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Depeche Mode – Everything Counts lyrics
[Verse:]
The handshake
Seals the contracts
From the contracts
There's no turning back
The turning point
Of a career
In Korea, being insincere
The holiday
Was fun packed
The contracts
Still intacts

[Chorus:]
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

[Verse 2:]
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 sun tan
And a grin

[Chorus:]
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

[Bridge:]
Everything counts in large amounts

[Hook:]
The grabbing hands
Grab all they can
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
The grabbing hands
Grab all they can
Everything counts in large amounts
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[Verse:] The handshake Seals the contracts From the contracts There's no turning back The turning point Of a career In Korea, being insincere The holiday Was fun packed The contracts Still intacts [Chorus:] 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 [Verse 2:] 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 sun tan And a grin [Chorus:] 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 [Bridge:] Everything counts in large amounts [Hook:] The grabbing hands Grab all they can 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 The grabbing hands Grab all they can Everything counts in large amounts Explain Request ×



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Songwriters: Martin Gore
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