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Unknown Pleasures (Collector’s Edition)
The Only Mistake (Live at The Factory)

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The Only Mistake (Live at The Factory)

Release date: 1st December 1997

From Unknown Pleasures (Collector’s Edition)

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"The Only Mistake (Live at The Factory)" is a track by Joy Division, from the album Unknown Pleasures (Collector’s Edition), released 1st December 1997. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Joy Division.

Lyrics

The Only Mistake (Live at The Factory)

[Verse 1]

Made the fatal mistake

Like I did once before

Tendency just to take

'Til the purpose turned sour

[Chorus 1]

Strain, take the strain

These days we love

Strain, take the strain

These days we love

[Verse 2]

Yeah, the only mistake

Was that you ran away

Avenues lined with trees

Strangled words for the day

[Chorus 2]

Yeah, the only mistake

Could have made it before

Yeah, the only mistake

Could have made it before

[Chorus 1]

Strain, take the strain

These days we love

Strain, take the strain

These days we love

[Verse 3]

And the only mistake

Led to rumors unfound

Led to pressures unknown

Different feelings and sounds

[Chorus 2]

Yeah, the only mistake

Could have made it before

Yeah, the only mistake

Could have made it before

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Track details

From Unknown Pleasures (Collector’s Edition)

1997

Album

Unknown Pleasures (Collector’s Edition)

Release year

1997

—Atrocity Exhibition (Live at The Factory)
—Candidate (Live at The Factory)
—Dead Souls (Live at The Factory)
—Disorder (Live at The Factory)
—Insight (Live at The Factory)
—Interzone (Live at The Factory)
—Shadowplay (Live at The Factory)
—Novelty (Live at The Factory)
—She’s Lost Control (Live at The Factory)
—The Only Mistake (Live at The Factory)
—Transmission (Live at The Factory)
—Wilderness (Live at The Factory)

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