose

You should be higher

I'll take you higher

Don't be afraid

You'll just have to pray

Your lies are more attractive than the truth

Love is all I want

Your lies are written down there in your book

Love is all I want

You should be higher

You should be higher

Songwriter: Dave Gahan / Kurt Uenala
Publishing Information: ©2013 EMI Blackwood Music Inc. o/b/o / JJSR Productions Inc. (BMI) / Chocolate Robot (ASCAP). All rights reserved.

Live performances

Main article: Available recordings of "Should Be Higher"

Main article: List of dates where "Should Be Higher" was played

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