Long Time Lie
Long Time Lie
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| Song | Long Time Lie |
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| By | Depeche Mode |
| Songwriter | Martin L. Gore Dave Gahan |
| Produced by | Ben Hillier |
| Recorded at | Sound Design (Santa Barbara) Jungle City (New York) |
| Length (mm:ss) | 4:25 |
| Tempo | 125 BPM |
| Time signature | 4 4 |
| Key | B Minor |
| Programmed by | Christoffer Berg |
| Engineered by | Ferg Peterkin |
| Engineering assistance | Tomas del Toro-Diaz Will Loomis Dan Tobiason |
| Mixed by | Flood |
| Mix engineering | Rob Kirwan |
| Mixing assistance | Drew Smith |
| Vocal recording | Kurt Uenala |
| Mastered by | Bunt Stafford-Clark |
| Design | Anton Corbijn |
| Photography | Anton Corbijn |
| Recorded | March–October 2012 |
| Originally released | 22 March 2013 |
| Live performances as Depeche Mode | 0 times * |
| Total live performances | 0 times * |
"Long Time Lie" is a song recorded during the production of the 2013 album Delta Machine by Depeche Mode. It was released as a bonus track on the deluxe edition of the album.
Notes
This song is a collaboration between Martin Gore and Dave Gahan.
Gahan told Spinner (archived):
"He motioned toward me, 'What do you think?' and I was like, 'It's cool.' Ben [Hillier], who's producing the record, said, 'I think Martin was trying to see if you're interested in writing anything to that.' I just let it absorb into me for a few days. I came up with something and recorded it, and Martin seemed very happy."
Gore told Sonic Seducer magazine (translated):
"This time it really felt like a proper collaboration, even though we weren't together in the studio when we wrote it. I first wrote a slower instrumental track, but Ben [Hillier] thought that it would be a good idea if Dave were to add lyrics and melodies to it. So that's what he did, and during a recording session I took it with me and reconstructed the instrumental part around it. But it feels more as though we have created the song together."
Lyrics
Long Time Lie
It's been a while since you did something
Not so long since you complained
You sit around here doing nothing
Every day
You're the coward who points the finger
I understand that I'm helping you
You have delusions in some spaced-out fantasy
That's what you do
He loves to wallow in the glory
Loves to cut you down to size
Try to make you believe in all of his lies
It's been a long, long, long, long, long, long, time
It's been a long, long, long, long, long, long, time
A long time lie
Don't you ever look in the mirror
Don't you know there's so much more
Locked up inside that box behind your door
All your twisted conversations
When you're sitting all alone
Just remember we know your secret
While you moan
He loves to wallow in the glory
Loves to cut you down to size
Try to make you believe in all of his lies
It's been a long, long, long, long, long, long, time
It's been a long, long, long, long, long, long, time
A long time lie
Songwriter: Dave Gahan / Martin L. Gore
Publishing Information: ©2013 EMI Blackwood Music Inc. o/b/o itself, / Grabbing Hands Music Ltd., and / JJSR Productions Inc. (BMI). All rights reserved.
Dates where Long Time Lie was played
Long Time Lie has never been played live.
