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Depeche Mode — Waiting for the Night
Album: Violator
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Released: 1990
Length: 6:05
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I'm waiting for the night to fall
I know that it will save us all
When everything's dark
Keeps us from the stark reality
I'm waiting for the night to fall
When everything is bearable
And there in the still
All that you feel is tranquillity
There is a star in the sky
Guiding my way with its light
And in the glow of the moon
Know my deliverance will come soon
I'm waiting for the night to fall
I know that it will save us all
When everything's dark
Keeps us from the stark reality
I'm waiting for the night to fall
When everything is bearable
And there in the still
All that you feel is tranquillity
There is a sound in the calm
Someone is coming to harm
I press my hands to my ears
It's easier here just to forget fear
And when I squinted
The world seemed rose-tinted
And angels appeared to descend
To my surprise
With half-closed eyes
Things looked even better
Than when they were open
Been waiting for the night to fall
I knew that it would save us all
Now everything's dark
Keeps us from the stark reality
Been waiting for the night to fall
Now everything is bearable
And here in the still
All that you feel is tranquility
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Posted 6 months ago by Dj_Yonke    [ Reply ]
Timeless!
Posted 1 year ago by garydgould    [ Reply ]
Mr. Martin L. Gore. Perfection.
Posted 2 years ago by Shaken_Bake    [ Reply ]
Running this song through my head does wonders when I have trouble falling asleep. One of my favorite albums of all time.
Posted 2 years ago by jwolf8609    [ Reply ]
RIP Andy Fletcher
Posted 2 years ago by snopek    [ Reply ]
Rest in Peace, Andrew Fletcher.

Posted 2 years ago by Dezet    [ Reply ]
I love it when Martin sings 
Posted 4 years ago by PinkSo    [ Reply ]
Remember a friend of mine painted a 6x6' version of this album cover on the wall of his dorm room.
Posted 4 years ago by maxvonevil    [ Reply ]
 ziggytrix wrote:
Great album!  As much as I like Personal Jesus and Enjoy the Silence, it's nice to hear some deeper cuts. :)
 

 That's why many of us are here... To hear the rest of the album's song other than the 'radio friendliest' singles and hits. 

And still you will catch a timeless classic hit now and then.

Long live RP brothers and sisters of this planet!
Posted 5 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
Phenomenal album.
Posted 5 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
Not a huge Dep fan but this album is X Tror Di Nary
Posted 6 years ago by Rockit9    [ Reply ]
 maboleth wrote:
Pure electronic masterpiece. 11/10.
 
I agree..Their best effort in my opinion.
Posted 6 years ago by Rockit9    [ Reply ]
Pure electronic masterpiece. 11/10.
Posted 6 years ago by maboleth    [ Reply ]
 markus333 wrote:
I know nothing worse than Depeche Mode! {#Frustrated}

 
I do : The Cure. {#Frustrated}
Posted 9 years ago by eveliko    [ Reply ]
Thumbs down, Bill. Interest turned to boredom then irritation.
Posted 9 years ago by GeorgeMWoods    [ Reply ]
At first I thought this was "Intruder" by Peter Gabriel...
Posted 9 years ago by Forest267    [ Reply ]
I know nothing worse than Depeche Mode! {#Frustrated}
Posted 9 years ago by markus333    [ Reply ]
Can't decide. Almost brilliant but the rhyming annoys me.
Posted 9 years ago by MrsTom    [ Reply ]
I remember being mesmerized by this song as a teen. Love it still. 
Posted 10 years ago by catffeine    [ Reply ]
David Sylvian comes to mind... Beautiful!
Posted 10 years ago by marcvellekoop    [ Reply ]
I loved this visuals.... {#Good-vibes}
heh, this was my PSD too {#Biggrin}

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54IFog-QelA
Posted 10 years ago by ShamanManu    [ Reply ]
Great album!  As much as I like Personal Jesus and Enjoy the Silence, it's nice to hear some deeper cuts. :)
Posted 11 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
Bliss.
Posted 11 years ago by Ag3nt0rang3    [ Reply ]
 DearDM wrote:
Oh, to hear this on Valentine's Day. What a fateful PSD result. Thank you, RP!
 
