Teen Gothic

My #1 song of all time, the song I've listened to more than any other, the song that will even be featured on my funeral playlist is Dark Entries. Yet, I only understand about 30% of what he's saying. The rest is just inaudible to me. Even following along to the lyrics, it just looks like a series of words but no interpretation is understood in my head. In English class, I always struggled the hardest with poetry. It's like scripture, it's words I know but I have no idea what any of it is supposed to mean as a whole. Is there a way I can help improve that trait? Plus, it would be great to understand the pain and misery Ian Curtis was actually feeling instead of just letting the music itself setting the mood