Atmosphere

Album: Substance (1980)
Charted: 34
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  • Walk in silence
    Don't walk away, in silence
    See the danger
    Always danger

    Endless talking
    Life rebuilding
    Don't walk away

    Walk in silence
    Don't turn away, in silence
    Your confusion
    My illusion

    Worn like a mask of self-hate
    Confronts and then dies
    Don't walk away

    People like you find it easy
    Aching to see
    Walking on air
    Hunting by the rivers, through the streets, every corner

    Abandoned too soon
    Set down with due care
    Don't walk away in silence
    Don't walk away Writer/s: Bernard Sumner, Ian Kevin Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Paul David Morris
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Songtrust Ave, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • Steven from Wakefield, United KingdomThis is one of the most powerful songs I have ever heard, it's a very haunting song . The lyrics take you to the darkest thoughts in your mind! I am a joy division fan there isn't one of these songs I don't like but atmosphere is one of there best! Brilliant song there isn't many songs that can beat it!
  • Mike182 from Pittsburgh, PaBeautiful song....Ian Curtis was a poetic genius. He could sum up his emotions and thoughts in a few words and the listener would feel a personal connection with the song. This song reminds me of a time when things were not going so well in my life. I felt contempt for people that seemed like they had it better off than me. Yet despite this, I wanted their help to break me out of my funk.
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