When routine bites hard
And ambitions are low
And resentment rides high
But emotions won't grow
And we're changing our ways
Taking different roads

Love, love will tear us apart again

Why is this bedroom so cold?
You turned away on your side
Is my timing that flawed?
Our respect runs so dry
Yet there's still this appeal
That we've kept through our lives

Love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again

You cry out in your sleep
All my failings exposed
And there's a taste in my mouth
As desperation takes hold
Just, that something's so good
Just can't function no more

Love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
Oh, love, love will tear us apart again


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Love Will Tear Us Apart Lyrics as written by Ian Kevin Curtis Bernard Sumner

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    You dont need to have written the song for it to mean something in context thought. Jose may have chosen to cover this song for a particular reason which would not be discussed on the joy division page. Plus where does it say that only lyrical content can be discussed? in some songs the instruments add to the particular feel and meaning of the song.

    dave77on August 13, 2006   Link

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