今時今日我們表達對地產霸權、大財團和各大小”良心”商人賺到盡的無奈與不滿時,其實Depeche Mode在三十年前已經有着同樣的控訴。 Everything Counts於1983年7月推出,靈感來自與唱片公司傾談合約時的種種不愉快經歷,以這首歌來諷刺商人的貪婪,無所不用其極去達到”賺到盡”的目的。The handshake, seals the contract, from the contract, there’s no turning back – 約已簽, 回不了頭, 縱使有着種種不滿。The grabbing hands, grab all they can, all for themselves, after all – 就是此曲主題所在。
The handshake seals the contract
From the contract there's no turning back
The turning point of a career
In Korea being insincere
The holiday was fun-packed
The contract, still intact
The grabbing hands grab all they can
All for themselves - after all
The grabbing hands grab all they can
All for themselves - after all
It's a competitive world
Everything counts in large amounts
The graph on the wall
Tells the story of it all
Picture it now see just how
The lies and deceit gained a little more power
Confidence - taken in
By a suntan and a grin
The grabbing hands grab all they can
All for themselves - after all
The grabbing hands grab all they can
All for themselves - after all
It's a competitive world
Everything counts in large amounts
Everything counts in large amounts
The grabbing hands grab all they can
Everything counts in large amounts
The grabbing hands grab all they can
Everything counts in large amounts
Everything, everything
Everything, everything
The grabbing hands grab all they can
Everything counts in large amounts
The grabbing hands grab all they can
Everything counts in large amounts