Suffer well

Hi there,

Is there someone, who would be able to explain me the meaning of this song??? Thank you, best wishes

It is intended for Depeche Mode fans to be more precise :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB5HXYpR4B4

Hello, Zuzu. I am not a depeche mode fan, as such, but from reading the lyrics and listening to the song, I believe the singer is questioning the loyalty of a girl who, when he hit bad times and lost his reason to exist, was no longer there for him. He’s asking ‘where were you?’ and saying she had changed- 'frozen hearted'. He then says he ‘found treasure not where he thought’ which would indicate to me that he unexpectedly found someone who was kind and understanding, an angel, someone who, despite his ‘fall from grace (high position)’ accepted him and loved him. He also says ‘peace of mind can’t be bought’ and I think he means you can have all the money in the world but it can't buy you happiness. ‘Suffer well’ – I think he is referring to his past love.

Lyrics: Suffer Well

Where were you when I fell from grace
Frozen heart, an empty space
Something's changing, it's in your eyes
Please don't speak, you'll only lie
I found treasure not where I thought
Peace of mind can't be bought
Still I believe

I just hang on
Suffer well
Sometimes it's hard
It's hard to tell

An angel led me when I was blind
I said take me back, I've changed my mind
Now I believe
From the blackest room, I was torn
You called my name, our love was born
So I believe

I just hang on
Suffer well
Sometimes it's hard
It's hard to tell

I just hang on
Suffer well

 

Is there someone, who would be able to explain me the meaning of this song??? Thank you, best wishes

It is intended for Depeche Mode fans to be more precise :-) 

The latter lyrics  "fromt he blackest room" is suggestive of a Religious / Spiritual Experience with its 

"he called me"    statement.

 The previous part of the lyrics are vague references to feelings of   rejected love,  alienation, but with, as far as I can tell,  strong reference to some kind of spiritual experience, as in:

Where were you when I fell from grace--------------I found treasure not where I thought------------------ Peace of mind can't be bought

   The    later lyric is even more suggestive of a spiritual experience

An angel led me when I was blind I said take me back, I've changed my mind Now I believe From the blackest room, I was torn You called my name, our love was born So I believe

    At any rate,  Depeche Mode popularized  "My Own Personal Jesus"   as did Marilyn Manson,  so I certainly think that   it can be said that Jesus is one of the last places where  members of the group would thought to find either grace, peace  or  treasure.

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  I think the lyrics are indications of a spiritual experience had by somebody in the group.---Warm Regards,  Bruce R. Bain

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Suffer well

Hi there,

Is there someone, who would be able to explain me the meaning of this song??? Thank you, best wishes

It is intended for Depeche Mode fans to be more precise :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB5HXYpR4B4

Suffer Well by Depeche Mode

Where were you when I fell from grace

Frozen heart, an empty space

Something's changing, it's in your eyes

Please don't speak, you'll only lie I found treasure not where I thought

Peace of mind can't be bought

Still I believe I just hang on

Suffer well

Sometimes it's hard

It's hard to tell An angel led me when I was blind

I said, "Take me back, I've changed my mind"

And now I believe From the blackest room,

I was torn

He called my name, a love was born

So I believe I just hang on

Suffer well

Sometimes it's hard

It's hard to tell I just hang on

Suffer well

Sometimes it's hard

So hard to tell

Suffer well

Hi there,

Is there someone, who would be able to explain me the meaning of this song??? Thank you, best wishes

It is intended for Depeche Mode fans to be more precise :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB5HXYpR4B4