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Depeche Mode — Policy of Truth
Album: Violator
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Released: 1990
Length: 4:51
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You had something to hide
Should have hidden it, shouldn't you
Now you're not satisfied
With what you're being put through

It's just time to pay the price
For not listening to advice
And deciding in your youth
On the policy of truth

Things could be so different now
It used to be so civilized
You will always wonder how
It could have been if you'd only lied

It's too late to change events
It's time to face the consequence
For delivering the proof
In the policy of truth

Never again
Is what you swore
The time before
Never again
Is what you swore
The time before

Now you're standing there tongue tied
You'd better learn your lesson well
Hide what you have to hide
And tell what you have to tell
You'll see your problems multiplied
If you continually decide
To faithfully pursue
The policy of truth

Never again
Is what you swore
The time before
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Great set tonight, Bill.
Posted 6 months ago by johnfiva    [ Reply ]
 tripp1 wrote:
One needs to listen to DM with headphones on. Period. 


In FLAC  w/ great studio phones, amp & DAC!!!  
Posted 7 months ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
One needs to listen to DM with headphones on. Period. 
Posted 8 months ago by tripp1    [ Reply ]
This band was so far ahead of its time. So glad their time will never end!
Posted 8 months ago by onemorebyte    [ Reply ]
weird. better than ezra is playing, but it says Depeche Mode - Policy of Truth. what gives?
Posted 10 months ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Apologies for the office desk dancing, everyone!
Posted 1 year ago by RodneyAjax    [ Reply ]
Totally ace. 
Posted 1 year ago by GingerandMe    [ Reply ]
What a Sound !  Nailed it 
Posted 1 year ago by andydanilo    [ Reply ]
 lily34 wrote:

i hear a cow moo.



Milk that..
Posted 1 year ago by Tylersmyler    [ Reply ]
i hear a cow moo.
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
With their new album having released last week (Memento Mori) it was great to hear one of their classics on RP. Talk about longevity. Wonderful track and wonderful band 😀
Posted 1 year ago by DGR1    [ Reply ]
Thankfully we can tell the dancer from the dance...
Posted 2 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Love love love it 💗
Posted 2 years ago by mraqueleu    [ Reply ]
This album of theirs will always remind me of the wild times I spent in Northern Territory and Tropical Queensland when it just came out, when we all had it going in every hostel or on any boat or road adventure. Great tunes in great places!
Posted 2 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
7 --==>> 8
Posted 2 years ago by SpencerAR    [ Reply ]
 SpamNRice wrote:

Brilliant time warp back to my 20’s and living in England during “Now that’s what I call music, Vol… 1…?” Maybe later-who cares-brilliant!


Hah.  I've still got Vols 1 and 2 on VHS, in the loft somewhere.  Good grief, I must be ancient.

https://www.discogs.com/releas...

Violator was much later...
Posted 3 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]


"Never again
Is what you swore
The time before"

timeless
Posted 3 years ago by luisaa72    [ Reply ]
 jas1776 wrote:

"Never again
Is what you swore
The time before"

One of top 10 lyrics of all time.



And Bill plays 'Too Rolling Stoned' just before this song.

Long live RP.
Posted 3 years ago by bmosbarg    [ Reply ]
"Never again
Is what you swore
The time before"

One of top 10 lyrics of all time.
Posted 3 years ago by jas1776    [ Reply ]
Brilliant time warp back to my 20’s and living in England during “Now that’s what I call music, Vol… 1…?” Maybe later-who cares-brilliant!
Posted 3 years ago by SpamNRice    [ Reply ]
 ChrisVIII wrote:

They are so repetitive... Their songs sound all the same to me and they are never-ending !!! I don't understand why they are so admired and loved... 



Have you never gone out dancing?!?
Posted 3 years ago by Ok_Sobriquet    [ Reply ]
This song, almost more than any other, reminds me of something that happened to me in the fall of 1993. This song was blasted over and over again mountain biking outside of Colorado Springs on some trail skirting the edge of a mountain lake, rimmed with yellow Aspens at their peak. Finding it today rockets me back to a time just before my son was born.
Posted 3 years ago by kernreed    [ Reply ]
From Dylan to Radiohead to the OJ's on to Depeche Mode : >
R.P you guys get an A+ for Good Taste and discernment!

