bizarre love triangle

New Order had everyone dancing along to the enigmatic geometry of this new wave synthpop classic. 'Bizarre Love Triangle' was the only single released from their album 'Brotherhood'. The lyrics are open to interpretation; but it speaks to confusion and pain over a desire that is being kept secret. It could be talking about a former lover, the lover of another, a taboo passion, or even an addiction. The singer longs for the less complicated relationship that came before; but doesn't want to tarnish things by hurting others. While it didn't even make the top forty in the UK or the US, it made it to number five in Australia and hit number one on the UK Indie Singles chart.

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The video was directed by Robert Longo.

Every time I think of you

I feel shot right through with a bolt of blue

It's no problem of mine

But it's a problem I find

Living a life that I can't leave behind

But there's no sense in telling me

The wisdom of the fool won't set you free

But that's the way that it goes

And it's what nobody knows

Well every day my confusion grows

Every time I see you falling

I get down on my knees and pray

I'm waiting for that final moment

You say the words that I can't say

I feel fine and I feel good

I'm feeling like I never should

Whenever I get this way

I just don't know what to say

Why can't we be ourselves like we were yesterday?

I'm not sure what this could mean

I don't think you're what you seem

I do admit to myself

That if I hurt someone else

Then I'll never see just what we're meant to be

Every time I see you falling

I get down on my knees and pray

I'm waiting for that final moment

You say the words that I can't say