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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bernard Sumner
Bernard Sumner
Synthesizer
Ian Curtis
Ian Curtis
Vocals
Peter Hook
Peter Hook
Bass Guitar
Stephen Morris
Stephen Morris
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bernard Sumner
Bernard Sumner
Songwriter
Ian Curtis
Ian Curtis
Songwriter
Peter Hook
Peter Hook
Songwriter
Stephen Morris
Stephen Morris
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson
Assistant Engineer
Jon Caffery
Jon Caffery
Engineer
Martin Hannett
Martin Hannett
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
In fear every day, every evening
He calls her aloud from above
Carefully watched for a reason
Painstaking devotion and love
Surrendered to self-preservation
From others who care for themselves
A blindness that touches perfection
But hurts just like anything else
[Chorus]
Isolation
Isolation
Isolation
[Verse 2]
Mother, I tried, please believe me
I'm doing the best that I can
I'm ashamed of the things I've been put through
I'm ashamed of the person I am
[Chorus]
Isolation
Isolation
Isolation
[Verse 3]
But if you could just see the beauty
These things I could never describe
These pleasures a wayward distraction
This is my one lucky prize
[Instrumental]
Isolation
Isolation
Isolation
Isolation
Isolation
Written by: Bernard Sumner, Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris

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