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"Im leaving bitterness behind, This time Im cleaning out my mind. There is no space for the regrets I will remember to forget."
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Depeche Mode"She will listen to me when I want to speak About the world we live in and life in general. Though my views may be wrong, they may even be perverted, Shell hear me out and wont easily be converted. To my way of thinking, in fact, shell often disagree. But at the end of it all, she will understand me."
Depeche Mode are an English electronic band formed in Basildon, Essex in 1980. Originally formed with the line-up of Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke, the band has consisted of Gahan and Gore since Fletcher's death in 2022.
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