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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]
Don't speak of false Messiah's
A failure of the modern man
To the center of our life desires
As a whole, not a nose hole rag
[Verse 2]
Love in a hollow field
Break the image of your father's son
Drawn to an inner feel
He was thought of as the only one
[Verse 3]
He no longer denies
All the failures of the modern man
He no longer decides
Sees the failures of the modern man
[Verse 4]
Wise words and sympathy
Tell the story of our history
New strength gives a real touch
Sense and reason make it all too much
[Verse 5]
With a strange fatality
Broke the spirits of a lesser man
Some other race can see
In his way, was the only one
[Verse 6]
He no longer denies
All the failures of the modern man
No, no, he can't pick sides
Sees the failures of the modern man
[Verse 7]
Now that it's time to decide
In his time he was a total man
Taken from Caesar's side
Kept in silence just to prove who's wrong
[Verse 8]
No, now he can't disguise
All the failures of the modern man
He no, no longer denies
All the failures of the modern man
Written by: Bernard Sumner, Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris