I think that if you take this and New Dawn Fades as one piece (they were written around the same time, leading up to his death), then yes, it most definitely forms a suicide note. I actually think that this is probably the saddest of all Ian Curtis' songs, even though the music is actually quite upbeat (and what's up with that "BRRRRWOOOOOOOO!" at the beginning???), which of course adds a whole 'nother dimension of irony to it.
It's also somewhat representive of the fact that if you can hide your soul-crushing, all-consuming depression under a veneer of happiness, you can leave a whole ton of people in the wake of your ultimate actions saying "I had no idea."
I think that if you take this and New Dawn Fades as one piece (they were written around the same time, leading up to his death), then yes, it most definitely forms a suicide note. I actually think that this is probably the saddest of all Ian Curtis' songs, even though the music is actually quite upbeat (and what's up with that "BRRRRWOOOOOOOO!" at the beginning???), which of course adds a whole 'nother dimension of irony to it.
It's also somewhat representive of the fact that if you can hide your soul-crushing, all-consuming depression under a veneer of happiness, you can leave a whole ton of people in the wake of your ultimate actions saying "I had no idea."