Still listening, still love it. Thank you, RP!
Posted 11 years ago by DearDM    [ Reply ]
Oh, to hear this on Valentine's Day. What a fateful PSD result. Thank you, RP!
Posted 11 years ago by DearDM    [ Reply ]
It's a perfect match tonight, with the outside sounds suspended by a light snow,  enjoying music, randomly reading. Smooth
Posted 11 years ago by ambrebalte    [ Reply ]
Dear RP, THANK YOU!
Posted 11 years ago by DearDM    [ Reply ]
Believe me, I have always wanted to like this.  I have tried to like this.  There is nothing wrong with this band other than they just cannot compose.  They fall short on almost every point of good music.  Sorry.  It's like a bot wrote this.
Posted 11 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
still just as haunting after all these years.
Posted 11 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
I'm glad you include Depeche Mode ... back in the 80's, when I was listening to YOU BILL!! on KLRB, there was so much great music, I didn't bother with the synth bands much. Now it sounds good. Love RP!!
Posted 11 years ago by Segue    [ Reply ]
Memories of driving back from holidays back to Paris with my wife sleeping on the passenger seat. She would always fret on the road unless she listened to this album.

Good times.  
Posted 11 years ago by palad1    [ Reply ]
This tune has the angst and decline that their earlier album 'Black Celebration' had. For this, I like this...not great though...
Posted 12 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
 jkhandy wrote:
Imagine what a great place this planet would be, if everyone kept their negativity to themselves, instead of spewing it onto the world.
 
Utopia is but a mere 85 years away for the vast majority of us. Perfection is not to be found on this level.Perhaps after the earth is engulfed by the sun, and the sun goes novae, who knows if our chemistry will aggregate again, and who knows into what? Perhaps a rock in the Andromeda galaxy? Ahhh utopia..

Posted 12 years ago by That_SOB    [ Reply ]
{#Kiss}
Posted 12 years ago by anumidium    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:
Sorry - NO!
 
Sorry, YES!


Posted 12 years ago by lennox60    [ Reply ]
 dynamaniak wrote:
:D  How can people rage on Depeche Mode?  These guys are the pioneers of so many of the electronic sounds commonly used today.  They wrote electronica before computers could automatically generate music so show some appreciation!!  Geesh.
PS.  Thanks Bill, I am loving what you are playing today.  (Oh wait, Bill - are you for real?! Or are you just some random online playlist generator?)
 
Heavens! Bill G. is absolutely real. That's him and Rebecca on the home page, and that's him doing the occasional between-song announcements. Totally real person, have no fear.
Posted 12 years ago by FooledAgain    [ Reply ]
:D  How can people rage on Depeche Mode?  These guys are the pioneers of so many of the electronic sounds commonly used today.  They wrote electronica before computers could automatically generate music so show some appreciation!!  Geesh.
PS.  Thanks Bill, I am loving what you are playing today.  (Oh wait, Bill - are you for real?! Or are you just some random online playlist generator?)
Posted 13 years ago by dynamaniak    [ Reply ]
It's been more than six years since I uploaded this track and it's still in rotation! Thanks, Bill! 
Posted 13 years ago by jah_blessed    [ Reply ]
Sorry - NO!
Posted 13 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
 vandal wrote:

I would agree except that when I hear God in 5.1 DTS, he rags on me about my weight and the fact that I haven't been to church since I was 13. . .

