Where’s The Revolution, el nuevo single de Depeche Mode

por @patyleiva

Where’s The Revolution, el nuevo single de Depeche Mode salió a la luz ayer, como adelanto de su 14º disco, Spirit, que se estrenará el 17 de marzo.

Lo escuché innumerables veces durante todo el día y lo que más me emociona de este regreso (no sacaban disco desde el Delta Machine del 2013) es el marcado synthpop de sus sonido y las voces que van formando una especie de mantra que crece y provoca cosas.

Dave Gahan, Martin Gore y Andy Fletcher vuelven en plena vigencia con un tema que habla de la sociedad de nuestros tiempos, de la impotencia frente al poder autoritario e injusticia social, mientras se preguntan “dónde está la revolución?”.

You’ve been kept down
You’ve been pushed ’round
You’ve been lied to
You’ve been fed truths
Who’s making your decisions?
You or your religion
Your government, your countries
You patriotic junkies

Where’s the revolution?
Come on, people
You’re letting me down
Where’s the revolution?
Come on, people
You’re letting me down

You’ve been pissed on
For too long
Your rights abused
Your views refused
They manipulate and threaten
With terror as a weapon
Scare you till you’re stupefied
Wear you down until you’re on their side

Where’s the revolution?
Come on, people
You’re letting me down
Where’s the revolution?
Come on, people
You’re letting me down

The train is coming
The train is coming
The train is coming
The train is coming
So get on board
Get on board
Get on board
Get on board

The engine’s humming
The engine’s humming
The engine’s humming
The engine’s humming
So get on board
Get on board
Get on board
Get on board

The train is coming
The train is coming
The train is coming
The train is coming
So get on board
Get on board
Get on board
Get on board

The engine’s humming
The engine’s humming
The engine’s humming
The engine’s humming
So get on board
Get on board
Get on board
Get on board

Where’s the revolution?
Come on, people
You’re letting me down
Where’s the revolution?
Come on, people
You’re letting me down