Strange as it may seem , it has been suggested that some of the lyrics were a thickly veiled dig at the mystical imagery and grandiose themes of Echo & the Bunnymen at the time. Nevertheless , the lyrics , certainly open to several interpretations , are brutally uncompromising and fatalistic. It was said that Ian Curtis was in a trance-like state when he wrote the majority of the lyrics for the Closer album with little editing or rewriting. It does seem that the keyboards in this song have been deliberately crafted to evolve from the horrendously dated churning stabs of the verses into the sweeping majesty of the choruses which feature possibly the most resigned and forlorn melody ever.
Strange as it may seem , it has been suggested that some of the lyrics were a thickly veiled dig at the mystical imagery and grandiose themes of Echo & the Bunnymen at the time. Nevertheless , the lyrics , certainly open to several interpretations , are brutally uncompromising and fatalistic. It was said that Ian Curtis was in a trance-like state when he wrote the majority of the lyrics for the Closer album with little editing or rewriting. It does seem that the keyboards in this song have been deliberately crafted to evolve from the horrendously dated churning stabs of the verses into the sweeping majesty of the choruses which feature possibly the most resigned and forlorn melody ever.