This Saturday set has been SOOOOO Enjoyable!
Posted 3 years ago by surfrider4life    [ Reply ]
Top!
Posted 3 years ago by Caqueron    [ Reply ]
One of the best songs of DM
Posted 3 years ago by MaSolaQueLaLuna    [ Reply ]
I've been rediscovering this album lately.  Great production. I think it shows the 'just right' use of synthesizers. 

Very 80's (ok, it came out in 90) but also very timeless.
Posted 3 years ago by stevesaw    [ Reply ]
This album was released in Soviet Union - Russia in 1991 with greаt success.
Posted 4 years ago by Anatol    [ Reply ]
Great Album.....Top 100 of All Time.....
Posted 4 years ago by Rockit9    [ Reply ]
 unclehud wrote:
Why do I visualize Goths whenever I hear these guys?
It's from my Goth daze... Ie when I had enough hair to do the 2 step to...
Posted 4 years ago by janac13    [ Reply ]
I just lost 4 minutes and 51 seconds of work time. Thanks!
Posted 4 years ago by stevesaw    [ Reply ]
I'm not the biggest fan of synth music, but these guys have an excellent portfolio of fantastic songs, love their music, hard to believe they've been producing for decades! Or maybe it's just hard to believe that I'm so much older....
Posted 4 years ago by lynn01    [ Reply ]
Posted 4 years ago by kuly-s    [ Reply ]
Thanks for this! Have always loved Depeche Mode.
Posted 4 years ago by keenevision    [ Reply ]
Nice bass line and repeating motifs.
Posted 5 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
 Great song, great album!!

                   
Posted 5 years ago by Michael_in_Paradise    [ Reply ]
 ChrisVIII wrote:
They are so repetitive... Their songs sound all the same to me and they are never-ending !!! I don't understand why they are so admired and loved... 
 
You don't understand songs, you feel them. And if this doesn't do it for you, so be it. This band has always been at the very top throughout my life, when it comes to feeling a song.
Posted 5 years ago by xray38    [ Reply ]
Yeeeeeeah!  {#Dancingbanana_2}
Posted 6 years ago by cavemanleong    [ Reply ]
935 Lies: The Future of Truth and the Decline of America’s Moral Integrity (2014).  Charles Lewis (journalist)

do love Depeche Mode  : )
Posted 7 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
They are so repetitive... Their songs sound all the same to me and they are never-ending !!! I don't understand why they are so admired and loved... 
Posted 7 years ago by ChrisVIII    [ Reply ]
Acknowledging that I mention this at every opportunity, I always urge serious DM fans to find a way to listen to the 5.1 mixes that were released as part of the European market re-releases in 2004/2005. If you think Violator and other albums kick ass in stereo, wait until you hear them well mixed in surround. It makes for a tremendously engaging listening experience. 
Posted 7 years ago by Synth80s    [ Reply ]
 meatmike wrote:
My favorite Depeche Mode song!
 
From their best record (IMO)
Posted 7 years ago by Rockit9    [ Reply ]
My favorite Depeche Mode song!
Posted 7 years ago by meatmike    [ Reply ]
I've seen multiple ads here on NYC TV for their upcoming "Spirit" tour. An unusual big media buy.  Maybe I don't pay a lot of attention, but I seldom see that here for music acts.  
Posted 7 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
I saw them in Bercy PARIS in 1990. The greatest concert i have never seen !!!
Posted 7 years ago by Noé    [ Reply ]
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Posted 7 years ago by melzabutch    [ Reply ]
{#Bounce}
Posted 8 years ago by sunflowerbee    [ Reply ]
{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Crown}
Posted 8 years ago by sukhramkaur    [ Reply ]
 DD rabbi_phil wrote:
policies of truth don't always work out well.... as i once 'splained to a then soon to be (ex)-grlfrnd...." ok,so i like your sister better...whats the problem ?"....   still have a mean scar from the airborne ashtray

 

Oh the tales you have told sir! The wrathful passions you have bestirred in scorn-ed damsels, the ladies of song you have stalked, the permanent restraining orders festooned in heavy garlands 'round your gate! Casanova! Will you not tread lighter down the primrose path of love?

