New Order’s “World in Motion” was actually ahead of its time in a way, in that a good portion of it doesn’t even speak directly to soccer. Indeed in the third verse, John Barnes even...
There are some colorful interpretations available as to the meaning of this Joy Division’s “Decades”. But as generally understood what Ian Curtis is speaking to – fictionally it can be said, to some extent, since...
The word “guilt” is never mentioned in the song, and oddly enough the main sentiment being expounded on is actually love. The vocalist seems to have a pretty good understanding of what “real love”...
New Order’s “Regret” is said to be about the challenges that come along with being a celebrity, particularly in terms of said person finding it difficult to function like a normal human being. Verse 1 In...
In Electronic’s “Getting Away With It”, the singer comes off as if he is suffering from self-afflicted depression. Or more to the point, in the first verse, he purposely engages in actions which he...
On “Blue Monday”, the narrator ponders on the maltreatment he constantly receives from someone he trusted. The character in the song appears to be very manipulative and influences the narrator’s emotions negatively. However, the...
Although one of the co-writers of New Order’s “True Faith”, Peter Hook, has denied such and even though its lyrics are very-metaphorically at points, it is clear that this is a song about drug...