“…I Feel Diseased…
…I’m Down On My Knees…
…I Need Forgiveness…
…Someone To Bear Witness…
…To The Goodness Within…
…Beneath The Sin…
…Although I May Flirt…
…With All Kinds Of Dirt…
…To The Point Of Disease…
…I Want Release…
…All This Decay…
…Take It Away…
…And Somewhere…
…There’s Someone Who Cares…
…With A Heart Of Gold…
…TO HAVE And TO HOLD.”
“TO HAVE And TO HOLD” Is Off DEPECHE MODE‘s 1987 Album “MUSIC For The MASSES” !!!
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I Have Mentioned This Song…
“TO HAVE And TO HOLD“
by DEPECHE MODE
…Before, But I Honestly Didn’t Tell You WHY It’s Important To Me.
It’s Pretty Easy To See Why This Song Is Stuck In My Head.
Right???
Yes, It’s A Personal Favorite.
Yes, It’s (admittedly) NOT Everyone’s Cup’O’Tea.
It’s Slow.
It’s Quirky.
It’s Dark.
BUT…
…It’s Also Amazingly Beautiful…
…And Brilliant…
…And Simple…
…And Profound.
It’s A Song That Has Stayed Close To My Heart Seemingly Forever.
Since I Was A Teenager, Anyway.
I Know All The Words By Heart AND By Head.
During My Roughest Patches, This Song Was A Savior.
It ALWAYS Said What I Couldn’t.
I Listened To It Over AND Over.
I Did.
Hell, I Did Right Before I Decided To Write About It.
Yeah, I Can Be A “Moody Bitch”…
…And This Song Helps Carry Me Through All Of It.
It’s One Of Those Songs That Brings A Mental AND Emotional Change.
It Does.
It Carries Me, At Times.
And, I Always Come Out On The Other Side.
Usually Damaged.
But, Always Still Alive.
I’d Say That’s Good Enough.
This Song…
“TO HAVE And TO HOLD“
by DEPECHE MODE
…Has, At Times, Kept Me Alive.
It Expresses Itself Sooo Much.
So Much So, In Fact, It Takes Care Of A LOT Of MY Expressing.
It’s So Much Easier To Calm Down When You Have A Song That Feels So Deeply.
You Become Helpless In Its Grasp.
You Get Lost For A Moment.
Just Long Enough To Calm Your Ass Down, Ya Know?!
It Rarely Fails.
Don’t Worry, My Peeps, It’s VERY Safe To ENJOY The Song.
Just Be Careful Where You Sing It Out-Loud.
Other People Will Always Give You That Look As If You’ve Got Some Serious Problems.
Pfft.
What Do They Know, Anyway?!
😉 😀 😉
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