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Tool – Fear Inoculum Lyrics	4 years ago
This song came out shortly after I finished therapy for PTSD from an insidiously abusive relationship and I was nearly in tears listening to it the first time. I had chills. It's a perfect account of escaping an abuser/toxic person and becoming a stronger, better version of yourself. Tool's music has always felt somewhat therapeutic for me, but this song hit me particularly hard.

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Nicole Scherzinger – Run Lyrics

6 years ago

This song is a warning from a victim of narcissistic abuse, to whoever gets involved with her abuser next. I first heard it when I was with my abusive ex and I had a total breakdown because it was so accurate to what it's like to try and love a narcissist. I could have written this song, its exactly what I want to say to any other girl that gets sucked into his web of lies. The way she sings it too, with such raw emotion and plaintive pleading to the new victim to please just get away from this guy, really hits home.

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CHVRCHES – Leave a Trace Lyrics	6 years ago
@[amanda1121:23673] Absolutely SPOT ON. I came here to see if anyone else picked up this meaning from the song too. The first time I heard it was when I was with my emotionally abusive ex earlier this year and it really moved me because of how well it fit my situation. As corny as it sounds, it actually helped to give me the courage to leave him.

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Nine Inch Nails – The Frail Lyrics	13 years ago
This song, to me, embodies the bitterness of loss. Which would make sense considering it's directly after The Day the World Went Away. Such a good song. The Fragile is my all-time favorite album.

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Nine Inch Nails – La Mer Lyrics

13 years ago

I'm standing on a rickety old dock overlooking the ocean. It's winter, and the water is dark blue and cold. The grey sky is cloudy, and the wind brings with it the smell of salt and brine as it gently buffets my hair. I stare out to sea, thinking about the past, the present, and what is to come. I think back on all the pain, all the hurt, all the sadness, but as I watch the distant waves, I am calm. The ocean comforts me, washes away my pain, and I know that nothing can stop me now. That's what I get from La Mer anyway :) This is a very peaceful, contemplative song. It's about thinking calmly & rationally about your own death & destiny, and knowing that you will persist.

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Nine Inch Nails – The Fragile Lyrics

13 years ago

This is the song I cry to when *I'm* falling apart. It's a comfort, it makes me feel like there's at least ONE person out there in the world that cares about me, even if I've never met him & probably never will. Yes, I'm a pathetic fangirl who secretly imagines being Mrs. Reznor, but I like to pretend he wrote this just for me. It's about watching someone he loves slip further & further away into hurt and sadness, and being determined to save her & hold her up when she's breaking down. This song, unlike most of his others, is about loving someone eternally & unconditionally. It's the most powerful love song I've ever heard. I'm actually planning to get "I won't let you fall apart" tattooed on my wrist in the Sin font, how cheesy is that? Lol...

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Nine Inch Nails – Only Lyrics

13 years ago

I think this song is about seeing someone for who they really are after idolizing them & having a false impression of them for a long time. The line "I just made you up to hurt myself" is a cry of futile pain after realizing that he really doesn't know the person at all, and his perception of them was just a smokescreen. That line really rings true for my relationship with my ex. I made excuses for him, defended him, told myself he was the same good person he was when we first met even after he descended into a vicious cycle of drugs & self-abuse.

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Nine Inch Nails – Somewhat Damaged Lyrics

13 years ago

This song... oh my god. This fucking song. Definitely on the list of my top 5 favorite NIN songs. One of the absolute best I FUCKING HATE YOU!!! songs I've ever heard. I've been there, Trent, oh I have been there. This song reminds me of my ex every time I hear it. Reminds me of how much I admired him at first but then his dazzling glow began to slowly fade as I saw him for who he really was. He always promised that things would never change but they suuuure did. I fell apart too, and where the fuck was he?! The music on this track is absolutely mindblowing. It starts out with a simple guitar riff that's very misleading as to what direction the music is actually heading in. It morphs into a heavy drum beat with industrial bassline & guitars. The entire effect once everything comes together is very visceral and angry and gut-wrenching. I LOVE the sound effect of the blades in the middle of the song too. God, this song still gives me chills everytime I hear it even after so many years, truly one of Trent's finest works :D

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Nine Inch Nails – Maybe Just Once Lyrics

13 years ago

This song is, IMO, about always being the 'giver' in relationships & being sick & tired of it. I completely know how he feels too, I'm the same way. I always give of myself until there's nothing left & people always just take & take and then leave. Trent's tired of being used & abused. I personally love this song, even though it's a tad new wave-y. You can really tell that this was done during his transition from the Exotic Birds to NIN.

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