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TITLE. LYRICS

Studio version

Decades

Here are the young men, the weight on their shoulders
Here are the young men, well where have they been?
We knocked on the doors of Hell's darker chamber
Pushed to the limit, we dragged ourselves in
Watched from the wings as the scenes were replaying
We saw ourselves now as we never had seen
Portrayal of the trauma and degeneration
The sorrows we suffered and never were free

Where have they been?

Weary inside, now our heart's lost forever
Can't replace the fear or the thrill of the chase
Each ritual showed up the door for our wanderings
Open then shut, then slammed in our face

Where have they been?

ALTERNATE LYRICS

Concert version

Translations: Español | Français | Italiano | Português

DETAILS

Line-up: Ian Curtis | Peter Hook | Stephen Morris | Bernard Sumner
Bernard Sumner played the keyboard

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Original title for this song was Cross of iron, but it was changed to Decades right before Closer was recorded

This is the longest song Joy Division ever recorded in a studio

STUDIO RECORDING. NOTES

Live recordings

Date: Monday 18–Sunday 30 March 1980
Studio: Britannia Row Studios – London (UK)
Duration: 6.08
Availability on record: Closer | Heart And Soul