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TITLE. LYRICS

Late studio version

Interzone

I walked through the city limits. Someone talked me in to trying to do it
Attracted by some force within it. Had to close my eyes to get close to it
Around a corner where a profit lay. Saw the place where she'd a room to stay
A wire fence where the children play. Saw the bed where the body lay
And I was looking for a friend of mine. And I had no time to waste
Yeah, looking for some friends of mine

The cars screeched, hear the sound on dust. Heard a noise, just a car outside
Metallic blue turned red with rust. Pulled in close by the building's side
In a group all forgotten youth. Had to think, collect my senses now
Turned on to a knife-edged view. Find some places where my friends don't go
And I was looking for a friend of mine. And I had no time to waste
Yeah, looking for some friends of mine

Down the dark streets. Getting darker now
The houses looked the same. Faces look the same
And I walked round and round. No stomach torn apart
Nail me to a train. Had to think again
Trying to find a clue. Trying to move away
Trying to find a way to get out. Had to move away and keep out

Saw twelve windows, ten in a row. Behind a wall I looked down low
The lights shine like a neon show. Inserted deep felt a warmer glow
No place to stop, no place to go. No time to lose, had to keep on going
I guess they died some time ago. I guess they died some time ago
And I was looking for a friend of mine. And I had no time to waste
Yeah, looking for some friends of mine

ALTERNATE LYRICS

Earlier studio version | Concert version

Translations: Français | Italiano | Português

DETAILS

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

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Ian Curtis sang both texts in studio, as it would be in a duet (like on Wilderness); in concert, Peter Hook sang the first raw of lyrics and Ian Curtis the second

STUDIO RECORDING. NOTES

Earlier studio recording | Live recordings

Date: Friday 30 March–mid April 1979
Studio: Strawberry Studios – Stockport (UK)
Duration: 2.12
Availability on record: Heart And Soul | Unknown Pleasures