New Order - Blue Monday Lyrics Meaning

"Blue Monday"

This song is clearly about judgement,control and abuse. It attempts to convey to the asshole that they would hate it if done to them so why do it to others.
Blue means sad and monday means 'start' or beginning.

These lyrics could easily be applied to the plight of women or to the gay culture but applies to any minority held down by hate and fear of others.
Below I attempt to translate the poetry.

How does it feel
To treat me like you do
When you've laid laid your hands upon me
And told me who you are

(why do you judge me by hitting me,does that make you feel better? you showed me how you feel about me and who you are thru violence.)

I thought I was mistaken
I thought I heard your words
Tell me how do I feel
Tell me now how do I feel

(i now see how you think of me,I cannot fathom why you feel that way. You think you should tell me how to be but you have only reinforced (or killed) my views and thoughts about myself)

Those who came before me
Lived through their vocations
From the past until completion
They will turn away no more

(others like me lived thru this but we will no longer take it)

And I still find it so hard
To say what I need to say
But I'm quite sure that you'll tell me
Just how I should feel today

(Id like to speak about your judgement but I know your mind will not change)

I see a ship in the harbor
(I know you want me gone)
I can and shall obey
(I will leave-for my own safety)
But if it wasn't for your misfortunes
I'd be a heavenly person today

(you wish me dead but didnt get your way)

And I thought I was mistaken
And I thought I heard you speak
Tell me how do I feel
Tell me now how should I feel

(your hate speech is unreal and I know your mind wont change)

Now I stand here waiting

(gotta go)

I thought I told you to leave me
While I walked down to the beach
Tell me how does it feel
When your heart grows cold
(grows cold, grows cold, grows cold)

(let me go and Ill leave,how can you hate so much?)