Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song State of the Nation, artist - New Order. Date of issue: 16.08.1987
Song language: English
State of the Nation |
| You can walk, or you can run |
| You don’t have to be someone |
| I went on a summer cruise |
| Upon an ocean born to lose |
| My brother said that he was dead |
| I saw his face and shook my head |
| Can you see where we can’t be |
| We’re losing our blood in the sea |
| 'Cause it’s the state of the nation |
| That’s holding our salvation |
| Yes, it’s the state of the nation |
| That’s holding our salvation |
| Oh, the state of the nation |
| Is causing deprivation |
| Oh, the state of the nation |
| Is causing deprivation |
| From my home I traveled far |
| I drove in my stolen car |
| When it broke down, I kissed the ground |
| 'Cause I don’t kiss when you’re around |
| I don’t find that I have been |
| The portrait of an only son |
| If that’s the case, then who could tell |
| Where my story had begun? |
| Cause it’s the state of the nation |
| That’s holding our salvation |
| Yes, it’s the state of the nation |
| That’s holding our salvation |
| Yes, the state of the nation |
| That’s causing deprivation |
| Oh, the state of the nation |
| That’s causing deprivation |
| Even now, I’m all alone |
| Behind a wall that’s made of stone |
| I think about where we have been |
| And all the sights that could be seen |
| I know it all could be worthwhile |
| If only I could force a smile |
| Now we turn our backs to the sea |
| The shame of a nation we’ll never be |
| Cause it’s the state of the nation |
| That’s holding our salvation |
| Yes, it’s the state of the nation |
| That’s holding our salvation |
| Oh, the state of the nation |
| Is causing deprivation |
| Yes, the state of the nation |
| Is causing deprivation |