{#Eek}
 
Would God really be that boriing....well.....I mean interesting?  {#Stupid}


Posted 13 years ago by Webfoot    [ Reply ]
I wonder if these guys ever considered writing TV or radio jingles for commercials, they would be great at it.  Their songs sound like they were generated by some automated computer program for music composition. 
Posted 13 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
It doesn't feel right, not hearing Enjoy the Silence after this.
Posted 13 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
Imagine what a great place this planet would be, if everyone kept their negativity to themselves, instead of spewing it onto the world.
Posted 14 years ago by jkhandy    [ Reply ]
 sirdroseph wrote:
I have thought long and hard to articulate an accurate response to this tune; Ewwwwwwwwww!!{#Puke}
 
thanks for sharing!!

Posted 14 years ago by jkhandy    [ Reply ]
 lattalo wrote:
This sounds like god in 5.1 DTS.
 
I would agree except that when I hear God in 5.1 DTS, he rags on me about my weight and the fact that I haven't been to church since I was 13. . .

{#Eek}


Posted 14 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
"I'm waiting for your mom to come..."
Posted 14 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
I have thought long and hard to articulate an accurate response to this tune; Ewwwwwwwwww!!{#Puke}
Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
Awesome and beautiful in its lightness.
Posted 14 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]

Boringgggggg......


Posted 15 years ago by Ecocruiser    [ Reply ]
{#Music} please more more more of depeche mode!!!

Posted 15 years ago by physastro2050    [ Reply ]
{#Meditate}
Posted 15 years ago by rachlan    [ Reply ]
 rdaugherty wrote:
"Depeche Mode is French for we're wussies!"
 
And Daugherty comes from the word Dogherty, derived from the word dochartach meaning obstructive.
See everything makes sense.

Posted 16 years ago by lattalo    [ Reply ]
rdaugherty wrote:
"Depeche Mode is French for we're wussies!"
In all seriousness, "Dépêche Mode" is the name of a fashion magazine. It means, literally "fast fashion," but it's more like "the latest in fashion."
Posted 16 years ago by exeter    [ Reply ]
rdaugherty wrote:
"Depeche Mode is French for we're wussies!"
heheheheheheh. Shut up, Beavis.
Posted 16 years ago by Ag3nt0rang3    [ Reply ]
On a rainy morning like this is, this song is liable to either put me to sleep to make me slit my wrists. Not that I mind DM that much, but if this song lasted any longer, I'd be a goner. Thank God it was followed by Tom Petty (not that he's exactly lively, but it woke me out of my trance at least).
Posted 16 years ago by joyfulake    [ Reply ]
Posted 16 years ago by rachlan    [ Reply ]
Posted 16 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
Wow, I can really hear Erasure in this one.
Posted 16 years ago by lathyris    [ Reply ]
Andrew Fletcher shines in this one. This is one of the more memorable tunes found on the "One Night In Paris" concert DVD. The crowd really gets into it.
Posted 16 years ago by auburntigerrich    [ Reply ]
The whole of this album is fantastic. Still sounds great today.
Posted 16 years ago by chordcloud    [ Reply ]
This sounds like god in 5.1 DTS.

