In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Need you
Dream you
Find you
Taste you
Fuck you
Use you
Scar you
Break you
Lose me
Hate me
Smash me
Erase me
Kill me
Kill me
Kill me
Kill me
Kill me
Kill me
Kill me
Kill me
Dream you
Find you
Taste you
Fuck you
Use you
Scar you
Break you
Lose me
Hate me
Smash me
Erase me
Kill me
Kill me
Kill me
Kill me
Kill me
Kill me
Kill me
Kill me
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Eraser Lyrics as written by Trent Reznor
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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i love this song
I wish this song (which I gve 5/5, 10/10, whatever) should be extended into like 5 minutes or something, I just love it how the words come one after another with no break.
i like like you do Soldier1288, about the way he says the riffs.. still i think that the rythm is too poor... sould be a little bit agressive.
i like like you do Soldier1288, about the way he says the riffs.. still i think that the rythm is too poor... sould be a little bit agressive.
imagine going to sleep with this on. Now that would be one fucked up lullaby. Granted if i heard nine inch nails right before i was going to sleep i would get up and listen to more. But thats beside the point.
Reminds me of Coil.
Coil did the mix.
Twisted. Sounds almost... I want to say Celtic, but that doesn't sound right. I don't know what it is.
medieval almost?
It reminds me of the "theme song" or whatever it is of Freaky Fred from Courage the Cowardly Dog
Where the melody is all soothing but the words are very creepy.
It makes me think; sarcasm? Very interesting.
I do wish this song was a little longer. Being only 1:16 doesn't do it justice.