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TITLE. LYRICS

Peel Session version

Colony

A cry for help, a hint of anaesthesia
The sound from broken homes
We used to always meet here
I watched all hell break loose, confined and unprepared
Is this what life's about? Is this the dream we share?
Can you help me? Can you spare some time?
No apologies for all these thoughts of mine
I hope to find some friends to maybe lead astray
To wake his daughter's sleep
To turn his father grey

I can't see why all these confrontations
I can't see why all these dislocations
No family life, this makes me feel uneasy
Stood alone here in this colony

God in his wisdom took you by the hand
God in his wisdom made you understand
In this colony

	ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
	This song was created and played live for the first time on Saturday 11 August 1979

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	ALTERNATE LYRICS
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	DETAILS
	Line-up: Ian Curtis \| Peter Hook \| Stephen Morris \| Bernard Sumner

	STUDIO RECORDING. NOTES	Studio recording \| Live recordings
	Date: Monday 26 November 1979 Studio: BBC Studios – London (UK) Duration: 4.04 Availability on record: Heart And Soul \| Peel Sessions (#2) \| Peel Sessions \| The Complete BBC Recordings