Starting out in Adelaide, South Australia in the early 1990s as a Depeche M… Read Full Bio ↴Starting out in Adelaide, South Australia in the early 1990s as a Depeche Mode cover band with the name Avante Moda this 3 piece gradually grew to play some of their own compositions. In keeping with this progression in their repertoire they changed their name to D.A.S Koncept. Further live performances and further original compositions lead to a record deal with Machinery Records in Germany (original home of Snog, Swamp Terrorists, And One and many others in the electronic/industrial field in the early to mid nineties). With the record deal came a move to Germany and another name change (das koncept in German was seen as nonsensical). They came up with the name Static Icon and have two main releases - Sin Machine (1996), somewhat of a concept album with three sections (Bound, Passion and Release), and Slave (1998), an EP with a cover of Whip It by Devo.

Why Do We Believe?
Static Icon Lyrics

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Fooled by love
Again
I want to hold you so tight
I want to kill you and cry
Why do we believe?
When all we have has been deceipt
Why do we believe?
When all the lies are clear to see

Fooled by love
Again
Can you feel the pain?
Here we go again
Fooled by love
Again
Can you feel the shame?
I fell in love again
I just simply can't deny
All the pain I feel inside
Everything has fallen through
All the love I had for you
And the lies you laid on me
All your talk of dishonesty

It will all catch up with you
All the tides will turn on you

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Static Icon's song "Why Do We Believe?" explore the painful experience of falling in love and being deceived. The repetition of the phrase "fooled by love again" emphasizes the feeling of repetition and uncontrollable vulnerability. The singer expresses contradictory emotions of wanting to hold their lover tightly while also feeling the urge to harm them and cry.

The question posed in the chorus, "why do we believe?", suggests a deep sense of confusion and frustration with the nature of love itself. Despite the pain and the lies, the singer and their lover keep returning to the cycle of love and deception. The lyrics suggest that this cycle can lead to feelings of shame and desperation.

Overall, "Why Do We Believe?" is a poignant portrayal of the complexities of love and the emotional toll it can take. The lyrics capture the feeling of being caught in a cycle of deception and the desire to break free from it.

Line by Line Meaning

Fooled by love
Being tricked by the feeling of love

Again
Once more, for another time

I want to hold you so tight
I desire to embrace you closely

I want to kill you and cry
I have conflicting emotions of wanting to harm you and also being upset about it

Why do we believe?
What is the reason we have faith?

When all we have has been deceipt
When everything we trusted in is lies

When all the lies are clear to see
When the falsehoods are evident and obvious

Can you feel the pain?
Are you experiencing the suffering?

Here we go again
We are starting over once again

Can you feel the shame?
Do you recognize the embarrassment?

I fell in love again
I have begun to have feelings for someone once more