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Failures Lyrics — Joy Division | Dork

Lyrics
Joy Division
Failures Lyrics

Lyrics

Failures

From Substance1978

Written by Bernard Sumner, Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris

Produced by Joy Division

Lyrics

Failures

[Verse 1] Don't speak of false messiahs Failure of the modern man To the center of all life's desires As a whole not an also-ran [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 [Chorus] He no longer denies All the failures of the Modern Man He no longer pick sides Sees the failures of the Modern Man [Verse 3] 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 4] With a strange fatality Break the spirits of a lesser man Some other race can see In his way he was the only one [Solo] [Chorus] 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 5] Now that it's right to decide In his time he was a total man Taken from Caesar's side Kept in silence just to prove who's wrong [Chorus] No, no he can’t despise All the failures of the Modern Man No, no longer denies All the failures of the Modern Man [Solo]

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About this track

"Failures" is a song by Joy Division from the album Substance, released in 1978. The song was written by Bernard Sumner, Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris. It was produced by Joy Division.

Joy Division profile →Substance album →Track profile →

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Peter Hook— 278 credits as songwriter & producer →
Stephen Morris— 274 credits as songwriter →
Paul Adshead— 7 credits as engineer →
Bernard Sumner— 363 credits as songwriter & producer →
Joy Division— 35 credits as songwriter & producer →
Ian Curtis— 134 credits as songwriter & producer →
Bernard Sumner— 363 credits as songwriter & producer →

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