I am convinced that you are the Hunter S. Thompson of rabbis.  {#Notworthy}
Posted 8 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 alux wrote:
Well, that's why I wasn't appreciating Depeche Mode properly.  Didn't have my headphones turned up loud enough.  Much better now.  

 
Heh, try seeing them live!!
Posted 9 years ago by subgyro    [ Reply ]
Liked it when it came out, and I still like it. Much better than much of what was on the radio at the time. The lyrics have that inevitable feeling I associate with quality.
 
Posted 9 years ago by Nerubo    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of why I hate 90% of 80's music...........thanks {#Eh}

Edit: 1990?  I guess they managed to stretch the "yuck" factor in to the 90's barely {#Roflol}
Posted 9 years ago by Fiji5555    [ Reply ]
{#Cool}
Posted 10 years ago by Yoko_no    [ Reply ]
Well, that's why I wasn't appreciating Depeche Mode properly.  Didn't have my headphones turned up loud enough.  Much better now.  
Posted 10 years ago by alux    [ Reply ]
 DD rabbi_phil wrote:
policies of truth don't always work out well.... as i once 'splained to a then soon to be (ex)-grlfrnd...." ok,so i like your sister better...whats the problem ?"....   still have a mean scar from the airborne ashtray

 
{#Roflol}
Posted 10 years ago by afrixluvguy    [ Reply ]
Such a GREAT album!
Posted 10 years ago by Aud    [ Reply ]
 horseplayer wrote:
You know how sometimes you don't like a song or band at first, but over time it grows on you?

This is not one of those times.

Funny
Posted 10 years ago by bmo    [ Reply ]
You know how sometimes you don't like a song or band at first, but over time it grows on you?

This is not one of those times.
Posted 11 years ago by horseplayer    [ Reply ]
Still playing!  

https://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/221429771.html
Posted 11 years ago by davedog    [ Reply ]
Had a pint with them in a pub next door to the gig venue in 1982. Nice lads. 'New Life' was never bettered.
Posted 11 years ago by suggettsmiss    [ Reply ]
Totally fulfilling. Thank you, RP! 
Still on the DM countdown for their new album release and 2013 tour. Chills!
Posted 11 years ago by DearDM    [ Reply ]
Absolutely love this song....and Depeche Mode :)
 
Posted 12 years ago by metod    [ Reply ]
oil painting 4 sure                .......................................(not the album cover)
Posted 12 years ago by DD rabbi_phil    [ Reply ]
policies of truth don't always work out well.... as i once 'splained to a then soon to be (ex)-grlfrnd...." ok,so i like your sister better...whats the problem ?"....   still have a mean scar from the airborne ashtray
Posted 12 years ago by DD rabbi_phil    [ Reply ]
I like the instrumental breaks in this song. Rather powerful overall. Not a HUGE fan of everything...but I do like this very much!
Posted 12 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
 1wolfy wrote:
And we're still waiting for some Truth..  sorry, no pictures of Bomber and Biden a_genuine_find wrote:
 
It's an Obama Nation.

Say it aloud fast 3 times.
(I support Barry.  It is a funny right-wing joke though.)


Posted 13 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
And we're still waiting for some Truth..  sorry, no pictures of Bomber and Biden a_genuine_find wrote:
Policy of Truth

Never again
is what you swore
the time before
(2004?)
 



Posted 13 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]

Just to reach the magic 96....

:)


Posted 13 years ago by prickelpit96    [ Reply ]
This song + coffee = good morning!
Posted 14 years ago by WayUpNorth    [ Reply ]
 unclehud wrote:
Why do I visualize Goths whenever I hear these guys?
 
Because, strangely enough, DM are exponents of Goth, or rather electro-goth. Their depressive, agonised lyrics replete with religious imagery and themes are distinctively Goth, as Goth as the Sisters or the Neph but with a poppy danceable beat. To my shame I dismissed them in the 80s as disposable electro-pop and have only got into them properly in recent years, not uncoincidentally when I started listening to RP. So thanks to RP for helping me rediscover this group. An easy 9 from the (closet Goth) Nottingham jury.

