Lyrics for Beloved as interpreted by David Gahan

Beloved Lyrics
It's colder than before,
The seasons took all they had come for.
Now winter dances here.
It seems so fitting don't you think
To dress the ground in white and grey.

It's so quiet I can hear my thoughts touching every second that I spent waiting for you.
Circumstances afford me no second chance to tell you How much I've missed you.

My beloved do you know
When the warm wind comes again
Another year will start to pass?
Please don't ask me why I´m here.
Something deeper brought me than a need to remember.

We were once young and blessed with wings.
No heights could keep us from their reach
No sacred place we did not soar.
Still greater things burned within us.
I don't regret the choices that I made.
I know you feel the same.

My beloved do you know
How many times I stared at clouds
Thinking that I saw you there?
These are feelings that do not pass so easily.
I can't forget what we claimed as ours.

Moments lost though time remains.
I am still proud of what we were.
No pain remains, no feeling.
Eternity awaits.
Grant me wings that I might fly.
My restless soul is longing.
No pain remains, no feeling.
Eternity awaits.

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David Gahan
02-11-2002

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This is a new song of a new VnV album Futureperfect, like all that Vnv do it´s pretty good too !

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RX_Euphoria
03-13-2002

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THis song could obviously be about a lost loved one.
But for me it's about himself the person he is now reflecting open who he was .
I don't reget the choices i have made I know you feel the same.
He knows this b/c it was him

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arsenic_touch
04-26-2002

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I'm a genocidally bent lyricist, with chaotic intentions when i tend to get pissed off... but this song tends to bring out the softer side when i want to write down an idea. I simply adore the song for it makes me remember past relationships and how they made me feel wanted and useful... though most nowadays blow tremendously.. this song in my mind is very symbolic.

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interface2x
04-30-2002

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I've always thought of this song as a companion piece to "Forsaken". Whereas in "Forsaken" he is completely enveloped in the sorrow of losing a loved one, this one is written after more time has passed. Rather than dwelling on the pain of his loss, he has the emotional space to be grateful for the time they had together. As he says "no pain remains" - there's no more tears that he needs to cry. Instead, he knows that this person is waiting for him somewhere and they will be together again for all of eternity. This is probably my favorite VNV song.

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gandalfe
05-02-2002

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This is the simply one of the most beautiful pieces I've ever heard. These words aren't simply lyrics, they are poetry, and, as good as the music is, it is merely a complement to them.

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Syrinx
05-09-2002

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I don't think the song necessarily refers to someone who has died, it seems to me it's about a failed relationship. Even though it didn't work out... he's gotten to a point where he can look back at the good times they had together without having to dwell on the pain caused by the breakup of the relationship.

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sideeffekt
05-09-2002

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He set off on a winter trip... back to his past home. Lived far away since. An 8 hour drive thinking about who and what he would see when he went back. the first time back in 2 years. Why did he go back no reason that he could come up with, he just had to. He sees a girl, one he loved for 4 years. Spends an hour with her. Wasn't sure what he would feel. But no pain remains no feeling. He feels nothing at all anymore. And onward he moves. It was good, still a waste, but he has no regrets. And he Tells her, how empty his feelings are for her now. And moves on. An eternity awaits, can't waste spend any more time in doubt about that girl.

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MrClown
05-14-2002

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i have read the lyrics over and over and as much as i agree with what everyone has said on this song, i think it sounds more like a good bye letter. almost like he was on his way home to a person that he loved and died on the trip. or he died and he thinks he is on his way to go meet a long lost love. just my two cents

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Crystaldays
05-18-2002

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I agree with bits and pieces of everyones different opinions on what this songs means, as the thing that makes a great lyricist is they are able to write songs that mean many many different things depending on the listener.

Yes, he speaks of a person who is no longer with him, they have died. But people can leave you in many ways even if they still remain alive in this world.

To me, this song is about A loss in life.. of someone dying in your heart and you know you can never have them/that again. He is thinking back to the time they loved and lived together and realizing he can't go back.. there's no "second chance" No chance to make things like they once were.. pure and full of life.

