Lyrics to
Wilderness

This version of Wilderness was released by Joy Division in 1979.

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I travelled far and wide throguh many different times,
What did you see there?
I saw the saints with their toys,
What did you see there?
I saw all knowledge destroyed.
I travelled far and wide through many different times.

I travelled far and wide through prisons of the cross,
What did you see there?
The power and glory of sin,
What did you see there?
The blood of Christ on their skins,
I travelled far and wide through many different times.

I travelled far and wide and unknown martyrs died,
What did you see there?
I saw the one sided trials,
What did you see there?
I saw the tears as they cried,
They had tears in their eyes,
Tears in their eyes,
Tears in their eyes,
Tears in their eyes.

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About Lyrics and Wilderness by Joy Division

The lyrics for Wilderness are defined as the words making up the song released by Joy Division in 1979. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Wilderness have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Joy Division and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Wilderness by Joy Division if you think through it. 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 Wilderness" means the words set to the music of Wilderness, 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 Wilderness and the lyrics to Wilderness 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 Wilderness, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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