I agree with Dgitalgirl: New Order songs are written intentionally to have an unclear purpose or meaning. Sometimes the lines even contradict each other on the same song.
In particular, this song seems to be the story of a man who tells his wife that he's dumping her for another woman. It makes the comparsion of a so violent breakup on a marriage with an actual murder, like if the act of announcing the new love was actually shooting your wife to death.
In my opinion, it is.
I agree with Dgitalgirl: New Order songs are written intentionally to have an unclear purpose or meaning. Sometimes the lines even contradict each other on the same song. In particular, this song seems to be the story of a man who tells his wife that he's dumping her for another woman. It makes the comparsion of a so violent breakup on a marriage with an actual murder, like if the act of announcing the new love was actually shooting your wife to death. In my opinion, it is.