I think this song is more general and philosophical, and deals with the ideal of "always tell the truth".
It's about an honest person who is very sincere, and beleives that telling the truth is the right thing to do, IN ANY SITUATION. However, this ideal brings troubles to this person, at times...
It is possible that Martin wrote this song about Dave Gahan, which is known for his (over-) sincerity, mostly in public interview. Something that the other band members (including Martin) didn't like at times...
So, what's the message? To be a liar? no... The message is actually a compromise:
"Hide what you have to hide, and tell what you have to tell".
@AgentOren I think this is the best description! They are not telling everyone out there to lie all the time, but rather to be careful with whom, how and when you are honest as sometimes honesty can be more painful than helpful and in time disclosing the things that you need to at a later date with better discretion.
@AgentOren I think this is the best description! They are not telling everyone out there to lie all the time, but rather to be careful with whom, how and when you are honest as sometimes honesty can be more painful than helpful and in time disclosing the things that you need to at a later date with better discretion.
I think this song is more general and philosophical, and deals with the ideal of "always tell the truth".
It's about an honest person who is very sincere, and beleives that telling the truth is the right thing to do, IN ANY SITUATION. However, this ideal brings troubles to this person, at times...
It is possible that Martin wrote this song about Dave Gahan, which is known for his (over-) sincerity, mostly in public interview. Something that the other band members (including Martin) didn't like at times...
So, what's the message? To be a liar? no... The message is actually a compromise: "Hide what you have to hide, and tell what you have to tell".
@AgentOren I think this is the best description! They are not telling everyone out there to lie all the time, but rather to be careful with whom, how and when you are honest as sometimes honesty can be more painful than helpful and in time disclosing the things that you need to at a later date with better discretion.
@AgentOren I think this is the best description! They are not telling everyone out there to lie all the time, but rather to be careful with whom, how and when you are honest as sometimes honesty can be more painful than helpful and in time disclosing the things that you need to at a later date with better discretion.