But that doesn't mean he has forgotten and memories keep this alive.. he is coming to terms with the loss as I guess we all must do.. and most of all coming to terms with himself, alone and away from this person.. *Eternity Awaits..*

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JMagusZeal
05-29-2002

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I've been through a terrible break-up. Thoughts of her betrayal and hatred for her world and what actions she took against me build alongside my love and the longing for her, the perfection I can no longer have.

Even if I were to somehow carve myself a place in her life again, the relationship would be corrupted and tainted by the past that is currently my present.

This song is a final passage into the dream world I held onto. The world of eternal summer, eternal youth, a reality we forged for ourselves to be together forever. Maybe there is a chance that she'd find herself there as well, my excuse for being there was pre-scripted. These things I feel are surely only pangs of True Emotion, the memories brought me back. Not any real feelings.

This lie reveals the flaw inside me, the part of me that refuses to let go. A desperate claw that has hooked itself into the very fabric of the dream. She sees the flaw, and it posesses me to speak. To tell her of the Promises of our youth, our Truths passed. And how much they could've meant to us now. And how much I was pained by our seperation.

But I do not know regret now, now that I'm telling her how I felt. With this confession, I have finally gathered the strength to sever the strand that binds me to this Dream. And with that, I feel the futility of my efforts to divorce myself from these feelings. They are persistent.

And I had ignored the Truth. For I felt the death throes of these feelings even now. I will not bring myself to try to find this dream again, though it costs me my life, I cannot fall back to the fantasies of our Youth.

No longer inside of me, somewhere, these feelings and this dream live on. In blissful futility.

For "Eternity awaits..."

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bridd
05-29-2002

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This song, I first heard when I managed to get hold of some of the live bootlegs from last summer's tour. At the time I'd just broken up with someone, and it brought out alot of that pain and, I guess helped.

On reflection though, this reminds me of my first love. We were together for 8 months, at a point of age and maturity where that was a LONG time. We're now good friends... I told her I'd love her forever, and I never lied, but the truth is I love her like a sister.
This song reflects that for me; a strong love, a love that died, but it's meaning, it's relevancy still carries on.

Moments pass and time remains, I am so proud of what we were.

I can honestly say that's how *I* feel about my first love.

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Electric_Jungle
06-18-2002

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I definatly agree that this song is connected with forsaken, in that perhaps someone in ronan's life has died? A close friend or lover? But whereas "forsaken" is about letting go, or learning to let go.. "beloved" is where he has finally let go. I love the lyrics.. "grant me wings that i might fly, my restless soul is longing, no pain remains no feelings, just eternity awaits"

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Curator
07-10-2002

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Definitely connected with Forsaken. Despair coupled with the content of leaving this existence. A powerful mixture tempting to many.

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DonsAngel
08-19-2002

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Eternity Awaits, i know it took us forever to become an us. But i would wait forever to be with u, i love u with all my heart, and this is the greatest song. and better yet, its our song. =)
"My beloved do you know..
how many times I stared at clouds thinking that I saw you there?
These are feelings that do not pass so easily.
I can´t forget what we claimed as ours. "
I could never and will never forget u, how could i, we are soul mates, and best friends, we are one in the same, for Eternity.

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GothicBlade
09-22-2002

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I dont see why we cant look at this song literally. First of all, I agree that the lyrics probably refer to a lost love, a failed relationship, and so on... but just for fun, look at it this way.

I see this song as the flipside of Darkangel. Yeah, its a kind of 'fantastic' way to look at things, but why not indulge in a flight of fancy?

First off, if you take darkangel from a fantastic point of view, you have a song about an angel getting cast from heaven. Here in beloved, you have other angelic references, such as:

We were once young and blessed with wings.
No heights could keep us from their reach
No sacred place we did not soar.

My beloved do you know
How many times I stared at clouds
Thinking that I saw you there?

I know its fanciful, but try looking at this song as being sung from the perspective of the "I" in darkangel.

"I dont regret the choices that I made, I know you feel the same"

"Grant me wings that I might fly.
My restless soul is longing.
No pain remains, no feeling.
Eternity awaits."

Perhaps he's lamenting his fall from grace?

I just think it works out quite well.

