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Temptation ’98

New Order
Track 58 on Retro 
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Temptation ’98 Lyrics

[Verse 1]
A heaven, a gateway, a hope
Just like a feeling I need, it's no joke
And though it hurts me to treat you this way
Betrayed by words I'd never heard, too hard to say

[Refrain 1]
Up, down, turn around
Please don't let me hit the ground
Tonight, I think I'll walk alone
I'll find my soul as I go home
Up, down, turn around
Please don't let me hit the ground
Tonight, I think I'll walk alone
I'll find my soul as I go home

Ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh-ooh

[Verse 2]
Each way I turn, I know I'll always try
To break this circle that has been placed around me
From time to time, I find I've lost some need
That was so urgent to myself, I do believe
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[Refrain 1]
Up, down, turn around
Please don't let me hit the ground
Tonight, I think I'll walk alone
I'll find my soul as I go home
Up, down, turn around
Please don't let me hit the ground
Tonight, I think I'll walk alone
I'll find my soul as I go home

[Instrumental Break]

[Refrain 2]
Oh, you've got green eyes, oh, you've got blue eyes
Oh, you've got grey eyes
Oh, you've got green eyes, oh, you've got blue eyes
Oh, you've got grey eyes
And I've never met anyone quite like you before
No, I've never met anyone quite like you before

[Refrain 1]
Up, down, turn around
Please don't let me hit the ground
Tonight, I think I'll walk alone
I'll find my soul as I go home
Up, down, turn around
Please don't let me hit the ground
Tonight, I think I'll walk alone
I'll find my soul as I go home

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Retro (2002)
New Order
  1. 1.
    Fine Time
  2. 3.
    True Faith
  3. 4.
    The Perfect Kiss (Album Edit)
  4. 5.
    Ceremony
  5. 6.
    Regret
  6. 7.
    Crystal
  7. 8.
    Bizarre Love Triangle
  8. 9.
    Confusion
  9. 10.
    Round and Round
  10. 11.
    Blue Monday
  11. 12.
    Brutal
  12. 13.
    Slow Jam
  13. 14.
    Everyone Everywhere
  14. 15.
    Elegia
  15. 18.
    Your Silent Face
  16. 19.
    Sunrise
  17. 21.
    Broken Promise
  18. 22.
    Dreams Never End
  19. 23.
    Cries and Whispers
  20. 24.
    All Day Long
  21. 25.
    Sooner Than You Think
  22. 26.
    Leave Me Alone
  23. 28.
    Every Little Counts
  24. 29.
    Run Wild
  25. 30.
    Confusion (Koma & Bones Vocal Mix) (Missing Lyrics)
  26. 31.
    Paradise (Robert Racic Mix) (Missing Lyrics)
  27. 32.
    Regret (Sabres Slow ‘N’ Low Mix) (Missing Lyrics)
  28. 33.
    Bizarre Love Triangle (Shep Pettibone Extended Dance Mix) (Missing Lyrics)
  29. 34.
    Shellshock (John Robie Mix) (Missing Lyrics)
  30. 35.
    Fine Time (Steve ‘Silk’ Hurley Mix) (Missing Lyrics)
  31. 36.
    Nineteen63
  32. 38.
    Everything’s Gone Green
  33. 39.
    Blue Monday (Jam & Spoon Manuela Mix) (Missing Lyrics)
  34. 40.
    World In Motion (Subbuteo Mix) (Missing Lyrics)
  35. 41.
    Here To Stay (Extended Instrumental) (Missing Lyrics)
  36. 42.
    Crystal (Lee Coombs Remix) (Missing Lyrics)
  37. 43.
    Ceremony (Live at Studio 54, Barcelona, 7th July 1984) (Missing Lyrics)
  38. 44.
    Procession (Live at Polytechnic of Central London, London, 6th December 1985) (Missing Lyrics)
  39. 45.
    Everything’s Gone Green (Live at Recreation Centre, Kingston-upon-Thames, Tolworth, London, 12th March 1983) (Missing Lyrics)
  40. 46.
    In a Lonely Place (Live at Glastonbury Festival, 20th June 1981) (Missing Lyrics)
  41. 47.
    Age of Consent (Live at Spectrum Arena, Warrington, 1st March 1986) (Missing Lyrics)
  42. 48.
    Elegia (Live at Glastonbury Festival, 19th June 1987)
  43. 49.
    The Perfect Kiss (Live at Glastonbury Festival 87, 19th June 1987) (Missing Lyrics)
  44. 50.
    Fine Time (Live 1989) (Missing Lyrics)
  45. 51.
    World (The Price Of Love) (Live at Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre, Dallas, 21st July 1993) (Missing Lyrics)
  46. 52.
    Regret (Live at Reading Festival, Reading, 29th August 1993) (Missing Lyrics)
  47. 53.
    As It Is When It Was (Live at Reading Festival, 29th August 1993) (Missing Lyrics)
  48. 54.
    Intermission By Alan Wise (Live 2001) (Missing Lyrics)
  49. 55.
    Crystal (Live at Big Day Out Gold Coast, Gold Coast 20th January 2002) (Missing Lyrics)
  50. 56.
    Turn My Way (Live at Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, 18th July 2001) (Missing Lyrics)
  51. 57.
    Temptation (Live at Brixton Academy, London, 10th October 2001) (Missing Lyrics)
  52. 58.
    Temptation ’98
  53. 61.
    Theme From “Best & Marsh” (Missing Lyrics)
  54. 62.
    Let’s Go... (Extract From Instrumental Used On ‘Salvation’ Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  55. 63.
    True Faith (Pink Noise Morel Edit) (Missing Lyrics)
  56. 64.
    Run Wild (Steve Osborne Original Mix) (Missing Lyrics)
  57. 65.
    The Perfect Kiss (Live Take Recorded At Video Shoot) (Missing Lyrics)
  58. 66.
    Elegia (Full Length Version)
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