Lynda's Song, Too

On September 6, 2013, I posted HERE that I considered Depeche Mode's 2005 hit "Precious" to be the theme song of my friend Erin's life. While that is still true to me, it is also now equally true to me that this is also the theme song to the life of my best friend Lynda as well. The song was written by band member Martin Gore (not the singer, but rather the guy at far left of the three band members reclining in the video). It refers to his children by ex-wife lingerie designer and model Suzanne Boisvert-Gore and the harm he fears has happened to them from the split. There are also a few references to what happened to the marriage which led to the divorce. It is a beautifully sad song and many parts of it are open to reinterpretation towards applying to other types of sad scenarios in life. Lynda and Erin have more in common that I ever conceived previous to today. Here are the lyrics:

Precious and fragile things
Need special handling
My God what have we done to you
We always tried to share
The tenderest of care
Now look what we have put you through

Things get damaged
Things get broken
I thought we'd manage
But words left unspoken
Left us so brittle
There was so little left to give

Angels with silver wings
Shouldn't know suffering
I wish I could take the pain for you
If God has a master plan
That only He understands
I hope it's your eyes He's seeing through

Things get damaged
Things get broken
I thought we'd manage
But words left unspoken
Left us so brittle
There was so little left to give

I pray you learn to trust
Have faith in both of us
And keep room in your hearts for two

Things get damaged
Things get broken
I thought we'd manage
But words left unspoken
Left us so brittle
There was so little left to give

Lyrics courtesy of AZLyrics.com