Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2011-09-13
- Album Name: Unknown Pleasures Live in Australia
Song Meaning (Interpretation) of “Love Will Tear Us Apart” by Peter Hook and The Light
“Love Will Tear Us Apart” is a song about how love can come and go, leaving two people in a broken state. The singer tells the story of a once loving relationship that has turned sour and is now rapidly deteriorating. Despite the twin forces of love and hope pushing them together, the unbalanced understanding between the two has left them helplessly drifting apart. The singer understands that their love is doomed and that it will ultimately tear them apart. With its evocative lyrics and hypnotic melody, “Love Will Tear Us Apart” is an ode to bittersweet love and a reminder that relationships don’t always turn out the way we want them to.