New Order tegnede i mange år tiden her. Denne sang, en af deres allerbedste singler, der uden varsel kom på genbesøg via webradio i nat, tager overtegnede tilbage til sommeren 1987, brugt i Alsace, Frankrig. Der var jeg, højt oppe på en bjergside i varme nætter, med de klareste stjerner over hovedet, og Rhinsletten, med lysende byer og steady nattrafik, skråt under. Selvom New Order’s teknologi, dengang så upfront, i dag lyder temmelig retro, er True Faith, som så mange andre af Manchester-bandets numre, af en kaliber der nemt består. Den her singleudgivelse blev ikke dårligere af at B-siden 1963 ligeledes er en af de sjældne sange, man har lyst til at høre igen og igen og…
TRUE FAITH
I feel so extraordinary
Something’s got a hold on me
I get this feeling I’m in motion
A sudden sense of liberty
I don’t care ’cause I’m not there
And I don’t care if I’m here tomorrow
Again and again I’ve taken too much
Of the things that cost you too much
I used to think that the day would never come
I’d see delight in the shade of the morning sun
My morning sun is the drug that brings me near
To the childhood I lost, replaced by fear
I used to think that the day would never come
That my life would depend on the morning sun…
When I was a very small boy,
Very small boys talked to me
Now that we’ve grown up together
They’re afraid of what they see
That’s the price that we all pay
Our valued destiny comes to nothing
I can’t tell you where we’re going
I guess there was just no way of knowing
I used to think that the day would never come
I’d see delight in the shade of the morning sun
My morning sun is the drug that brings me near
To the childhood I lost, replaced by fear
I used to think that the day would never come
That my life would depend on the morning sun…
I feel so extraordinary
Something’s got a hold on me
I get this feeling I’m in motion
A sudden sense of liberty
The chances are we’ve gone too far
You took my time and you took my money
Now I fear you’ve left me standing
In a world that’s so demanding
I used to think that the day would never come
I’d see delight in the shade of the morning sun
My morning sun is the drug that brings me near
To the childhood I lost, replaced by fear
I used to think that the day would never come
That my life would depend on the morning sun…
© New Order
For de, der ikke vil nøjes med True Faith-originalen, findes der også en fin, strømlinet, høj-teknologificeret 1998-version, indspillet ved en John Peel-session for BBC.
Bernard Sumner, New Order’s sanger, hænges ofte ud for sine tekster, som mange finder håbløst ubehjælpsomme. Mig, jeg synes vi også tager føromtalte B-side med for at gøre den kritik til skamme, med flere af hans specielle og igen her så vellykkede ord – enjoy the drama!
1963
It was January, 1963
When Johnny came home with a gift for me
He said I bought it for you because I love you
And I bought it for you because it’s your birthday, too
He was so very nice, he was so very kind
To think of me at this point in time
I used to think of him, he used think of me
He told me to close my eyes
My gift would be a great surprise
I saw tears were in his eyes
He never meant to hurt me
Oh, God, Johnny, don’t point that gun at me
There’s so many ways our lives have changed
But please, I beg, don’t do this to me
Johnny, don’t point that gun at me
Can I save my life at any price?
For God’s sake won’t you listen to me?
And though he was ashamed that he had took a life
Johnny came home with another wife
And he often remembered how it used to be
Before that special occasion, 1963
There was too many ways that you could kill someone
Like in a love affair, when the love is gone
He told me to close my eyes
My gift would be a great surprise
I saw hatred in his eyes
He never meant to hurt me
Oh, God, Johnny, don’t point that gun at me
There’s so many ways our lives have changed
But please, I beg, don’t do this to me
Johnny, you keep on using me
Can I change my life for any price?
Oh, Johnny, won’t you listen to me?
He told me to close my eyes
My gift would be a great surprise
I saw hatred in his eyes
But he never meant to hurt me
Oh, God, Johnny, don’t point that gun at me
There’s so many ways our lives have changed
But please, I beg, don’t do this to me
Johnny, you keep on using me
Can I change my life for any price?
Oh, Johnny, won’t you listen to me?
I just want you to be mine,
I don’t want this world to shine
I don’t want this bridge to burn
Oh, Johnny, do you miss me?
I just want to feel for you
I will always feel for you…
© New Order