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Times Change

New Order

1993
36
Live performances
1
Recording
13
Release appearances
1
Covered by

Credits

Written by Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Bernard Sumner & Stephen Hague.

Lyrics

In a manger like Christ I lay
Yellow fever, yellow hay
Feel the rhythm, sweetest sound
Making, breaking sacred ground
I'd give you a piece of my love for free 
But whatever I say you'll never see
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In a manger like Christ I lay
Yellow fever, yellow hay
Feel the rhythm, sweetest sound
Making, breaking sacred ground
I'd give you a piece of my love for free 
But whatever I say you'll never see
Acquire a taste for a different sound
Make or break it this side of town

Life will never be the same
In Port-Royal town, I hear it coming
The shaking of the ground
They're stealing in the day
In Port-Royal town, the children are running

Ever strange the lives we lead
So detached from the things we need
Signs of greed in everyone
Instant eviction and the blood on a gun
Just when you think you've found it
Spinning world I want to spin around it
What is wrong? This pain won't peel
The fibres of my life won't heal

Versions & Mixes

Recordings, remixes and alternate mixes of this composition.

  • Album version 3:52
  • Original Version 3:58

Release Appearances

13 known appearances

Live History

36
Total performances
First known performance
1 Jul 2017
Old Granada Studios, Manchester
Last known performance
12 Nov 2019
Variety Playhouse, Atlanta

Recent performances

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Covered By (1)

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