Secret To The End
Notes
Dave Gahan told Q magazine in March 2013:
"[Getting cancer] certainly did affect what I wrote. When that phrase came out, 'I can feel the presence of God' [from The Light The Dead See’s Presence Of God] I'm thinking, I can't sing that! And Secret To The End for Delta Machine, every verse ending with, 'Is this the end? Should this be the end?' It was seeing myself for the first time. The wondering why, why, why? What's it all about? I'm going to do something useful with it, try to be the best father and husband I can be... and the best musician. I wrote myself back into life.”
Lyrics
Secret To The End
Oh when I look at you
I'm probably the same way too
I got a feeling that it's coming soon
Could this be the end
When I look around this room
There must be something I can do
Can I convince you that it isn't true
We've come to the end
Did I disappoint you
I wanted to believe it's true
Oh the book of love was not enough
To see us through
The problem
Should have been you (should have been you)
Should have been you (could have been you)
Should have been you (would have been you)
(Should have been you, would have been you)
If it hadn't been me
(Would have been you, could have been you)
Should have been you (should have been you)
Should have been you (would have been you)
(Should have been you)
If it hadn't been me
It seems so obvious to you
You're feeling what I am feeling too
The final chapter in the contract expires soon
We've come to the end
Thank God I'm not the same as you
You always know exactly what to do
It's who I am, it's not like you
We've come to the end
Did I disappoint you
I wanted to believe it's true
The book of love was not enough
To see us through
The problem
Should have been you (should have been you)
Should have been you (could have been you)
Should have been you (would have been you)
(Should have been you, could have been you)
If it hadn't been me
(Would have been you, could have been you)
Should have been you (should have been you)
Should have been you (would have been you)
(Should have been you)
If it hadn't been me
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.
Dates with available recordings of Secret To The End
There are currently 5 recordings of Secret To The End available.
- 2013-05-04 Palais Nikaia, Nice, France/Source 1
- 2013-05-28 O2 Arena, London, England, UK/Source 1
- 2013-05-29 O2 Arena, London, England, UK/Source 1
- 2013-06-22 Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia/Source 1
- 2013-06-22 Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia/Source 2
Dates where Secret To The End was played
2013-2014 Delta Machine Tour
Secret To The End was played 33 times during this tour.
- 2013-05-04 Palais Nikaia, Nice, France
- 2013-05-07 HaYarkon Park, Tel Aviv, Israel
- 2013-05-10 Terra Vibe, Athens, Greece
- 2013-05-12 Lokomotiv Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2013-05-15 National Stadium, Bucharest, Romania
- 2013-05-19 Usce Park, Belgrade, Serbia
- 2013-05-21 Puskas Ferenc Stadium, Budapest, Hungary
- 2013-05-23 Zagreb Arena, Zagreb, Croatia
- 2013-05-25 Inter Stadium, Bratislava, Slovakia
- 2013-05-28 O2 Arena, London, England, UK
- 2013-05-29 O2 Arena, London, England, UK
- 2013-06-01 Olympic Stadium, Munich, Germany
- 2013-06-03 Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Germany
- 2013-06-05 Commerzbank Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
- 2013-06-07 Stade De Suisse, Bern, Switzerland
- 2013-06-09 Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany
- 2013-06-11 Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany
- 2013-06-13 Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 2013-06-15 Stade de France, Paris, France
- 2013-06-17 Imtech Arena, Hamburg, Germany
- 2013-06-22 Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia
- 2013-06-24 SKK Arena, St. Petersburg, Russia
- 2013-06-27 Ericsson Globe, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2013-06-29 Olympic Stadium, Kiev, Ukraine
- 2013-07-03 Esprit Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany
- 2013-07-09 Moon and Stars (Piazza Grande Locarno), Locarno, Switzerland
- 2013-07-16 Antic Arena, Nimes, France
- 2013-07-18 San Siro Stadium, Milan, Italy
- 2013-07-20 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy
- 2013-07-23 Synot Tip Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
- 2013-07-25 National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland
- 2013-07-27 Vingis Park, Vilnius, Lithuania
- 2013-07-29 Minsk Arena, Minsk, Belarus
2017-2018 Global Spirit Tour
- Secret To The End was not played during this tour.