The Static Architect – Going Backwards

Associated artists/bands: The Static Architect
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Thomas Frenken

I am the founder and main author of the international synth pop magazine Electrozombies. Since my childhood I have been a devotee of melancholic, gloomy electronic music. Started in the late 70s with minimal electro band Kraftwerk and become a real synth pop fan through Depeche Mode's hit 'People Are People' in 1984.

I took over the depechemodecovers.com website in 2024 and relaunched it. As a big fan of Depeche Mode and cover versions, I dedicate myself passionately to this project.
Picture of Thomas Frenken

Thomas Frenken

I am the founder and main author of the international synth pop magazine Electrozombies. Since my childhood I have been a devotee of melancholic, gloomy electronic music. Started in the late 70s with minimal electro band Kraftwerk and become a real synth pop fan through Depeche Mode's hit 'People Are People' in 1984.

I took over the depechemodecovers.com website in 2024 and relaunched it. As a big fan of Depeche Mode and cover versions, I dedicate myself passionately to this project.

More info about Depeche Mode's original "Going Backwards"

Depeche Mode - Spirit

Released on: Spirit

Release year: 2017

Track type: Regular album track

Lyrics of "Going Backwards"

We are not there yet
We have not evolved
We have no respect
We have lost control

We’re going backwards
Ignoring the realities
Going backwards
Are you counting all the casualties?

We are not there yet
Where we need to be
We are still in debt
To our insanities

We’re going backwards
Turning back our history
Going backwards
Piling on the misery

Oh..
Mhm..

We can track it all with satellites
See it all in plain sight
Watch men die in real time
But we have nothing inside
We feel nothing inside

Oh..

We are not there yet
We have lost our soul
The course has been set
We’re digging our own hole

We’re going backwards
Armed with new technology
Going backwards
To a caveman mentality

Ah..

We can emulate on consoles
Killings we can control
With senses that have been dulled
Because there’s nothing inside
We feel nothing inside

Ah…

We feel nothing inside
(We feel nothing, nothing inside)

Because there’s nothing inside