Cover Me

“Cover Me” is a song from Depeche Mode’s fourteenth studio album Spirit (2017). The song was co-written by lead singer Dave Gahan, alongside other three tracks on the album. The song’s lyrics explore themes of heartbreak and solitude. They are coupled with icy synths and steel guitars to build a sonic atmosphere that conjures isolation. It was released as the third single from Spirit, making “Cover Me” the fourth single in the band’s catalog to be co-written by Gahan. A remix EP was released in digital, CD and vinyl form to promote the track. A music video for the song directed by longtime collaborator Anton Corbijn was released in September, 2017. The black-and-white clip finds Gahan on a solitary journey drifting through outer space and the streets of Los Angeles.

Dave Gahan on Rolling Stone:"It’s about a person who travels to another planet only to find that, much to his dismay, it’s exactly the same as earth. It’s a different planet but the same. He really can’t get away from himself. If he wants things to change, he’s going to have to implement it."

Lyrics
I've felt better I've been up all night I can feel it coming The morning light The air is so cold here It's so hard to breathe We better take cover Will you cover me?

Way up here with the Northern lights Beyond you and me I dreamt of us in another life One we've never reached

You know we're sinking We could fade away I'm not going down Not today The air is so cold here Too cold to see We have to take cover Cover me

Way up here with the Northern lights Beyond these broken bars I pictured us in another life Where we're all super stars