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TITLE. LYRICS

Studio version

The eternal

Procession moves on, the shouting is over
Praise to the glory of loved ones now gone
Talking aloud as they sit round their tables
Scattering flowers washed down by the rain
Stood by the gate at the foot of the garden
Watching them pass like clouds in the sky
Try to cry out in the heat of the moment
Possessed by a fury that burns from inside

Cry like a child, though these years make me older
With children my time is so wastefully spent
Burden to keep, though their inner communion
Accept like a curse, an unlucky deal
Played by the gate at the foot of the garden
My view stretches out from the fence to the wall
No words could explain, no actions determine
Just watching the trees and the leaves as they fall

	ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
	The idea for the title came from the film The Eternal Flames

	STUDIO RECORDING. NOTES	Live recordings
	Date: Monday 18–Sunday 30 March 1980 Studio: Britannia Row Studios – London (UK) Duration: 6.05 Availability on record: Closer \| Heart And Soul

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