The Love Thieves
Lyrics
The Love Thieves
Oh the tears that you weep
For the poor tortured souls
Who fall at your feet
With all their love begging bowls
All the clerks and the tailors
The sharks and the sailors
All good at their trades
But they'll always be failures
Alms for the poor
For the wretched disciples
And the love that they swore
With their hearts on the bible
Beseeching the honour
To sit at your table
And feast on your holiness
As long as they're able
Love needs its martyrs
Needs its sacrifices
They live for your beauty
And pay for their vices
Love will be the death of
My lonely soul brothers
But their spirits shall live on in
The hearts of all lovers
You're holding court
With your lips and your smile
Your body's a halo
Their minds are on trial
Sure as adam is eve
Sure as Jonah turned whaler
They're crooked love thieves
And you are their jailor
Love needs its martyrs
Needs its sacrifices
They live for your beauty
And pay for their vices
Love will be the death of
My lonely soul brothers
But their spirit shall live on in
The hearts of all lovers
Songwriter: Martin L. Gore
Publishing Information: ©1997 Grabbing Hands Music Ltd/EMI Music Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.
Dates with available recordings of The Love Thieves
There are currently 14 recordings of The Love Thieves available.
- 2003-04-22 Nalen, Stockholm, Sweden/Source 1
- 2003-04-24 E-Werk, Cologne, Germany/Source 1
- 2003-04-26 Docks, Hamburg, Germany/Source 1
- 2003-04-26 Docks, Hamburg, Germany/Source 2
- 2003-04-28 La Cigale, Paris, France/Source 1
- 2003-04-28 La Cigale, Paris, France/Source 2
- 2003-04-30 Alcatraz, Milan, Italy/Source 1
- 2003-05-02 Astoria Theatre, London, England, UK/Source 1
- 2003-05-02 Astoria Theatre, London, England, UK/Source 2
- 2003-05-06 Mayan Theater, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Source 1
- 2003-05-06 Mayan Theater, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Source 2
- 2003-05-06 Mayan Theater, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Source 3
- 2003-05-07 Mayan Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Source 1
- 2003-05-07 Mayan Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Source 2
Dates where The Love Thieves was played
1997 Ultra Parties
- The Love Thieves was not played during this tour.
1998 The Singles Tour
- The Love Thieves was not played during this tour.
2001 Exciter Tour
- The Love Thieves was not played during this tour.
2003 Paper Monsters Tour (Dave Gahan solo)
- The Love Thieves was not played during this tour.
2003 "A Night With Martin L. Gore" (Martin L. Gore solo)
The Love Thieves was played 8 times during this tour.
- 2003-04-22 Nalen, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2003-04-24 E-Werk, Cologne, Germany
- 2003-04-26 Docks, Hamburg, Germany
- 2003-04-28 La Cigale, Paris, France
- 2003-04-30 Alcatraz, Milan, Italy
- 2003-05-02 Astoria Theatre, London, England, UK
- 2003-05-06 Mayan Theater, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- 2003-05-07 Mayan Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2005-2006 Touring The Angel
- The Love Thieves was not played during this tour.
2009-2010 Tour Of The Universe
- The Love Thieves was not played during this tour.
2013-2014 Delta Machine Tour
- The Love Thieves was not played during this tour.
2017-2018 Global Spirit Tour
- The Love Thieves was not played during this tour.