Posted 14 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]

Posted 14 years ago by sonofpick    [ Reply ]
I have to say that I'm always sort of amazed at the love Depeche Mode gets around RP. Though I'm not a fan, well, more power to 'em.{#Whistle}

Posted 14 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
 DaveInVA wrote:
Depressed Mode, yetch
Well go listen to something happy then. Maybe something by Barney the Dinosaur...

Posted 14 years ago by Dillinquent    [ Reply ]
 That_SOB wrote:

So these are the writers for Depeche Mode . Wow, I'd swear they look like someone's
perverted uncle(s). That guy on the left ? He sure looks like he just went through a sex change (not that that's bad.) So, did they have the same mother, or father ? Is it just a rumor that they were attached at the head prior to a surgical separation? Was it successful ? Are they signifying how many times in their life the got laid ? So, what do they have to smile about ?
 Neither has a father

Good tune.

Posted 14 years ago by Dillinquent    [ Reply ]

Woo Hoo!  Depeche Mode! 

{#High-five}

Posted 14 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
Depressed Mode, yetch
Posted 14 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
 a_genuine_find wrote:
Policy of Truth

Never again
is what you swore
the time before
(2004?)
 
So these are the writers for Depeche Mode . Wow, I'd swear they look like someone's
perverted uncle(s). That guy on the left ? He sure looks like he just went through a sex change (not that that's bad.) So, did they have the same mother, or father ? Is it just a rumor that they were attached at the head prior to a surgical separation? Was it successful ? Are they signifying how many times in their life the got laid ? So, what do they have to smile about ?
Posted 15 years ago by That_SOB    [ Reply ]
Here in Canada we have a federal government that lies constantly. They don't follow the Policy of Truth. {#Sad}

Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
This is one of Depeche Modes better songs, I hate it!{#Puke}
Posted 15 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
 unclehud wrote:
Why do I visualize Goths whenever I hear these guys?
 

Because you wasted your youth playing dungeons and dragons when you should have been studying piano so you could front your own band and make millions?

Just guessing.  I could be wrong.
Posted 15 years ago by iscoot4peace    [ Reply ]
Why do I visualize Goths whenever I hear these guys?
Posted 15 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:
Duran Pet Shop Boys Duran
 
Moron Listen Closer Moron

Posted 15 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
MUTE. Ah, sounds so much better now.
Posted 16 years ago by smehan55    [ Reply ]
 1wolfy wrote:
provocative lyrics
 
Never again
Is what you swore
The time before
Never again
Is what you swore
The time before

