I always thought : ´You take my place in the show down... etc´ is a reference to the fact that he won´t be around for the crisis himself i.e. he´ll be dead.
What I love about Joy Division lyrics is that it isn´t possible to break down the meaning line by line - it can mean all sorts of things but you basically get the message.
I always thought : ´You take my place in the show down... etc´ is a reference to the fact that he won´t be around for the crisis himself i.e. he´ll be dead.
What I love about Joy Division lyrics is that it isn´t possible to break down the meaning line by line - it can mean all sorts of things but you basically get the message.