Posted 16 years ago by lattalo    [ Reply ]
ginniet wrote:
Sounds GREAT on headphones (really helps drown out the office equipment)!
I was just thinking that I don't quite like this song, but that I'd probablly think it was great if I could listen to it on a good pair of headphones.
Posted 17 years ago by handyrae    [ Reply ]
ginniet wrote:
Sounds GREAT on headphones (really helps drown out the office equipment)!
Yeah, it's truly astounding on headphones. That's how I listened to it my first time when it was first released. Even on cassette it was nothing short of a religious experience.
Posted 17 years ago by esotericderek    [ Reply ]
very nice track
Posted 17 years ago by teapot    [ Reply ]
a depeche mode-manifesto song.... gothic athmosphere, bouncing electro-rithmycals sounds and a deep Gahan's voice to fix everything.... great!
Posted 17 years ago by exciter76    [ Reply ]
One of my favorite Depeche Mode songs
Posted 17 years ago by gatsby169    [ Reply ]
Sounds GREAT on headphones (really helps drown out the office equipment)!
Posted 17 years ago by ginniet    [ Reply ]
I'm settling into "depress" mode.....
Posted 17 years ago by tenacious_v    [ Reply ]
rdaugherty wrote:
"Depeche Mode is French for we're wussies!"
Moron
Posted 17 years ago by 25demayo    [ Reply ]
rdaugherty wrote:
"Depeche Mode is French for we're wussies!"
Ah so, merci beaucoup.
Posted 17 years ago by maxmox    [ Reply ]
rachlan wrote:
when this song comes on I have to stop everything and experience it.
...but not in the middle of sleepy post lunch afternoon at work......
Posted 17 years ago by wally42    [ Reply ]
"Depeche Mode is French for we're wussies!"
Posted 17 years ago by rdaugherty    [ Reply ]
Evocative
Posted 17 years ago by Welly    [ Reply ]
when this song comes on I have to stop everything and experience it.
Posted 17 years ago by rachlan    [ Reply ]
madaxeman wrote:
Beautifull.The 192k realplayer link seems to have gone though.
I reckon the 128 AAC is just as good and more economical, if that's a consideration, and it is with me, and on headphones beaudiful song!
Posted 17 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
eastcoast wrote:
sounds like a cross between Crack the Sky and Pink Floyd
Depeche Mode will never be Crack the Sky!!! Bawlmer rock at its best, hon!
Posted 17 years ago by fretman    [ Reply ]
Beautifull.The 192k realplayer link seems to have gone though.
Posted 17 years ago by madaxeman    [ Reply ]
eastcoast wrote:
sounds like a cross between Crack the Sky and Pink Floyd
like pink crack?
Posted 18 years ago by maninblack    [ Reply ]
sounds like a cross between Crack the Sky and Pink Floyd
Posted 18 years ago by eastcoast    [ Reply ]
More, please.
Posted 18 years ago by jmwspg    [ Reply ]
Zounds. 10/10
Posted 18 years ago by davin    [ Reply ]
This brings back some memories!
Posted 18 years ago by Moonbmr72    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by hurrah    [ Reply ]
I JUST SAW THEM IN CONCERT LAST SATURDAY AND IT WAS SOOOO AWESOME!!! (I know I'm shouting it, but I'm still on a concert high...) one of my regrets from childhood has always been never seeing them live. So, my sister, my best friend and I went and had one of the best times we've had in a long time :) They were dynamic and fun--the sound mixing was great. The highlight for me was Martin Gore doing a version os Shake the Disease--just him and a piano! I'd never conceived of it being sung that way--it was amazing. ahhh...DM.
Posted 18 years ago by annanyc    [ Reply ]
The 5.1 mix of this track supposedly sounds even better, at least according to this review. Unfortunately, I don't have the requisite audio gear to check it out myself. Anyway, this song is godlike even in plain stereo.
Posted 18 years ago by jah_blessed    [ Reply ]
toker wrote:
Wow, this really sounds good on the 192 link.
Damn straight. I rated this a 7 way back on the 64k AAC+ stream, but this Hi-def 192k stream offers so much more. It's almost like the stream was made for tracks like this. Truly sublime.
Posted 18 years ago by maLeFunKtion    [ Reply ]
ditto...sounds great!! The start of this song stopped me in my tracks this morning--haven't heard this in a long while. Had to stop working and listen.
Posted 18 years ago by crink51    [ Reply ]
toker wrote:
