In A Lonely Place lyrics

These:

Caressing the marble and stone Love that was special for one The waste in the fever I (and?) heat How I wish you were here with me now

Body that curls in and dies And shares that awful daylight Warm like a dog 'round your feet How I wish you were here with me now

Hangman looks round as he waits Cord stretches tight then it breaks Someday we will die in your dreams How I wish you were here with me now

Or these? -

Caressing the marble and stone Love that was special for one The waste and the fever and hate How I wish you were here with me now

The body that kills and hides Matches an awful delight Warm like a dog 'round your feet How I wish you were here with me now

The hangman looks 'round as he waits Gullet stretches tight and it breaks Someday we will die in your dreams How I wish we were here with you now

Both seem to be wrong in different ways

Could you please transcribe the correct ones?

They're both shit, at least by Ian's standards.

Seen as if I'm in the mood for lyrics, I'll give this a go. Sorry for the delay.

Here is what I think the lyrics are:

Caressing the marble and stone Love that was special for one The waste in the fever and heat How I wish you were here with me now

Body that curls in and hides And shares that awful daylight Warn like a dog 'round your feet How I wish you were here with me now

Hangman looks round as he waits Cord stretches tight then it breaks Someday we will die in your dreams How I wish we were here with you now

Pretty sure that's correct. The only line that is really problematic is the second line of verse two. It could well be something like 'xxxx that offer delight', with xxxx being words I can't make out. It's also possible that 'heat' in the first verse may actually be 'hate'. Joy Division's version seems to be 'heat', but it's possible that Barney misheard it and sung 'hate' instead. It's difficult to tell.

Hope this helps.