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| Leaders of Men | |
This page contains the following information about this Joy Division song:
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| Track history |
| Recorded in December 1977 at Pennine Sound Studios, Oldham
Released on An Ideal For Living, on Substance and on Heart and Soul |
| Recorded on May 3rd/4th 1978 at Arrow Studios, Manchester; released on Warsaw |
| Lyrics |
| Born from some mother's womb - just like any other room
Made a promise for a new life - made a victim out of your life When your time's on the door and it drips to the floor And you feel you can touch - all the noise is too much And the seeds that are sown are no longer your own Just a minor operation - to force a final ultimatum A thousand words are spoken loud - reach the dumb to fool the crowd When you walk down the street and the sound's not so sweet And you wish you could hide - maybe go for a ride To some picture arcade where the future's not made A nightmare situation - infiltrate imagination Smacks of past holy wars - by the wall with broken laws The leaders of men - born out of your frustration The leaders of men - just a strange infatuation The leaders of men - made a promise for a new life No saviour for our sakes - to crush the internees of hate Self-induced manipulation - to crush all thoughts of mass salvation |
| Other information | |
| Cover version by: | Released on: |
| Anderson, Pearson, Riley, Treadaway | Control (Momentum Pictures MP640D 2008 - DVD)
(performed by the actors playing Joy Division in the film) |
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