Today marks 35 years since Depeche Mode released their incredible anthem of contemplative solitude, “Enjoy the Silence.” I was a 14 yo teen at the time, shy and awkward, like every other adolescent of this age, and the song helped me—not to dissociate, but to feel what I would now call a frantic reflection, full of joie de vivre. There are only a few songs in my life that have that similar introspective influence on me. Sometimes words are very unnecessary indeed.