Lyric discussion by airportle 

Cover art for Temptation lyrics by New Order

funny, i thought the song was about temptation-i.e. cheating, or what goes through a person head...the torment after he'd cheated, not wanting to do this again then the temptation comes again....

"Oh, you've got green eyes Oh, you've got blue eyes Oh, you've got grey eyes And I've never seen anyone quite like you before No, I've never met anyone quite like you before"

he meets a girl and this is right before cheating- the temptation part

"Heaven, a gateway, a hope Just like a feeling I need, it's no joke And though it hurts me to see you this way Betrayed by words, I'd never heard, too hard to say Up, down, turn around Please don't let me hit the ground Tonight I think I'll walk alone I'll find my soul as I go home Each way I turn, I know I'll always try To break this circle that's been placed around me From time to time, I find I've lost some need That was urgent to myself, I do believe"

he wants to stop it and tells himself to stop it- break the circle(cycle) to find his soul

Oh, you've got green eyes Oh, you've got blue eyes Oh, you've got grey eyes

"And I've never seen anyone quite like you before No, I've never met anyone quite like you before Bolts from above hurt the people down below People in this world, we have no place to go

Oh, it's the last time Oh, I've never met anyone quite like you before Oh no, I've never met anyone quite like you before"

the cycle continues and the temptation returns, he has thoughts of it being a bad thing but the temptation is too great