[Olog-hai]

I’m taking a ride with my best friend
I hope he never lets me down again
He knows where he’s taking me
Taking me where I want to be
I’m taking a ride with my best friend

We’re flying high
We’re watching the world pass us by
Never want to come down
Never want to put my feet back down on the ground

I’m taking a ride with my best friend
I hope he never lets me down again
Promises me I’m as safe as houses
As long as I remember who’s wearing the trousers
I hope he never lets me down again

We’re flying high We’re watching the world pass us by
Never want to come down
Never want to put my feet back down on the ground
We’re flying high
We’re watching the world pass us by
Never want to come down
Never want to put my feet back down on the ground

Never let me down
Never let me down
Never let me down
Never let me down

See the stars, they’re shining bright (never let me down)
Everything’s all right tonight (never let me down)
See the stars, they’re shining bright (never let me down)
Everything’s all right tonight (never let me down)
See the stars, they’re shining bright (never let me down)
Everything’s all right tonight (never let me down)
See the stars, they’re shining bright (never let me down)
Everything’s all right tonight (never let me down)

If this is really about heroin addiction, it is very, very, very ambiguous, opaque and obscure. Not a single reference it it. Looks more like a homosexual relationship. A lot like, in fact.

[Drew68]

Looks more like a homosexual relationship. A lot like, in fact.

Principal songwriter Martin Gore was a heroin addict and alcoholic, as was Dave Gahan. They're not gay.

[Tired of Taxes]

I always thought the lyrics were clever... and about addiction.

I prefer the studio version and the music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snILjFUkk_A

The meaning is clear in the video (imho).

[TalBlack]

“If this is really about heroin addiction, it is very, very, very ambiguous, opaque and obscure“

Could be. Bridge Over Troubled Water is about heroin addiction . I never grocked that listening to the song. Although in the case of the former you’d think a heterosexual would characterize his addiction in the feminine tense.