The Wretched

Everyone is insane but most people deny it. I think that's what this is about.

This is my first Nine Inch Nails song and is definitely one of the BEST songs ever made both musically and lyrically as a whole song!!! It had such big impact on me that first time I listened it I never before felt such strange(great) kind of impression ever before!!! Its just a TRUE artistic masterpiece!!! I so understand Trent's feelings in this song, its like really 100% by my taste... Now, I think that this song is simply one artistic and symbolic way of describing the life...At least I think so cause I think this song is living description of my mental life... He is depressed so badly that's indescribable and all the hopes and prays for better days, for far aways, are lost and then he sings to someone else whom he hate(who's btw responsible for one piece of his depression) "NOW YOU KNOW! THIS IS WHAT IT FEELS LIKE!"(god such a phenomenal chorus!!!) and kinda symbolically revenging to him.. And then that: "and in the end we still pretend the time we spend not knowing when you're finally free and you could be" It describes sudden and strong sign of hope where he finally is kinda freed but that person which he hates is just started to go through what he went and he again revenges to him when the chorus starts again...and as the song goes to the end everything backs to normal and he's life 'started again'... You all should definitely watch the anime music video with The Wretched its called "The Cursed" thats where I first heard this song...and it impressed me sooooo much its indescribable(ok I said that already once :D) here is the AMV - youtube.com/…

it sounds like Trent says something at 3:56. i have some ideas, but does anyone know?

"the clouds will part and the sky cracks open and god himself will reach his fucking arm through just to push you down just to hold you down" Wow, sounds exactly like "The Presence" iamtryingtobelieve.com/images/… Trent and the band are awesome. haha.

I've wondered what he whispers at 3:56 too... Maybe we will never know (geh I hope not, maybe he says it on a different version of the song where it would be more audible?) And about the God's arm/presence thing, it's reeaally unlikely that he would have been working on Year Zero's concept during The Fragile. So just a nice coincidence probably, heheh.

First off I must say this album is Trent finest work. And is just me or there subliminal messages in these songs. I'm sittin here 10 miles high and I swear I lose track of time getting lost in these songs. LOL. And at 3:56 it sounds like "We'll take you now Mr. Reznor" or "We'll see you now Mr. Reznor." kinda sounds like a doctor. Goes with the prospect of his grandmother in the hospital.

i think of my ex with this song

It's about the deal he made for his soul. It didn't turn out the way he wanted it. And now he's nothing because he can't love. But he can sing head like a hole 10 million times in a row, be part of the Satanic elite in the background world with people who aren't here all the way. Apparently he is still inside here, a little piece comes bleeding through. Pray for the guy. Pray for us all. End times. :(.

I believe "The Wretched" is a song about somebody Trent knows or would like to know and see have great aspirations. These hopes amount up to nothing in the end and they become "one of us". This person is full of hope but Trent knows things are over and a 'i told you so' attitude is adopted. He explains that God doesnt want them anymore and that no matter what it keeps on coming.

it's one of the best songs ever!!! the wreched is the person who feels depressed. he/she can't stand life anymore cause it's the same old shit every day "just a reflection just a glimpse just a little reminder of all the way abouts and all the might have could have beens another day some other way but not another reason to continue" and it will always come different than you wan't it to come (in germany we say "es kommt immer anders als man denkt") "it didn't turn out the way you wanted it to it didn't turn out the way you wanted it, did it? it didn't turn out the way you wanted it to it didn't turn out the way you wanted it, did it? " praying for better days... a better life "the hopes and prays the better days the far aways forget it " you got the feeling that even god is against you. he will drown you in this hole of piss and shit. "the clouds will part and the sky cracks open and god himself will reach his fucking arm through just to push you down just to hold you down stuck in this hole with the shit and the piss and it's hard to believe it could come down to this back at the beginning sinking spinning " but in the end we will prentend, not to have lived our live and just be so depressed. not seeing all the good days we had. but now it's to late. "and in the end we still pretend the time we spend not knowing when you're finally free and you could be " the end has not to be "death". it could also be the point, where it's to late for you to turn your live out of the depression. and that you realized that you never was "happy" makes you even more depressed. "but it didn't turn out the way you wanted it to it didn't turn out quite the way that you wanted it " when you in it you can't stop it. it will come and get you... "you can try to stop it but it keeps on coming you can try to stop it but" now you know how it is to be a wreched. "now you know this is what it feels like now you know this is what if feels like " i love this song. it reminds me on myself. know i'm one of you... a wreched! BamBam go and have a look at "the fragile". it's so a good lovesong. i love it to, because it reminds me again on me. sorry for my bad english. i'm tired and my english sucks.