“Tora! Tora! Tora!” is the eighth track on Depeche Mode’s debut studio album Speak & Spell (1981). It was the first Depeche Mode song to be written by Martin Gore, who would later go on to become the band’s permanent chief songwriter after Vince Clarke’s departure from the band.
The lyrics of t...
[Verse 1]
They were raining from the sky
Exploding in my heart
Is this a love in disguise
Or just a form of modern art?
[Chorus]
From the skies you could almost hear them cry
"Tora! Tora! Tora!"
In the town, they were going down
"Tora! Tora! Tora!"
[Verse 2]
I had a nightmare only yesterday
You played a skeleton
You took my love then died that day
I played an American
[Chorus]
From the skies you could almost hear them cry
"Tora! Tora! Tora!"
In the town, they were going down
"Tora! Tora! Tora!"
[Interlude]
[Outro]
I played an American (I played an American)
I played an American (I played an American)
I played an American (I played an American)
I played an American (I played an American)
I played an American (An American)
I played an American (An American)
I played an American
I played an American (An American)
Tora! Tora! Tora! was written by Martin L. Gore.
Tora! Tora! Tora! was produced by Depeche Mode & Daniel Miller.
Depeche Mode released Tora! Tora! Tora! on Mon Oct 05 1981.