Joy Division - The Only Mistake Lyrics






Made the fatal mistake,
Like I did once before,
A tendency just to take,
Till the purpose turned sour,

Strain, take the strain, these days we love,
Strain, take the strain, these days we love.

Yeah, the only mistake was that you ran away,
Avenues lined with trees, strangled words for the day,
Yeah, the only mistake, like I made once before,
Yeah, the only mistake, could have made it before.

Strain, take the strain, these days we love,
Strain, take the strain, these days we love.

And the only mistake, led to rumours unfound,
Led to pressures unknown, different feelings and sounds,
Yeah, the only mistake, like I made once before,
Yeah, the only mistake, could have made it before.





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  1. S.... M....

    Ahh.. Joy Division. My favourite song .driving beat .. Sad ..uplifting .. Everything.

  2. S.... L....

    hook's bass.... man

  3. S.... ....

    One of their best.

  4. S.... C....

    Made the fatal mistake,
    Like I did once before,
    A tendency just to take,
    Till the purpose turned sour,

    Strain, take the strain, these days we love,
    Strain, take the strain, these days we love.

    Yeah, the only mistake was that you ran away,
    Avenues lined with trees, strangled words for the day,
    Yeah, the only mistake, like I made once before,
    Yeah, the only mistake, could have made it before.

    Strain, take the strain, these days we love,
    Strain, take the strain, these days we love.

    And the only mistake, led to rumours unfound,
    Led to pressures unknown, different feelings and sounds,
    Yeah, the only mistake, like I made once before,
    Yeah, the only mistake, could have made it before.

  5. A.... G....

    I'm questioning if this song would fit more into unknown pleasures or closer ?

    A.... G....

    @Richard Blais either Closer or a 3rd album

    A.... G....

    @Kinky Sex Makes The World Go 'Round nah ... doesn't match up with Closer

    A.... G....

    @Richard Blais it does a bit, matches we that more than Unknown Pleassures at least 🤷‍♂️

    A.... G....

    Unknown Pleasures without question

  6. A.... G....

    Made the fatal mistake
    Like I did once before
    Tendency just to take
    Till the purpose turned sour

    Strain, take the strain
    These days we love
    Strain, take the strain
    These days we love

    Yeah, the only mistake
    Was that you ran away
    Avenues lined with trees
    Strangled words for the day

    Yeah, the only mistake
    Like I made once before
    Yeah, the only mistake
    Could have made it before

    Strain, take the strain
    These days we love
    Strain, take the strain
    These days we love

    And the only mistake
    Led to rumors unfound
    Led to pressures unknown
    Different feelings and sounds

    Yeah, the only mistake
    Like I made once before
    Yeah, the only mistake
    Could have made it before

    A.... G....

    Greatest Joy Division track ever ... by a Manchester Mile.

  7. V.... D....

    Wellington this is your song

    V.... D....

    why tho

  8. p.... b....

    Sounds good on 1.25x

    p.... b....

    Sounds good on any speed, my dude

  9. E.... d....

    Great tragic exploration into self reflection as only Ian can provide.

  10. c.... ....

    Nirvana ain't shit.....

  11. J.... H....

    Awesome... One of my favourite JD tracks, got the original Still in hessian sleeve, plus six vinyl Komakinos from Probe records in Liverpool brought out due to delays with the production.. All still mint..... Sheer Class. Forever Ian!

  12. T.... ....

    Love that crescendo.

    T.... ....

    Toteninsel
    And the intro too!