Demo mode — real UI, fake students. Buttons show a preview toast instead of saving.

Back to demo dashboard
← Back to dashboard
A2.1·rock·6:13

Enjoy the Silence

Depeche Mode · 1990

Enjoy the Silence by Depeche Mode (1990) — selected for the English-through-music catalog. Use the sing-along prompts and exercises to drill pronunciation, vocabulary, and listening comprehension.

💡 Click the CC button on the player for synced captions.

⏱ Timestamps may not be synchronized — edit them via Personalize on the Songs menu.

Lyrics + translation · letras.mus.br

🎤 Sing along

Sing with the chorus

  • All I ever wanted
  • All I ever needed
  • Is here in my arms
  • Words are very unnecessary

Sing it again — final chorus

  • All I ever wanted
everwordswanted

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Into myworld

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Piercethrough me

Exercise 3

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Can't you understand

Exercise 4

Translate this line to Portuguese:

All I ever needed

Exercise 5

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Words like violence

Exercise 6

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Come crashing in

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Painful to me

Exercise 8

Choose the missing word:

Into my ? world

Exercise 9

Choose the missing word:

Pierce ? through me

Exercise 10

Choose the missing word:

All I ? wanted

Exercise 11

Choose the missing word:

So ? the pain

Exercise 12

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 13

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 14

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 15

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 16

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 17

How many times do you hear the word "ever" in the whole song?

"ever"

Exercise 18

How many times do you hear the word "words" in the whole song?

"words"

Exercise 19

And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:

  • All I ever wanted
  • Break the silence
  • Words are trivial

Exercise 20

If you had to summarize "Enjoy the Silence" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?

everwordswantedneeded

Exercise 21

What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Enjoy the Silence" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.

everwordswantedneeded

Exercise 22

If you could ask Depeche Mode one question about "Enjoy the Silence", what would it be and why?

everwordswantedneeded

Exercise 23

Compare "Enjoy the Silence" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?

everwordswantedneeded

Exercise 24

Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?

everwordswantedneeded

Exercise 25

If you could change the ending of the story told in "Enjoy the Silence", what would happen instead?

everwordswantedneeded

Exercise 26

"Enjoy the Silence" was released in 1990. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

everwordswantedneeded

Exercise 27

Describe the mood of "Enjoy the Silence" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?

everwordswantedneeded

Exercise 28

Imagine you are making a short film with "Enjoy the Silence" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?

everwordswantedneeded

Exercise 29

Rewrite the chorus of "Enjoy the Silence" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).

everwordswantedneeded

Exercise 30

Who in your life would you dedicate "Enjoy the Silence" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?

everwordswantedneeded