Joy Division
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The song that John Peel played after announcing Ian Curtis’s death is unbearably close and brooding, but allows the occasional shaft of light. Stephen Morris’s pattering drums rouse Atmosphere from troubled slumber, while Bernard Sumner’s glittering, chiming keyboards give it a bright beauty. It’s a...
[Chorus]
Walk in silence
Don't walk away, in silence
[Verse 1]
See the danger, always danger
Endless talking, life rebuilding
Don't walk away
[Chorus]
Walk in silence
Don't turn away, in silence
[Verse 2]
Your confusion, my illusion
Worn like a mask of self-hate, confronts and then dies
Don't walk away
[Verse 3]
People like you find it easy
Naked to see, walking on air
Hunting by the rivers, through the streets, every corner
Abandoned too soon, set down with due care
[Chorus]
Don't walk away, in silence
Don't walk away
Atmosphere was written by Ian Curtis & Stephen Morris & Peter Hook & Bernard Sumner.
Atmosphere was produced by Martin Hannett.
Joy Division released Atmosphere on Tue Mar 18 1980.
Peter Hook:
It got voted the favourite rock song to be played at funerals, which was a very dubious honour! The other one was Robbie Williams, “Angels,” which was the song most likely to be played at weddings. I must admit, every time I go to a funeral and hear “Atmosphere,” I do wish we’d have wri...