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TITLE. LYRICS

Concert 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

Studio version

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

LIVE RECORDINGS. NOTES

Studio recording

Date: Friday 4 April 1980
Venue: Rainbow Theatre – London (Finsbury Park) (UK)
Duration: unknown
Availability on record: –

Date: Tuesday 8 April 1980
Venue: Derby Hall – Bury (UK)
Duration: unknown
Availability on record: –
Note: this song was played much slower than usual, due to Ian Curtis' fragile health

Date: Friday 2 May 1980 (soundcheck)
Venue: High Hall (University) – Birmingham (UK)
Duration: unknown
Availability on record: –

Date: Friday 2 May 1980
Venue: High Hall (University) – Birmingham (UK)
Duration: 5.48
Availability on record: Still