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Heart and Soul
The Drawback (Arrow Studio Sessions)

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The Drawback (Arrow Studio Sessions)

Release date: 1st December 1997

From Heart and Soul

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"The Drawback (Arrow Studio Sessions)" is a track by Joy Division, from the album Heart and Soul, released 1st December 1997. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Joy Division.

Lyrics

The Drawback (Arrow Studio Sessions)

[Verse 1]

Seen the troubles and the evils of this world

I've seen the stretches between Godliness and sin

I've had the promise and confessions of true faith

And the hypocrisy that always lies within

[Chorus]

And they left it for you

All of this for you

And they left it for you

All of this for you

[Verse 2]

I've seen the products and the other world of waste

I've seen the colour of corruption deep within

I've seen them lose themselves in dignity and taste

To see in black and white and through to black again

[Chorus]

And they left it for you

All of this for you

And they left it for you

All of this for you

[Chorus]

And they left it for you

All of this for you

And they left it for you

Everything for you

[Verse 3]

I've seen the troubles and the evils of this world

I've seen the ones who can succeed but always lose

I've seen what's left of poor technology and work

And watched them dying as they leave their ship of fools

[Chorus]

And they left it for you

All of this for you

And they left it for you

All of this for you

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Track details

From Heart and Soul

1997

Album

Release year

1997

—Chance (Atmosphere) [Piccadilly Radio Sessions]
—Glass (Eden Studio Sessions)
—Dead Souls (Outtake)
—In a Lonely Place (Rehearsal Demo; Graveyard Studio Sessions)
—Insight (Eden Studio Sessions)
—Something Must Break (Piccadilly Radio Sessions)
—Interzone (Arrow Studio Sessions)
—The Drawback (Arrow Studio Sessions)
—These Days (Piccadilly Radio Sessions)
—The Only Mistake (Piccadilly Radio Sessions)
—Transmission (Eden Studio Sessions)

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