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seraph88
09-27-2002

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Ronan had a loved girlfriend of his die tragically, a lasting impression on him obviously. This is a direct inspiration for alot of VNV nation songs, you will see. So those of you who guessed that, you are right.

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Arianrhod
10-14-2002

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There is just something about this song that gets me every time I listen to it.
It reminds me of being in the house I grew up in, and have since moved out of, huddling around the heater, in the bitter winter cold, thinking about this boy who I really loved, and lost.
Great song.

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diabolusmagus
03-10-2003

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GothicBlade:

That's a very interesting perspective on this song. I checked out your post here because I saw your response in the Darkangel comments.

Of course, this song is much more personal and realistic-sounding than Darkangel, and given seraph88's information is probably more of a literal expression of Ronan's real feelings toward someone. But I agree that Beloved works well as a counterpart to Darkangel.

It's good to stand back and stop looking too deep into the lyrics once in a while. Sometimes they're not intended to hide anything. Such is the case, IMO, with both of these songs. This one is clearly about a lost love (expressed uber-romantically, of course), and Darkangel is most probably a simple story-type song, intended to set a mood and deliver a storyline.

Post ended due to oncoming carpal tunnel attack ;)

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GothicBlade
03-16-2003

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diablousmagus: I dont disagree (in fact, I think youre probably 100% right), but I like putting a fanciful spin on things. Just my intepertation :)

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greap
03-17-2003

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Reading what people have to say about what VNV's lyrics mean is always interesting. I really dont think anyone but ronan harris can ever truely know what they mean but all you have to do is have a look at the lyrics from the three most recent albums (Advance and follow does fit in but not to the same extent).

If you think that he writes anything but songs about relationships (with the very odd exception) you need to look at his work again.

PTF - Relationship going through bad spell
Empires - The breakup
FuturePerfect - Letting go

What individual songs 'mean' is irrelivant as the theme is on the album not the songs.

Of course this is open to interpretation. The obvious references to war (and the apocaliptic imagary they use live) can point towards everything being about war but take a step back and look athe the whole not the individual and it becomes clear that its not inteded to be a collection of battle hymns.

Its all just music anyway. here for us to enjoy (and dance to of course) and not to argue about.

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rynlee83
04-13-2003

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I didn't realize that Ronan did have a girlfriend who died, and that definitely gives greater meaning and depth to a lot of his words (not specifically this song- in general)- prior to knowing that, I thought this song is simply about a relationship in the past- I saw it as a high school sweetheart-type of relationship- that ended not through death, but what the detriment of most high school relationships is once high school is over- the need to go out and experience life alone- hence the lyric "but greater things burned within us..."
The power in these lyrics is amazing- it conveys the feeling of this past relationship that just burned with passion and devotion- filled with moments like the one in Standing- but then having to come to terms with reality and make the logical decision to separate... But now that I know Ronan had a girlfriend who died his words take on new meaning... oh well. The above was my interpretation that I applied to my own situation in life and it helped me through. As is the case with all their songs, this one touched me very deeply and evokes great emotion in me when I hear it. (Which isn't often, since no one I know has even heard of VNV Nation- which alternately irritates me and makes me happy- since although they deserve the radio play and the fame and money and whatnot, I selfishly enjoy that only a select few knows them and can appreciate them- if that makes any sense!)

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enchiridion
05-01-2003

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This song made me want to send a letter to a woman I once loved saying that I had killed myself and proceed to do so.

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enchiridion
05-01-2003

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This song made me want to send a letter to a woman I once loved saying that I had killed myself and proceed to do so.

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enchiridion
05-01-2003

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This song made me want to send a letter to a woman I once loved saying that I had killed myself and proceed to do so.

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Techna17
10-20-2004

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I love vnv nation and especially this song because i think it is not about someone he lost but someone he is going to find again. Somewhat like lovers or friends that have known eachother for a long time but have fallen apart and feel like they need to find eachother again. I would like to say more but i have to go but please give me your insight on the following question.

Since many songs touch peoples souls i thought i would like to pose a question to anyone who would want to listen- Do you believe in soulmates? Do you Have a soulmate, would you want to find yours? I have to write a paper about it so if anyone would like to put in your input my email adress is Leah_deLioncourte@hotmail.com Thanks guys

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