Should Be Higher

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Should Be Higher
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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
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
Backprojection images Anja Grabert
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


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