Ian Curtis - Failures lyrics

[Verse 1] Don't speak of safe Messiahs A failure of the Modern Man To the centre of all life's desires As a whole not an also ran [Verse 2] Love in a hollow field Break the image of your father's son Drawn to an inner feel He was thought of as the only one He was thought of as the only one [Chorus] He no longer denies All the failures of the Modern Man No, no, no, he can't pick sides Sees the failures of the Modern Man [Verse 3] Wise words and sympathy Tell the story of our history New strength gives a real touch Sense and reason make it all too much [Verse 4] With a strange fatality Broke the spirits of a lesser man Some other race can see In his way he was the only one In his way he was the only one [Solo] [Chorus] He no longer denies All the failures of the Modern Man No, no, no, he can't pick sides Sees the failures of the Modern Man [Verse 5] Now that it's right to decide In his time he was a total man Taken from Caesar's side Kept in silence just to prove who's wrong [Chorus] He no longer denies All the failures of the Modern Man No, no, no, he can't pick sides Sees the failures of the Modern Man All the failures of the Modern Man [Solo]