Lyrics to
New Dawn Fades

This version of New Dawn Fades was released by Joy Division in 1979.

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A change of speed, a change of style.
A change of scene, with no regrets,
A chance to watch, admire the distance,
Still occupied, though you forget.
Different colours, different shades,
Over each mistakes were made.
I took the blame.
Directionless so plain to see,
A loaded gun won’t set you free.
So you say.
We’ll share a drink and step outside,
An angry voice and one who cried,
‘We’ll give you everything and more,
The strain’s too much, can’t take much more.’
I’ve walked on water, run through fire,
Can’t seem to feel it anymore.
It was me, waiting for me,
Hoping for something more,
Me, seeing me this time,
Hoping for something else.

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About Lyrics and New Dawn Fades by Joy Division

When you decide to study the lyrics to New Dawn Fades, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1979 song by Joy Division. Some of the lyrics to New Dawn Fades have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Joy Division and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to New Dawn Fades if you take apart the structure of the words. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to New Dawn Fades" means the words set to the music of New Dawn Fades, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Joy Division. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to New Dawn Fades and the lyrics to New Dawn Fades are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Joy Division who came here looking just for the lyrics to New Dawn Fades, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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