{#Yes}

Posted 16 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
This song reminds me of a girl I used to date in HS.
Posted 16 years ago by bugleboy624    [ Reply ]
Policy of Truth Never again is what you swore the time before (2004?)
Posted 16 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
There is a song in this album that is absolutely great. It is "Clean". Check it out!
Posted 16 years ago by aragon    [ Reply ]
On_The_Beach wrote:
Duran Pet Shop Boys Duran
Ridiculous.
Posted 16 years ago by prickelpit96    [ Reply ]
On_The_Beach wrote:
Duran Pet Shop Boys Duran
Not even close.
Posted 16 years ago by diazo    [ Reply ]
vandal wrote:
Hmmm. . . I think you have that backwards. . .
Oh, you mean his real name is Petty Tom? Got it...
Posted 16 years ago by JeffGuyett    [ Reply ]
provocative lyrics
Posted 16 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
I was playing this disk in my car on the way to the office this morning. On the freeway at 85 (eat your hearts out all you guys in L.A., Texas has better and faster freeway traffic) ... sunglasses on heading into the sun ..... sipping coffee tapping your foot on the floorboards ..... THIS is driving music ...........
Posted 16 years ago by lwilkinson    [ Reply ]
Duran Pet Shop Boys Duran
Posted 16 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
It is so nice to hear these guys on the radio :)
Posted 17 years ago by Brimmy    [ Reply ]
I used to love this album. Almost forgot about it...great stuff
Posted 17 years ago by out_to_lunch    [ Reply ]
Nice segue from PF, Bill. I do love this song... and Depeche. I don't get all the hate aimed toward them.
Posted 17 years ago by Kristi    [ Reply ]
I'm always surprised how well Depeche Mode holds up over time compared to other music that I liked at that time. You can't deny that it's great stuff. I like it almost as much now as I did back then.
Posted 17 years ago by caldesac    [ Reply ]
I was about to say that it was rather cruel of Bill to place Depeche Mode after Pink Floyd, but this song has more legs than I originally gave it credit for.
Posted 17 years ago by xkolibuul    [ Reply ]
what does tom petty have to do with anything? I read back in all the posts and I don't get it?
Posted 17 years ago by mrrmt    [ Reply ]
10
Posted 17 years ago by Glockman45    [ Reply ]
I don't understand why someone would care what Tom Petty likes or doesn't like.
Posted 17 years ago by davin    [ Reply ]
a little over played but still good,but there are other tracks id like better.... peace out
Posted 17 years ago by xs9095    [ Reply ]
Fade spacey PF-Empty Spaces-enter DM big drum intro. dramatic.
Posted 17 years ago by fuh2    [ Reply ]
mattt wrote:
He can't sing more than three notes, but he can hear them. Heh. Cheap shot. There's actually a lot of Petty stuff I like.
funny . . .
Posted 18 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
Pipes wrote:
Maybe it's because Tom Petty can hear more than just 3 notes.
He can't sing more than three notes, but he can hear them. Heh. Cheap shot. There's actually a lot of Petty stuff I like.
Posted 18 years ago by mattt    [ Reply ]
How to "Depeche"? Please say true how? Is song fly for?
Posted 18 years ago by virningula    [ Reply ]
a favorite D.M. song. love it. and love them.
Posted 18 years ago by phillips    [ Reply ]
Pipes wrote:
Maybe it's because Tom Petty can hear more than just 3 notes.
Hmmm. . . I think you have that backwards. . .
Posted 18 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
snarf wrote:
Depeche Mode can't understand what makes Tom Petty hate Depeche Mode. Help them understand.
Maybe it's because Tom Petty can hear more than just 3 notes.
Posted 18 years ago by Pipes    [ Reply ]
PURE GOLD
Posted 18 years ago by horstman    [ Reply ]
MrsAustin wrote:
This song intro is one of my favorites ever. It sounds so incredible cranked on the stereo. I really love the song, but I think that the beginning is so much stronger than the bridge, that seems to fall off into the abyss.
The intro is nice but I think the bridge is actually the defining part of the song.
Posted 18 years ago by jah_blessed    [ Reply ]
Orgasmic! Seriously, that's what I call that fade! To go from PF's Young Lust to DM's Policy of Truth. That was simply... orgasmic. BIll, I worship at the feet of your statue. I am not worthy!
Posted 18 years ago by Rainman1975    [ Reply ]
snarf wrote:
Depeche Mode can't understand what makes Tom Petty hate Depeche Mode. Help them understand.
I don't understand I love this...and hate Tom Petty
Posted 18 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
This song intro is one of my favorites ever. It sounds so incredible cranked on the stereo. I really love the song, but I think that the beginning is so much stronger than the bridge, that seems to fall off into the abyss.
Posted 18 years ago by MrsAustin    [ Reply ]
ONE OF THE BEST DM SONGS FOR PROBABLY THE BEST DM ALBUM!!!
Posted 18 years ago by exciter76    [ Reply ]
bajafisher wrote:
we want some KMFDM,
Posted 18 years ago by liser    [ Reply ]
snarf wrote:
Depeche Mode can't understand what makes Tom Petty hate Depeche Mode. Help them understand.
OK, I'll bite: People are People.
Posted 18 years ago by jah_blessed    [ Reply ]
I have always really liked this one!!!
Posted 18 years ago by ruthless    [ Reply ]
snarf wrote:
Depeche Mode can't understand what makes Tom Petty hate Depeche Mode. Help them understand.
So do I. Hate them. Petty is right.
Posted 18 years ago by dkwalika    [ Reply ]
great_one wrote:
Tom Petty hates Depeche Mode!
Depeche Mode can't understand what makes Tom Petty hate Depeche Mode. Help them understand.
Posted 18 years ago by snarf    [ Reply ]
One of the best DM albums to date. All the tracks are great. But this one make the listener think about actions and consequences. Awesome.
Posted 19 years ago by Drunkenlilacwine    [ Reply ]