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Artist: Joy Division
Track: These Days

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Morning seems strange, almost out of place
Searched hard for you and your special ways
These days
These days

Spent all my time, learnt a killer's art
Took threats and abuse 'til I'd learned the part
Can you stay
For these days?

These days
These days

Used outward deception to get away
Broken-heart romance to make it pay

These days
These days

We'll drift through it all, it's the modern age
Take care of it all now these debts are paid
Can you stay
For these days?
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Joy Division – These Days
[Verse 1] / Morning seems strange, almost out of place / Searched hard for you and your special ways / [Chorus] / These days, these days / [Verse 2] / Spent all my time, learnt a
Joy Division – These Days (Live)
[Verse 1] / Morning seems strange, almost out of place / Searched hard for you and your special ways / [Chorus] / These days, these days / [Verse 2] / Spent all my time, learnt a
Joy Division – These Days (Piccadilly Radio session)
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Joy Division – The Only Mistake (Live)
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Joy Division – Transmission [The Peel Sessions (1986)]
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Joy Division – Transmission (Live)
[Intro] / Radio, live transmission / Radio, live transmission / [Verse 1] / Listen to the silence, let it ring on / Eyes, dark gray lenses frightened of the sun / We would have a
Joy Division – Transmission (The 1980 Martin Hannett Version)
Radio, live transmission / Radio, live transmission / Listen to the silence, let it ring on / Eyes, dark grey lenses, frightened of the Sun / We would have a fine time living in
Joy Division – Transmission (Total Version)
Radio, live transmission / Radio, live transmission / Listen to the silence, let it ring on / Eyes, dark grey lenses frightened of the sun / We would have a fine time living in the
Joy Division – Transmission (Live at Birmingham University)
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Joy Division – Dead Souls - Live at Live 8, University of London Union
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[Intro] / Good evening, ladies and gentlemen / [Verse 1] / Someone take these dreams away / That point me to another day / A duel of personalities / That stretch all true realities
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Q:When did Joy Division release “These Days”?
Joy Division released “These Days” on June 27, 1980.
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