| Joy Division – Candidate Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I feel as though this is about someone falling out of love with another; someone in the act of cheating. He (just because it's easier then they) is "forced by the pressure" of another's affection to stay faithful, but he's lost the feeling that he once had for this person. He knows what he did was wrong, but still feels the need to blame his partner (I tried to get to you, but you treat me like this); perhaps she didn't want to, or couldn't keep up with his fast lifestyle. Courting can sort of be looked at as a sort of election; you have the girl (again, just because it's simpler for me to explain) who is debating on which candidate to elect for the position of boyfriend. To call the song Candidate, but voice it as who has already been "elected" is sort of like saying the relationship is over, but he's stepping back up in attempt to get her back. |
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