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Dislocation by Ultravox

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Ultravox

Dislocation

Release date: 8th September 1978

From Systems of Romance
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About This Track

"Dislocation" is a track by Ultravox, from the album Systems of Romance, released 8th September 1978. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Ultravox

Ultravox

Lyrics

Dislocation

[Verse 1]

Running down an empty street

Perhaps it was a railway station

Smell of eau de cologne

The sound of a celebration

[Chorus]

Oh-oh-oh, dislocation

Oh-oh-oh, dislocation

[Bridge]

Just a swimmer growing dimmer

In the glimmer of a summer

Waving gladly, swimming madly

Never, never going under

[Chorus]

Oh-oh-oh, dislocation

Oh-oh-oh, dislocation

[Verse 2]

The Sun was going down one quiet evening

Someone came into the room while I was half-asleep

We spoke for a while, I couldn't see his face

Later on when he was gone, I realized I didn't catch his name

[Chorus]

Oh-oh-oh, dislocation

Oh-oh-oh, dislocation

Oh-oh-oh, dislocation

Oh-oh-oh, dislocation

Oh-oh-oh, dislocation

Oh-oh-oh, dislocation

Oh-oh-oh, dislocation

[Bridge]

Just a swimmer growing dimmer

In the glimmer of a summer

Waving gladly, swimming madly

Never, never going under

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Track details

From Systems of Romance

1978
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Album
Systems of Romance
Systems of Romance
Ultravox
Release year
1978
  1. —Cross Fade
  2. —Dislocation
  3. —Some of Them
  4. —Maximum Acceleration
  5. —Someone Else's Clothes
  6. —When You Walk Through Me
  7. —Blue Light
  8. —I Can't Stay Long
  9. —Quiet Men (Full Version)
  10. —Just for a Moment

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