Lilian

Lilian
Song Artist Depeche Mode Album Playing The Angel Songwriter Martin L. Gore Produced by Ben Hillier Recorded at Sound Design (Santa Barbara) Label Mute Records Length (mm:ss) 3:34 Tempo 130 BPM Time signature 4/4 Key F♯ Major Programming Dave McCracken Richard Morris Engineering Ben Hillier Richard Morris Mixing assistance Devin Workman Kt Rangnick Mastering 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 June 5, 2006 Played live 0 times * Total live plays 0 times *

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.

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