I always took it to be about war atrocities; however, I can also see that it could be about childhood suffering. It might be interpreted as a "Lord of the Flies" allegory.
I heard this song shortly after reading 'Lord Of The Flies' and also made this connection - after all, there are a lot of literary allusions in Ian Curtis' lyrics. Definitely, it seems to be about how easily the mask of civilisation can slip. I always find the lines "I guess you were right, when we talked in the heat, /
There's no room for the weak," to be deeply chilling. Deborah Curtis also wrote that Ian was obsessed with reading about 20th century atrocities; he was trying to come to terms with the horrors of...
I heard this song shortly after reading 'Lord Of The Flies' and also made this connection - after all, there are a lot of literary allusions in Ian Curtis' lyrics. Definitely, it seems to be about how easily the mask of civilisation can slip. I always find the lines "I guess you were right, when we talked in the heat, /
There's no room for the weak," to be deeply chilling. Deborah Curtis also wrote that Ian was obsessed with reading about 20th century atrocities; he was trying to come to terms with the horrors of the modern world.
I always took it to be about war atrocities; however, I can also see that it could be about childhood suffering. It might be interpreted as a "Lord of the Flies" allegory.
I heard this song shortly after reading 'Lord Of The Flies' and also made this connection - after all, there are a lot of literary allusions in Ian Curtis' lyrics. Definitely, it seems to be about how easily the mask of civilisation can slip. I always find the lines "I guess you were right, when we talked in the heat, / There's no room for the weak," to be deeply chilling. Deborah Curtis also wrote that Ian was obsessed with reading about 20th century atrocities; he was trying to come to terms with the horrors of...
I heard this song shortly after reading 'Lord Of The Flies' and also made this connection - after all, there are a lot of literary allusions in Ian Curtis' lyrics. Definitely, it seems to be about how easily the mask of civilisation can slip. I always find the lines "I guess you were right, when we talked in the heat, / There's no room for the weak," to be deeply chilling. Deborah Curtis also wrote that Ian was obsessed with reading about 20th century atrocities; he was trying to come to terms with the horrors of the modern world.