In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
When a new life turns towards you
And the night becomes a day
We shall remain forever
Everyone who meets this way
Oh, our love is like the flowers
The rain, the sea and the hours
Oh, our love is like the flowers
The rain, the sea and the hours
When the rain falls to the sea
They'll be waiting for you and for me
And the sky reflects our image
Trying to sleep right through our lives
Oh, our love is like the earth
The sun, the trees and the birth
Oh, our love is like the earth
The sun, the trees and the birth
I am still here two days later
Same place, same time
And I'm stuck here two years too long
Same place, the wrong time
Oh, our love is like the flowers
The rain, the sea and the hours
Oh, our love is like the flowers
The sun, the sea and the hours
Their love died three years ago
Spoken words I cannot show
And the night becomes a day
We shall remain forever
Everyone who meets this way
Oh, our love is like the flowers
The rain, the sea and the hours
Oh, our love is like the flowers
The rain, the sea and the hours
When the rain falls to the sea
They'll be waiting for you and for me
And the sky reflects our image
Trying to sleep right through our lives
Oh, our love is like the earth
The sun, the trees and the birth
Oh, our love is like the earth
The sun, the trees and the birth
I am still here two days later
Same place, same time
And I'm stuck here two years too long
Same place, the wrong time
Oh, our love is like the flowers
The rain, the sea and the hours
Oh, our love is like the flowers
The sun, the sea and the hours
Their love died three years ago
Spoken words I cannot show
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There is still an amazing amount of hope and will in the lyrics; and the lyrics themselve rank and easy five. If only music was stronger it would be one of those great radio songs that you hear once a week 20 years after it was released. The imagery is almost tear-jerking ("City lights lay out before us", "Speeds so fast felt like I was drunk"), and the idea of starting from nothing and just driving and working and denigrating yourself for a chance at being just above poverty, then losing in the end is just painful and inspiring at the same time.
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@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
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I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
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I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example:
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I am shocked that only one person has commented on this. I love this song so much! The lyrics to me are so optimistic and it makes me so happy. Along with "Age of Consent", I totally relate to this song on a personal level.
This song is very mysterious to me and my latest interpretation is somewhat disturbing. This seems to be a song about Ian Curtis but perhaps it is about something else entirely. Clarification or input is welcome.
"When a new life turns towards you; And the night becomes a bay" Eludes to life after death. Night being death. Bay may refer to a safe place, a place for travelers, a transitional place, or all three.
"We shall remain forever; Everyone who meets his way" We will always be human or mortal.
"Oh, our love is like the flowers; The rain and the sea and the hours" New Order's love for Ian? Too many symbolic meanings are possible here: delicate, vibrant, nourishing, vast, timeless, etc.
"When the rain falls to the sea; They'll be waiting for you and for me" Perhaps when it rains in the sea it is time to find safe harbor. "They" may be those that have passed already.
"And the sky reflects our image; Trying to sleep right through our lives" We may or may not be being watched but it is plain to see in any case that we spend much of our time not trying to live our lives.
"Oh, our love is like the earth; The sun and the trees and the birth" Love described with nurturing elements.
"I am still here two days later; Same place, same time" In the village? With the living perhaps? A feeling of being stood up or alone.
"And I'm stuck here two years too long; Same place, the wrong time" Still mourning/not able to move on.
"Their love died three years ago; Spoken words I cannot show" Who's love? Ian and Deborah's? The song was released approximately three years after Ian's suicide. Ian had cheated on Deborah and their marriage was falling apart. The spoken words between lovers were too terrible to repeat?
The dark ending to the song makes me feel uneasy and I wonder in what spirit it was written. I hope that it was not resentment towards Deborah. It would be really terrible to lament about a lost love, describing how eternal and grand it was, and then to go and trash the relationship with his wife. I do not know about their relationship but the inability to sustain a marriage does not necessarily mean that their love was dead.
Perhaps the last lines are a form of condolence. Maybe it is an expression of sorrow that things did not end well before his death.
Or maybe this song is about something else entirely.
@ozizushi Yes, the song was written/released about 3 years after Ian's death. I remember at the time thinking that the band would reference Ian in some way. I think this is it. <br /> <br /> I went to see Peter Hook and the Light a couple of days ago. They did some songs from Power, Corruption and LIes but not this one. <br /> <br /> However, Peter did ask us all to think about Ian before they performed Atmosphere.
this is one of my favorite no songs...
this song is criminally underrated. i agree with soma n the dead, n am also shocked that still only 2 other ppl have commented on this amazing song?!(i signed up just to post this :) the only bad thing about this song is that it always leaves me wanting more. this song needs to get DISCOVERED!
their love died three years ago spoken words i cannot show