Erasure
A Little Respect
The song is a plea for reconciliation from a lover who has been hurt, and it shows Andy Bell's (singer) ability to pour his heart out in his lyrics, which is something Clarke struggles with. In an interview with Vince Clarke, he said: "I've tried to write lyrics that perhaps express the way I feel sometimes. I've struggled with that feeling. I find it easier to write lyrics about someone else's situation other than my own. I can't with any of my songs, say Yeah, that was me when I was half drunk, hung over or something or other. They're more situations about other people. Andy is much better at offering his heart to the world and expressing how he feels, he's a king at that, I think."
With the lyrics "What religion or reason
Could drive a man to forsake his lover?"
Bell is questioning how any religion can dictate love between two men. He just wants to follow love'