A New Dawn Fades lyrics

A change of speed, a change of style

A change of scene, with no regrets

A chance to watch, admire the distance

Still occupied, though you forget

Different colors, different shades

Over each mistakes were made1

I took the blame

Directionless so plain to see

A loaded gun won't set you free

So you say2

We’ll share a drink and step outside

An angry voice and one who cried

We’ll give you everything and more

The strain’s too much, can’t take much more

Oh, I’ve walked on water, run through fire

Can’t seem to feel it anymore3

It was me, waiting for me

Hoping for something more

Me, seeing me this time, hoping for something else4

1. It can only be concerning suicide after a break-up. Nothing more. On the first verse, he calmly looks at his relationship with his wife and realizes that it’s all wrong. He realizes that they can’t match with each other. It’s all about differences between people and when people love each other, they don’t care about their differences and moreover, they dig the differences of their lover that enrich them. And when it’s over, one has the impression that the person whom he loved has changed. “a change of speed, a change of style…”2. He thought they could match and he still loves her, so he plans to commit suicide and he has already told her so. What is really powerful and poignant is how aware and lucid he is about his situation and his decision. His situation is so directionless that he knows he can go away with no regrets. And at the same time, he’s been too far with her, so he knows there is only one solution3. An angry voice and one who cried is also beautiful. It shows how different they are and how, now, they can’t deal with it. Now, the final lines are really deep. “Cant’s seem to feel it anymore”. He once loves a girl but now he does not feel it anymore4. He wish he could feel it because he does not want anything else in his life. But she is too distant from him now. So he says one last time “it was me…”. He talks about him in the past which means I don’t exist anymore. She was hoping for something more from him but he tells her “that’s me, I can’t offer more than me!”

• Artist:Joy Division
• Album:Unknown Pleasures (1979)