Love Will Tear Us Apart

there’s not a whole lot of theorizing that can be done about this song.

it is what it is. ian curtis was depressed, suicidal, ill, having an affair, god knows what else. love is not easy and there are a lot of things that might hinder our ability to love, complications that we can’t always control. ‘love will tear us apart’ leaves no room for negotiation. lately, i have been talking a lot about love. there’s nothing i can say that would ever make anyone feel good about losing love.

my mother once asked me why i couldn’t seem to engage in a lasting relationship. i told her it was a symptom of the time i am living in. the truth is don’t have faith in love.