Depeche Mode – Everything Counts

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The handshake
Seals the contract
From the contract
There's no turning back
The turning point
Of a career
In Korea, being insincere
The holiday
Was fun packed
The contract
Still intact
The grabbing hands
Grab all they can
All for themselves
After all
It's a competitive world
Everything counts in large amounts
The graph
On the wall
Tells the story
Of it all
Picture it now
See just how
The lies and deceit
Gained a little more power
Confidence
Taken in
By a sun tan
And a grin
The grabbing hands
Grab all they can
All for themselves
After all
It's a competitive world
Everything counts in large amounts
The grabbing hands
Grab all they can
Everything counts in large amounts

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Lyrics submitted by gasmask

Track duration: 04:01

"Everything Counts" as written by Martin Gore

Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing

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  • +1
    Song Meaning:This song is simply about corporate greed and corruption. A popular theme in the money grabbing 1980s.
    Flag DJDiscoon April 23, 2012   Link
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  • 0
    General Comment:I think it's about their own relationship with the music industry. It taps into that inner bleakness and sense of guilt that pervades so much of PM's music.
    Flag JakeBrookmanon January 06, 2012   Link
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    Song Meaning:You people are reading too much into it. I have read many places that this song was their summary of the recording industry, exemplifying all the greed, insincerity and unwarranted self-reverence major labels have for themselves. The Korea line was simply because they were wined and dined especially well (c/o the record company of course) while a world tour of theirs had a few stops over there.
    Flag MrSteve1337on October 08, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Its about position and power. How ruthless business is and its every man for himself. Basically this song speaks of greed, power, indulgance, stepping over people to get to the top
    Flag asha1979on March 10, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:I always thought it was "a career, in career", the second as in "full speed"
    Flag iainp999on December 21, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:They don't seem very anti-capitalism though. It's more of an informative song if you want to take it's word for it.
    Flag Steinuson June 13, 2008   Link
  • -1
    General Comment:I actually thought this was all about invading other countries, after joining the military.

    "The holiday
    Was fun packed
    The contract:
    Still intact."

    Much like "You're in the army Now", by Status Quo, and a song by madness called..
    "Uncle sam"?
    Flag shadowolf19on May 12, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Of course about capitalism and the way it operates. I read somewhere the band had recently returned from a visit to Thailand and witnessed the widespread poverty there. This in turn influenced Martin to pen a song. And the reference to Korea is about how South Korea became a bulwark for the US in its campaign against communism during the Korean War, ultimately converting to virtual laissez faire capitalism.
    Flag terry_tibbson September 20, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:What about Enjoy The Silence?
    Flag drowninyoursleepon May 26, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Easily Depeche Mode's best song.
    Flagged Cam-winon December 29, 2006   Link

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