Procession

These lyrics are inexcusably wrong.

* an escape that fails & makes the wounds that time won't heal alone, alone, alone

a mass of harmless attitudes, a type that won't subside. no matter what they say you knew your heart beats you late at night your heart beats you late at night (x3) *

I believe the song is an attempt to reach out to an overly depressed person (perhaps at the point of suicide). The singer knows of the hardships that this person lives with, though loves them too much to live without them, so tries to show them while life is strange & unbearable sometimes, it'd be even more unbearable if that person weren't around.

Most of New Order's first album "Movement" was centered around Ian. Most Critics say they were in a shell-shock period, not knowing where to really go. This songs easily about Ian as well.

I agree, sounds like it's about someone who is depressed/suicidal.

This song makes me feel so weird I almost can't even listen to it. At the same time i love it so much. It's so depressing sounding but at the same time so freaking hip.

To me the song is about someone who you love and either its not working out or they are doing bad. I used to listen to this song sometimes and think of someone I knew who was ruining their life hardcore with drugs, and also my own drug use and life. It about someone you love perishing but how at the same time life is strange for everyone...and this persons problems somehow make your own more real.

the emotion that this song brings to me is unlike any other.

To me this song is obviously about suicide, every line, every note. Here's the correct lyrics:

There is no end to this I have seen your face But I don't recognize all these things You must have left behind It's a problem, you know That's been there all your life I try to make you see the world without you That just turned black and white At night it gets cold and You'd dearly like to turn away An escape that fails Makes the wounds that time won't heal Alone, alone, alone, alone

There is no end to this I can't turn away Another picture but the scene Is still the same There is no room to move Or try to look away Remember life is strange Life keeps getting stranger every day I try so hard this attitude's A type that won't subside No matter what they say and do Your heart beats you late at night Your heart beats you late at night Your heart beats you late at night Your heart beats you late at night

This is quite possibly the most beauitufl song I've ever heard. To me, it means that the singer is deeply in love with someone and their life but critisises their problems (which could be the reason s/he loves them - the whole "loneliness is lovely" thing). In my experience, I used this song when I was in love with a friend of mine who already had a boyfriend, and I didn't know if I liked what she was doing with her life, and her reasons for being combined to the guy of her choice. I couldn't get the image of them together out of my head ("Another picture but the scene / it's still the same /there is no room to move / or try to look away") and eventually.. yeah.

Hate to say it, but it sounds like it's about Ian Curtis. Perhaps the title is taken from JD's "The Eternal":

"Procession moves on, the shouting is over Praise to the glory of loved ones now gone"

Though the song is dedicated to him, New Order proceeds?

The first verse especially could be about Ian.

Also, the lyric is "Your heart beats you LATE at night". That mix-up is everywhere and makes no sense!

@dy;sphoria: thanks, these words make a lot more sense.

a close friend took his own life, about ten years ago.

he felt nothing could be worse than continuing to live in so much pain. ultimately he made his decision, and wouldn't have let anything stop him. before he did it, he flew to another continent so he wouldn't be within a thousand miles of those who cared about him; he was determined.

finally you get past the usual regrets: feeling you ought to have been able to prevent it somehow, survivor's guilt, anger at being left alone etc.

even so, and despite the passage of time, it changes you irrevocably.

somehow this song is deeply sad and yet comforting.

I believe that this song is about Ian Curtis, his epilepsy,death and funeral

I think some or possibly all of this is about suicide but from the perspective of someone that loves the person. A lover, a friend or parent. Quite possibly an attempt at describing the feelings of the person that finds the body.

To anyone considering taking their life...Stop. Please, at least wait until your parents have died because otherwise you will destroy them. Whether they overtly show their love for you or not, in 99% of cases they do love you more than you realise. I'm not a parent but my cousin hung himself and as sad as i find that, i know his mum blames herself and goes over and over and over what she did/didn't do/say for hours and hours every night.

There is no end to this I can't turn away Another picture but the scene Is still the same There is no room to move Or try to look away

People who don't have depression can't understand it. It isn't their fault though and it doesn't mean they don't care. Tell them how they can help and if they can't, tell them how they can show you that they care about you.

One of the nastiest things about depression, is how it tricks the person into believing they NEED to isolate themselves, when the opposite is true. The deeper the darkness is, the more they need a hand to get out...and the further they will retreat into that dark place. The demons promise them safety and acceptance, away from criticism but give them despair.

If you know someonw with depression, invite them out with you next time. They probably won't come. They might not even reply*. But it will make them feel less isolated. Just 4 words might be enough to save their life..."Fancy a drink sometime".

*If they don't reply, don't take it personally. It most probably just means they can't face anyone but they can't find any way to explain and still sound fairly normal. They won'f want to try to explain what's going on in their head because they fear that if they do, you might not invite them again. Most of their day is spent trying to appear normal or doing things that force them to appear normal. They learn to become fantastic actors because they don't want to be defined by their depression.

Lastly, don't hang yourself. It isn't cool. Whoever finds you will have to endure that image 1000 times a day. Still not convinced? Did you know that death is rarely instant? Most people suffocate and take a few minutes to die. Nearly all of them shit and piss themselves too. Is that how you want to be remembered?