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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Joy Division
Joy Division
Performer
Bernard Sumner
Bernard Sumner
Synthesizer
Ian Curtis
Ian Curtis
Lead 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
Chris Nagle
Chris Nagle
Engineer
Jon Caffery
Jon Caffery
Engineer
Martin Hannett
Martin Hannett
Producer
Jon Davis
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
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