Lyric discussion by glossolalia 

Ian Curtis was very interested in the Nazi movement. Not that he was in favor of it, per se, but he makes some very direct references to it. The original name of the band was Warsaw. I think that this song leads us in that general direction and infuses it into his own personal experience by drawing parallels.

I get that too from the line 'I let them use you for their own ends,' especially. I think the "you" is creativity or inspiration. And how it the imagination can be used for good or bad.

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