Schönes aus unserer Kindheit

I’m not going down on my knees begging you to adore me
Can’t you see it’s misery and torture for me?
When I’m misunderstood, try as hard as you can
I’ve tried as hard as I could
To make you see
How important it is for me
Here is a plea from my heart to you
Nobody knows me as well as you do
You know how hard it is for me to shake the disease
That takes hold of my tongue in situations like these
Understand me
Understand me
Understand me
Understand me
Some people have to be permanently together
Lovers devoted to each other forever
Now I’ve got things to do and I’ve said before
That I know you have too when I’m not there
In spirit I’ll be there
Here is a plea from my heart to you
Nobody knows me as well as you do
You know how hard it is for me to shake the disease
That takes hold of my tongue in situations like these
Understand me
Understand me
Understand me
Understand me
Here is a plea from my heart to you
Nobody knows me as well as you do
You know how hard it is for me to shake the disease
That takes hold of my tongue in situations like these
Here is a plea from my heart to you
Nobody knows me as well as you do
You know how hard it is for me to shake the disease
That takes hold of my tongue in situations like these
Here is a plea from my heart to you
Nobody knows me as well as you do
You know how hard it is for me to shake the disease
That takes hold of my tongue in situations like these

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Shake the Disease ist ein Lied der britischen Band Depeche Mode. Es erschien im April 1985 als Single aus ihrem Album The Singles 81→85. In Großbritannien erreichte das Lied Platz 18, in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland Platz 4 der Charts. In den deutschen Jahrescharts erreichte der Song Platz 26. Es ist eine der wenigen Singles der Band, die nicht auf einem Studioalbum zu finden sind.

Shake the Disease wurde Anfang 1985 mit Daniel Miller und Gareth Jones eingespielt und war die erste Singleauskopplung aus dem Kompilationsalbum, gefolgt von dem zweiten neuen Song des Albums, It’s Called a Heart. Shake the Disease verwendete Samplingklänge ähnlich dem Entlangstreichen an einem Metallgitter. Alan Wilder sagte, der Song finge die „Essenz der Band“ ein.