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New Order tegnede i mange \u00e5r tiden her. Denne sang, en af deres allerbedste singler, der uden varsel kom p\u00e5 genbes\u00f8g via webradio i nat, tager overtegnede tilbage til sommeren 1987, brugt i Alsace, Frankrig. Der var jeg, h\u00f8jt oppe p\u00e5 en bjergside i varme n\u00e6tter, med de klareste stjerner over hovedet, og Rhinsletten, med lysende byer og steady nattrafik, skr\u00e5t under. Selvom New Order’s teknologi, dengang s\u00e5 upfront, i dag lyder temmelig retro, er True Faith, som s\u00e5 mange andre af Manchester-bandets numre, af en kaliber der nemt best\u00e5r. Den her singleudgivelse blev ikke d\u00e5rligere af at B-siden 1963 ligeledes er en af de sj\u00e6ldne sange, man har lyst til at h\u00f8re igen og igen og…<\/p>\n
TRUE FAITH<\/p>\n
I feel so extraordinary
\nSomething’s got a hold on me
\nI get this feeling I’m in motion
\nA sudden sense of liberty
\nI don’t care ’cause I’m not there
\nAnd I don’t care if I’m here tomorrow
\nAgain and again I’ve taken too much
\nOf the things that cost you too much
\nI used to think that the day would never come
\nI’d see delight in the shade of the morning sun
\nMy morning sun is the drug that brings me near
\nTo the childhood I lost, replaced by fear
\nI used to think that the day would never come
\nThat my life would depend on the morning sun…<\/p>\n
When I was a very small boy,
\nVery small boys talked to me
\nNow that we’ve grown up together
\nThey’re afraid of what they see
\nThat’s the price that we all pay
\nOur valued destiny comes to nothing
\nI can’t tell you where we’re going
\nI guess there was just no way of knowing
\nI used to think that the day would never come
\nI’d see delight in the shade of the morning sun
\nMy morning sun is the drug that brings me near
\nTo the childhood I lost, replaced by fear
\nI used to think that the day would never come
\nThat my life would depend on the morning sun…<\/p>\n
I feel so extraordinary
\nSomething’s got a hold on me
\nI get this feeling I’m in motion
\nA sudden sense of liberty
\nThe chances are we’ve gone too far
\nYou took my time and you took my money
\nNow I fear you’ve left me standing
\nIn a world that’s so demanding
\nI used to think that the day would never come
\nI’d see delight in the shade of the morning sun
\nMy morning sun is the drug that brings me near
\nTo the childhood I lost, replaced by fear
\nI used to think that the day would never come
\nThat my life would depend on the morning sun…<\/p>\n
\u00a9 New Order<\/p>\n
For de, der ikke vil n\u00f8jes med True Faith-originalen, findes der ogs\u00e5 en fin, str\u00f8mlinet, h\u00f8j-teknologificeret 1998-version, indspillet ved en John Peel-session for BBC.<\/p>\n
Bernard Sumner, New Order’s sanger, h\u00e6nges ofte ud for sine tekster, som mange finder h\u00e5bl\u00f8st ubehj\u00e6lpsomme. Mig, jeg synes vi ogs\u00e5 tager f\u00f8romtalte B-side med for at g\u00f8re den kritik til skamme, med flere af hans specielle og igen her s\u00e5 vellykkede ord – enjoy the drama!<\/p>\n
1963<\/p>\n
It was January, 1963
\nWhen Johnny came home with a gift for me
\nHe said I bought it for you because I love you
\nAnd I bought it for you because it’s your birthday, too
\nHe was so very nice, he was so very kind
\nTo think of me at this point in time
\nI used to think of him, he used think of me
\nHe told me to close my eyes
\nMy gift would be a great surprise
\nI saw tears were in his eyes
\nHe never meant to hurt me
\nOh, God, Johnny, don’t point that gun at me
\nThere’s so many ways our lives have changed
\nBut please, I beg, don’t do this to me
\nJohnny, don’t point that gun at me
\nCan I save my life at any price?
\nFor God’s sake won’t you listen to me?<\/p>\n
And though he was ashamed that he had took a life
\nJohnny came home with another wife
\nAnd he often remembered how it used to be
\nBefore that special occasion, 1963
\nThere was too many ways that you could kill someone
\nLike in a love affair, when the love is gone
\nHe told me to close my eyes
\nMy gift would be a great surprise
\nI saw hatred in his eyes
\nHe never meant to hurt me
\nOh, God, Johnny, don’t point that gun at me
\nThere’s so many ways our lives have changed
\nBut please, I beg, don’t do this to me
\nJohnny, you keep on using me
\nCan I change my life for any price?
\nOh, Johnny, won’t you listen to me?<\/p>\n
He told me to close my eyes
\nMy gift would be a great surprise
\nI saw hatred in his eyes
\nBut he never meant to hurt me
\nOh, God, Johnny, don’t point that gun at me
\nThere’s so many ways our lives have changed
\nBut please, I beg, don’t do this to me
\nJohnny, you keep on using me
\nCan I change my life for any price?
\nOh, Johnny, won’t you listen to me?<\/p>\n
I just want you to be mine,
\nI don’t want this world to shine
\nI don’t want this bridge to burn
\nOh, Johnny, do you miss me?
\nI just want to feel for you
\nI will always feel for you…<\/p>\n
\u00a9 New Order<\/p>\n