| Nine Inch Nails – Head Like a Hole Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| God money's not the one to chose, could mean that no believer choses their religion over money. Jesus urged the wealthy to sell their belongings, distribute profits to the poor and join him. Yet, most of these well to do "belivers" failed to do so. | |
| Nine Inch Nails – The Downward Spiral Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| Yet, he does not loathe what he has become. He is proud of his accomplishment, which although significant in his eyes, has caused him a shitload of pain and anguish. | |
| Nine Inch Nails – Hurt Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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This song possibly contains slight referances of self mutilation, but I believe it's about something less obivous. "I hurt myself today" -refers to him harming himself by thinking, using logik, reason, which in return doesn not make him feel any better about himself or the world. "my sweetest friend" is possibly the name he gives to this part of him, his reason, his thoughtfullness, his insatiable curiosity, which indeed could be consdered his downfall. In that retrospect, the line could be seen as sarcastic. "I will make you hurt"- a metaphor and a warning to people on his life, basically saying "I will make you think, which will undoubtedly hurt you or fuck you up like me" "I wear the crown of shit upon my lier's chair"- Suggests that in his mind, he has beaten the system, has become the king of his mind, but the crown of this "sucess" is bittersweet. In the last verse, he doesn't regret his suicide, and confirms that if given another opportunity, he'd remain the same, and at this time, even if it were more difficult to reach the point of no return, he'd find a way to get there. |
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| Nine Inch Nails – The Downward Spiral Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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correction: regain, not retain |
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| Nine Inch Nails – The Downward Spiral Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| I believe the character was an intelligent, reasonable human being, whose only naive motive was to discover the "thruth" and find inner peace. Unfortuntely, the turmoil of disowning his religion and failed relationships both led to deep depression, broke him down mentally, and created an empty shell of a man. He became cold, an existential nihilist pehrphaps, and decided his realization was an immense strain on his mentality, and coping and living as a "brainless follower and consumer",as he once used to be, could never be attained again. Dying appeared to be the only solution, the only means of destroying what he has become, the only way to retain and overtake his humanity. | |
| Nine Inch Nails – Reptile Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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"she has the blood of a reptile"-The line showcases that the girl is cold and uninterested in a loving, meaningful relationship. I've heard that reptiles are considered to be cold blooded. "i now know that the depths I reach are limitless"-Pherhaps the narattor feels that he's reached the bottom once he has allowed himself to be a willing participant in such a horrendous, emotionless, purely phisical, convinient relationship. In Closer, he attempts to get to know this girl, loves her with all of his being and wants her to be the one, but by reptile, he realizes she feels little for him, and is uninterestd in the kind of relationships he desires. He blames himself for being shallow, dishonest and unable to move on. |
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| Nine Inch Nails – Eraser Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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Although I believe the song deals with repetitious relationships,the only kind there is pherhaps, I think your interpretation is thoughtfull and interesting. If you continued the sequence, the last four lines could mean he regrets ever having such a dream and wishes to be disowned, hated and erased from the public eye. |
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| Nine Inch Nails – I Do Not Want This Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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I belive that this song is made of of four separate entities/states of mind, that are battling each other. Once one takes over, the other one wishes to drown it out and replace it, continuously. I am losing ground... I stay inside my bed... -these are the states of mind which portray the current state of his being, his deep depression and fathlessness in all things and all people and their intentions. I am always falling down... You would know, wouldn't you... -in this state of mind, he is being completely truthfull with himself, realizing he needs help, but is hesitant to hold on to this thought. I do not want this... Don't you tell me how I feel... -here he flat out refuses he needs to be helped or that there is anyone who could sufficently offer him adequate help. In the last few "I want..." lines, The narrator strives or dreams about a better life, one where he can SEE, KNOW and DO all he wishes to acomplish succesfully, and to ease his curiosity. He does not want to remain a mess and a failure. In the line " I want to fuck everyone", he doesn't refer to a sexual act, but uses sex as a metaphor for getting to know all the people on a deep pesonal level, hoping that maybe, there are a few others like him... The 4th line of the song "I fear I am the only one who feels this way" forshadows this. |
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| Nine Inch Nails – Ruiner Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| I think Reznor is refering to someone in his early childhood, possibly a parent or a relative, that has "brainwashed" him with religious ideologies.He now resents this person, and blames them for "fucking him up more than they'll ever know." The lines in which he describes the ruiner are directed towards god, or a person in position of power, who glorifies that god and may influence multiple others. | |
| Pearl Jam – Glorified G Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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I don't quite understand the last part "Life comes...I can feel your heart in your neck" Any ideas? |
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