Atrocity Exhibition: Ian Curtis's Torment in Poetry
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 พ.ค. 2021
- In honor of Joy Division singer Ian Curtis's passing 31 years ago, here is a deep dive into the lyrics one of his most disturbing songs, "Atrocity Exhibition."
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Ian’s words in “The Eternal” are beautiful and devastating.
Yeah, your videos about him are nice. And I too am fascinated with his short life. He did have a way inside many of us. And his legacy lives on.
I've traveled far and wide
Unknown martyrs died
What did you see there?
I saw the one sided trials
What did you see there?
I saw the tears as they cried
They had tears in their eyes...
The figures from the past stand tall
And mocking voices ring the hall
Imperialistic house of prayer
Conquistadors who took their share
...tbh there are too many lyrics that have stuck with me over the years, including that haunting first stanza in Atrocity Exhibition. (...for entrainment the watch his body twist... behind his eyes he says 'I still exist' - just *damn* those lyrics are so evocative!) But I've always found the verses I mentioned particularly fascinating cause of it's reference to the Spanish inquisition, and the genocide of the Indigenous tribes of the Americas (by using the word Conquistadors in the song Dead Souls).
This video is amazing and very insightful, and I'm so glad to have stumbled onto your channel! 💜💜💜
All of your Ian Curtis & Joy Division videos are absolutely amazing! ❤
Thank you ❤️
Hi Em, Ian brought me to your channel in the very early days.
I was so intrigued.
This homage demonstrates your passion and your growth since that first foray!
There is a lot of Ian in a lot of us.
A poet.
Thank you for capturing this so well.
And celebrating kindred spirits.
Ian's lyrics will always be amazing and fascinating. Timeless.
His words are gently placed in the content of the music. I think Joy Division are one of the most interesting bands ever. I've listened to their few songs for over thirty years now and they are unique.
I know basically nothing about Joy Division or Ian Curtis and this was still incredibly interesting.
One of my favorites from Closer. I never realized that Ian didn’t write as a lyricist even though I did some projects about his writing where I had pictures of his lyric books and saw the structures.
I was a young teenager back when Joy Division first came along and was more into stuff like Iggy Pop and also heavy metal back then. After learning more about Ian's story and later hearing their first album in recent years I have become more of a fan. Ian reminds me of someone I knew, and his story is really tragic. One of my favorite songs is candidate.
"As one alive, I'll address the living" V. V. Mayakovsky. The obfusc overtones of Ian's poetic voice is a testament to his brief but fated life and genius. Sylvia Plath said: "Poetry is the blood jet" and "From the bottom of a pool fixed stars govern a life" poets are always confronted with the integrity of their lyrics. The poet is often a weary lonesome traveller with the ability to end life like a full stop after their final words. Thank you for your work. I have only just found your channel. 👌🙏
Brilliant, Emily! You do these videos so so well. I found this fascinating from the perspective of artistic creativity which interests me very much. But for Curtis to feel both so visible and invisible at the same time is a tragic comment on fame in the modern world.
"Played by the gate at the foot of the garden,
My view stretches out from the fence to the wall,
No words could explain, no actions determine,
Just watching the trees and the leaves as they fall.", The Eternal
That’s a nice one too ❤️
my favorite joy division song
this song sounds like the screams of tortured souls and is so absolutely beautiful. he was a very intelligent man. poor thing.
The opening lines of Atrocity Exhibition are probably my favourite opening lines of any song ever.
Thank you so much for your amazing videos about my favorite band. Love them all!
Well thought out video. Thank you for posting
Fantastic analysis
Wow great video, please make a video for every Joy Division song and Closer
superb video. i missed it on his death-day anniversary but just got around to watching it and you do not disappoint! very insightful and made me see atrocity exhibition differently
Brilliant analyses.
GREAT VIDEO - Thanks!
Been subscribed since ian curtis vid on the anniversary of his death. Love your vids! ❤
Oh man, an old school subscriber! Glad you’re still here! 😀
I was listening but iwas born too late,now my screams are buried on Ian's Grave.!😢
Great video
love ur videos 💪💪
Thank you 😊
I was with some friends in the ‘80’s we arrived to see Joy Division but found that Ian had died.The show was New Order and was a memory be it a sad one.🎼
Wow you introduced me to a new legion
Mother I tried please believe me
I'm doing the best that I can
I'm ashamed of the things I've been put through
I'm ashamed of the person I amn
💙🖤
Asylums with doors open wide
Where people had paid to see inside
For entertainment they watch his body twist
Behind his eyes he says, "I still exist"
This is the way, step inside
In arenas, he kills for a prize
Wins a minute to add to his life
But the sickness is drowned by cries for more
Pray to God, make it quick, watch him fall
This is the way, step inside
This is the way
This is the way, step inside
You'll see the horrors of a faraway place
Meet the architects of law face to face
See mass murder on a scale you've never seen
And all the ones who try hard to succeed
This is the way, step inside
And I picked on the whims of a thousand or more
Still pursuing the path that's been buried for years
All the dead wood from jungles and cities on fire
Can't replace or relate, can't release or repair
Take my hand and I'll show you what was and will be
Ian and Kurt so much alike in the way that they were tortured badly by their demons and you can hear that especially in there lyrics and the fact that they both died really young, RIP! Got to admit I really struggle to watch Control because of what happens in it, its so sad!
Directionless so plain to see, a loaded gun won't set you free.
@peterchinnery7264 so you say
Atrocity exhibition is a brilliant opening track. Only the Smiths wrote better lyrics❤