"Love Will Tear Us Apart" as written by Ian Kevin Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Paul David Morris and Bernard Sumner....
When the routine bites hard
And ambitions are low
And resentment rides high
But emotions won't grow
And we are changing our ways
Taking different roads
Then love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
Why is the bedroom so cold?
Turned away on your side
Is my timing that flawed?
Our respect runs so dry
Yet there's still this appeal
That we've kept all our lives
Love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
Do you cry out in your sleep?
All my failings expose
Get a taste in my mouth
As desperation takes hold
Is it something so good?
Just can't function no more
When love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
And ambitions are low
And resentment rides high
But emotions won't grow
And we are changing our ways
Taking different roads
Then love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
Why is the bedroom so cold?
Turned away on your side
Is my timing that flawed?
Our respect runs so dry
Yet there's still this appeal
That we've kept all our lives
Love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
Do you cry out in your sleep?
All my failings expose
Get a taste in my mouth
As desperation takes hold
Is it something so good?
Just can't function no more
When love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
Lyrics submitted by LilyBear
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When I hear this song I think of two people in a relationship that are kind of growing apart from each other and they feel like the relationship has come to a stand-still. They separate but ultimately come together again for some reason they can't really figure out. They love each other, but they know deep down that it's coming to an end...or really, that it's been over for some time.
"Our respect runs so dry
Yet there's still this appeal
That we've kept all our lives
Love, love will tear us apart again"
I also think this lyric is written so perfectly:
"When the routine bites hard"
The imagery fits so well. It's you realizing so suddenly how monotonous your life is that it feels like you've been bitten...hard.
But that credit goes to the writer of the song, I suppose.
This is one of those songs that I put on repeat and just listen.
This song is definitely proving me wrong.
It's beautifully sung and I love it everytime I hear it.
She brought a whole new meaning to this song.
I first heard this when it appeared on Grey's Anatomy.
It fit perfectly.
Seconding what someone earlier said, I love how simplistic this version is, because usually you can't cover a song and strip it down to the bare elements like that, while retaining the essence and emotion of the song. The fact that there's two components I think emphasises the beauty of Ian Curtis' lyrics further, and of course the brilliance and purity of Susannas voice! Although its simplistic throughout though, its not at all monotonous or boring, which again I think is a real achievement.
Really, such an amazing song.
I usually dislike when people post on songMEANINGS to say how much they love a song and nothing else, but seeing as its a cover, I thought itd be okay [=