[Verse 1: Dave Gahan]
Oh love, you were a sickly child
And how the wind knocked you down
Put on your spurs, swagger around

[Chorus: Dave Gahan, Wendi Rose, T Jae Cole & Janet Ramus]
In the desperate kingdom of love

[Verse 2: Dave Gahan]
Holy water cannot help you now
Your mysterious eyes can not not help you
Selling your reason will not bring you through

[Chorus: Dave Gahan, Wendi Rose, T Jae Cole & Janet Ramus]
The desperate kingdom of love

[Verse 3: Dave Gahan]
There's another who looks
From behind your eyes
I learn from you how to hide

[Chorus: Dave Gahan]
From the desperate kingdom of love

[Bridge: Dave Gahan, (Wendi Rose, T Jae Cole & Janet Ramus)]
And at the end of this burning world
You'll stand proud, face upheld (Stand proud, face uphеld)
I'll follow you, into heaven or hell (Follow you)
I'll bеcome as a boy (I'll become)
[Chorus: Dave Gahan]
In the desperate kingdom of love