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Love Will Tear Us Apart (The 1980 Martin Hannett Version)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bernard Sumner
Bernard Sumner
Keyboards
Ian Curtis
Ian Curtis
Guitar
Peter Hook
Peter Hook
Bass
Stephen Morris
Stephen Morris
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bernard Sumner
Bernard Sumner
Songwriter
Peter Hook
Peter Hook
Songwriter
Stephen Morris
Stephen Morris
Songwriter
Ian Curtis
Ian Curtis
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Martin Hannett
Martin Hannett
Producer
Joy Division
Joy Division
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
When routine bites hard
And ambitions are low
And resentment rides high
But emotions won't grow
And we're changin' our ways
Takin' different roads
[Chorus]
Then love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
[Verse 2]
Why is the bedroom so cold?
You've turned away on your side
Is my timing that flawed?
Our respect runs so dry
Yet there's still this appeal
That we've kept through our lives
[Chorus]
But love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
[Verse 3]
You cry out of your sleep
All my failings exposed
And there's a taste in my mouth
As desperation takes hold
And it's something so good
Just can't function no more
[Chorus]
But love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
Written by: Bernard Sumner, Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris

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