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* DeathSong: Fitting the theme of Dave's seniority angst at 40 by the time of making the album, "Down" is seemingly about the idea of slowly dying while in someone else's care, and it's a very melancholic song for sure.
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* DeathSong: Fitting the theme of Dave's seniority angst at 40 his 40s by the time of making the album, "Down" is seemingly about the idea of slowly dying while in someone else's care, and it's a very melancholic song for sure.
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* DeathSong: Fitting the theme of Dave's seniority angst at 40 by the time of making the album, "Down" is seemingly about the idea of slowly dying while in someone else's care, and it's a very melancholic song for sure.
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* HandwritingAsCharacterization: All of the text (besides the copyright markers) is handwritten by Dave Gahan himself, including the lyrics, with the lyric booklet itself containing the lyric sheets he wrote on. The amount of revisions alongside his very concise method of writing lyrics demonstrates his level of precision in arranging songs, and his aggressive handwriting style shows his cynical side.
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* LighterAndSofter: Though the {{angst}} is strong on ''Hourglass'', it's most certainly a downgrade from ''Playing the Angel'' before it, especially in its more soothing and emotionally-driven sound design.
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* MoodWhiplash:
** Going from the [[AmbiguouslyChristian allegedly religious]] and incredibly spiritual "Kingdom" to the aggressively sexual and lustful "Deeper and Deeper".
** Similarly, going from the soft and serene "Miracles" to the aggressive and ranting "Use You".
** Going from the [[AmbiguouslyChristian allegedly religious]] and incredibly spiritual "Kingdom" to the aggressively sexual and lustful "Deeper and Deeper".
** Similarly, going from the soft and serene "Miracles" to the aggressive and ranting "Use You".
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* RageAgainstTheMentor: The second verse of "Kingdom" appears to be about the narrator believing that whoever is teaching them about life is faking said wisdom.
-->''So in your infinite wisdom''\\
''Show me how this life should be''\\
''All your love and glory''\\
''Doesn't mean that much to me''
-->''So in your infinite wisdom''\\
''Show me how this life should be''\\
''All your love and glory''\\
''Doesn't mean that much to me''
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* DownerEnding: [[MeaningfulName "Down"]], the final song on the album's main songs, takes any sense of the melancholy from the opening song, "Saw Something", and makes it cut even deeper than the aforementioned ever could.
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* DownerEnding: [[MeaningfulName "Down"]], "Down", the final song on the album's main songs, takes any sense of the melancholy from the opening song, "Saw Something", and makes it cut even deeper than the aforementioned ever could.
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* FadingIntoTheNextSong: The echo at the end of "Insoluble" fades into the white noise at the beginning of "Endless".
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* FadingIntoTheNextSong: The echo at the end of "21 Days" fades into the synths at the beginning of "Miracles", and the echo at the end of "Insoluble" fades into the white noise at the beginning of "Endless".
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* FadingIntoTheNextSong: The echo at the end of "Insoluble" fades into the white noise at the beginning of "Endless".
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* SpecialGuest: John Frusciante from Music/RedHotChiliPeppers plays the guitar solo on "Saw Something".
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* AmbiguouslyChristian: "If there's a kingdom beyond it all, is there a God who loves us all?"
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* AmbiguouslyChristian: "If The chorus of "Kingdom" refers to God in Christianity, but it's unknown if it's meant literally.
-->"If there's a kingdom beyond it all, is there a God who loves us all?"
-->"If there's a kingdom beyond it all, is there a God who loves us all?"
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* EternalLove: "Endless" appears to discuss the concept, as the protagonist refers to himself and his lover being "endless", as the title suggests.
