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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Joy Division
Performer
Bernard Sumner
Synthesizer
Ian Curtis
Lead Vocals
Peter Hook
Bass Guitar
Stephen Morris
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bernard Sumner
Songwriter
Ian Curtis
Songwriter
Peter Hook
Songwriter
Stephen Morris
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Michael Johnson
Assistant Engineer
Chris Nagle
Engineer
Jon Caffery
Engineer
Martin Hannett
Producer
Jon Davis
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Born from some mother's womb
Just like any other room
Made a promise for a new life
Made a victim out of your life
[Verse 2]
When your time's on the door
And it drips to the floor
And you feel it can touch
All the noise is too much
And the seeds that are sown
Are no longer your own
[Verse 3]
Just a minor operation
To force a final ultimatum
Thousand words are spoken loud
Reach the dumb to fool the crowd
[Verse 4]
When you walk down the street
And the sound that's so sweet
And you wish you could hide
Maybe go for a ride
To some peep show arcade
Where the future's not made
[Verse 5]
A nightmare situation
Infiltrate imagination
Smacks of past holy wars
By the wall with broken laws
[Verse 6]
The leaders of men
Born out of your frustration
The leaders of men
Just a strange infatuation
The leaders of men
Made a promise for a new life
[Verse 7]
No savior for our sakes
To crush the intonees of hate
Self induced manipulation
To crush the thoughts of mass salvation
Written by: Bernard Sumner, Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris