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TITLE. LYRICS

Earlier studio version

Transmission

Radio, live transmission

Listen to the silence, let it ring on
Eyes, dark grey lenses, frightened of the sun
We would make a fine pair living in the night
Left to blind destruction, take away our sight

We would go on as though nothing was wrong
And hide from the days to remain all alone
Stay in the same place, staring all the time
Touching
from a distance, further all the time
Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance to the radio

Well I could call out when the going gets tough
And we could make contact if we trust our luck
No language, just sound, is all that I know
To synchronise love to the beat of the show
And we could dance
Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance to the radio


 

ALTERNATE LYRICS

Later studio version | Peel Session version | Concert version | TV version


 

DETAILS

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


 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Deborah Curtis took a sentence of this song to entitle her book, Touching from a distance


 

STUDIO RECORDING. NOTES

Other studio recordings | Live recordings | TV recording

Date: Monday 1–Thursday 4 May 1978
Studio: Arrow Studios – Manchester (UK)
Duration: 4.14

Availability on record: