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Artist: Joy Division
Track: Twenty Four Hours

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So this is permanent, love's shattered pride
What once was innocence, turned on its side
A cloud hangs over me, marks every move
Deep in the memory, what once was love

Oh, how I realized how I wanted time
Put into perspective, tried so hard to find
Just for one moment, thought I'd found my way
Destiny unfolded, I watched it slip away

Excessive flashpoints, beyond all reach
Solitary demands for all I'd like to keep
Let's take a ride out, see what we can find
Valueless collection of hopes and past desires

I never realized the lengths I'd have to go
All the darkest corners of a sense I didn't know
Just for one moment, I heard somebody call
Looked beyond the day in hand, there's nothing there at all

Now that I've realized how it's all gone wrong
Gotta find some therapy, this treatment takes too long
Deep in the heart of where sympathy held sway
Gotta find my destiny before it gets too late
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Joy Division – Twenty Four Hours
[Verse 1] / So this is permanence, love's shattered pride / What once was innocence, turned on its side / A cloud hangs over me, marks every move / Deep in the memory, of what once
Versus – Twenty Four Hours
[Verse 1] / So this is permanence, love-shattered pride / What once was innocence, turned on its side / A cloud hangs over me, marks every move / Deep in the memory, of what once
Joy Division – Twenty Four Hours (Live)
[Verse 1] / So this is permanence, love's shattered pride / What once was innocence, turned on its side / A cloud hangs over me, marks every move / Deep in the memory, of what once
Versus (New York) – Twenty Four Hours
So is it permanent? Love's shattered pride / What once was innocence, turned on its side / A cloud hangs over me, marks every move / Deep in the memory of what once was love. Love
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Joy Division - Twenty Four Hours Lyrics
A cloud hangs over me, marks every move, Deep in the memory, of what once was love. Oh how I realised how I wanted time, Put into perspective, tried so hard to ...
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Genius Q&A
Q:When did Joy Division release “Twenty Four Hours”?
Joy Division released “Twenty Four Hours” on July 18, 1980.
Q:Who wrote “Twenty Four Hours” by Versus (New York)?
“Twenty Four Hours” by Versus (New York) was written by Joy Division.
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