I think that this song is about how they felt about Ian Curtis offing himself:
"A thought that never changes
Remains a stupid lie
It's never been quite the same
No hearing or breathing
No movement, no colors
Just silence"
Joy Division were on the doorstep of making it big and heading to the US to tour, but after Ian killed himself it never happened, so Bernard could only think of what could have been and since it never changed it became just a stupid lie. Ever since Ian died nothing has been the same for them
"Rise and fall of shame
A search that shall remain
We asked you what you'd seen
You said you didn't care"
Not so sure about this part, but perhaps it refers to how big they had gotten and then the fall after his suicide. Then the search to get back to where they were [which obviously they were able to].
"Sound formed in a vacuum
May seem a waste of time
It's always been just the same
No hearing or breathing
No movement no lyrics
Just nothing"
Now that he's dead there's nothing there, no movement and no lyrics, just nothing.
"The sign that leads the way
The path we can not take
You've caught me at a bad time
So why don't you piss off"
This part could be about how Joy Division were ready to hit it big time but now they can't take that path, and they are rather pissed off about that and losing Ian.
The title itself, "Your Silent Face", maybe after his death all they saw were photos of him everywhere...hence "your silent face"
lonelyAsAnEyesoreon June 30, 2007 Link
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