Wow, this really sounds good on the 192 link.
Not too bad on my 128 either. This is an overlooked Depeche cut.
Posted 18 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
Wow, this really sounds good on the 192 link.
Posted 18 years ago by toker    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
jah_blessed wrote:
Thanks for adding my upload to the playlist! Hope y'all enjoy it. Great tune from one of my all-time favourite albums. Best listened to while standing on a hilltop overlooking a forest with the sun setting in the summer evening sky.
Thank YOU for uploading it! This is one of my favorite DM songs, it's good to see it made it to the RP playlist.
Posted 18 years ago by newwavegurly    [ Reply ]
Helchat wrote:
Cool! To prove I was a "punk" in my youth, I used to be able to nap to loud Public Image Limited on the turntable
I went to a Clash concert with my brother in the early 80s and found him sleeping in the bleachers during the show ... which was so loud it left me with a raging headache.
Posted 18 years ago by kazuma    [ Reply ]
Yeah! I finally get to hear this track (my own upload) on RP! Such a soothing and haunting song. It has a "fairy-tale" quality to it I think. The closing synth line is majestic.
Posted 18 years ago by jah_blessed    [ Reply ]
trempel wrote:
I listen to Led Zeppelin to get to sleep. In some of their live albums they digress into long soloes, which are very slow.
Cool! To prove I was a "punk" in my youth, I used to be able to nap to loud Public Image Limited on the turntable
Posted 19 years ago by Helchat    [ Reply ]
wake me up when it's over
Posted 19 years ago by AphidA    [ Reply ]
beautiful and haunting tune. Thanks for playing, RP!!!
Posted 19 years ago by foppy-knight    [ Reply ]
wow. i had totally forgotten about this song!
Posted 19 years ago by rah    [ Reply ]
Wow, I think I was 15 when I listened to this, that brings back memories
Posted 19 years ago by Bizzarefall    [ Reply ]
I really must get this album now. Put it off for long enough
Posted 19 years ago by maLeFunKtion    [ Reply ]
Such a soothing song. Brings back memories of taking a train to Erie PA back in my college days. It was good music for the back drop of the train trip.
Posted 19 years ago by anidfan    [ Reply ]
jah_blessed wrote:
Best listened to while standing on a hilltop overlooking a forest with the sun setting in the summer evening sky.
oh, if only. I'll have to settle for being in front of my computer (but at least not in a cubicle!)
Posted 19 years ago by Angloray    [ Reply ]
Mugro wrote:
I have always liked this song. I used to listen to it on a mix tape filled with similar soothing songs to help me get to sleep. Insomnia sucks.
I listen to Led Zeppelin to get to sleep. In some of their live albums they digress into long soloes, which are very slow.
Posted 19 years ago by trempel    [ Reply ]
I have always liked this song. I used to listen to it on a mix tape filled with similar soothing songs to help me get to sleep. Insomnia sucks.
Posted 19 years ago by Mugro    [ Reply ]
dark-KKkKKK stark-KKkKKK
Posted 19 years ago by trempel    [ Reply ]
My absolute favorite DM song!!!
Posted 19 years ago by Dianyla    [ Reply ]
jah_blessed wrote:
Thanks for adding my upload to the playlist! Hope y'all enjoy it. Great tune from one of my all-time favourite albums. Best listened to while standing on a hilltop overlooking a forest with the sun setting in the summer evening sky.
Nice upload. This has been a fave for many years now. Outstanding.
Posted 19 years ago by DocGuy    [ Reply ]
Posted 19 years ago by sub-arctic    [ Reply ]
Thanks for adding my upload to the playlist! Hope y'all enjoy it. Great tune from one of my all-time favourite albums. Best listened to while standing on a hilltop overlooking a forest with the sun setting in the summer evening sky.
Posted 19 years ago by jah_blessed    [ Reply ]
Another reason to buy DMs earlier albums, in addition to a couple of hundred other records :)
Posted 19 years ago by bob_hund    [ Reply ]
i didn't want to like this. but... i kind of do.
Posted 19 years ago by janeanger    [ Reply ]
Ah, such memories. Great song. :)
Posted 19 years ago by Darkmatter    [ Reply ]
A great CD. Wish I hadn't sold it for FSM knows what ...
Posted 19 years ago by winter    [ Reply ]