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.
Shirley Manson :
I would die for you
I would die for you
I've been dying just to feel you by my side
(Reznor: You let me violate you)
To know that you're mine
(Reznor: You let me desecrate you)
I will cry for you
I will cry for you
I will wash away your pain with all my tears
(Reznor: You let me penetrate you)
And drown your fears
(Reznor: You let me complicate you)
Trent Reznor:
Help me
I've broke apart my insides
Help me
I've got no soul to sell
Help me
The only thing that works for me
Help me get away from myself
I wanna-
Shirley Manson :
I will pray for you
I will pray for you
I will sell my soul for something pure and true
(Reznor: You can have my isolation)
Someone like you
(Reznor: You can have the hate that it brings)
Shirley Manson:
See your face every place that I walk in
Hear your voice every time that I'm talking
You will believe in me
And I will never be ignored
Trent Reznor:
Help me
Tear down my reason
Help me
It's your sex I can smell
Help me
You make me perfect
Help me become somebody else
I wanna-
Shirley Manson:
I will burn for you
Feel pain for you
I will twist the knife and bleed my aching heart
(Reznor: You can have my abscence of faith)
And tear it apart
(Reznor: You can have my everything)
Shirley Manson:
I will lie for you
Beg and steal for you
I will crawl on hands and knees until you see
(Reznor: I wanna fuck you like an animal)
You're just like me
(Reznor: I wanna fuck you like animal)
Violate all the love that I'm missing
Blow away all the pain that I'm living
You will believe in me
(Reznor: I wanna fuck you like an animal)
And I can never be ignored
Trent Reznor:
I wanna fuck you like an animal
My whole existence is flawed
You get me closer to God
Shirley Manson:
I would die for you
(Reznor: Iwanna fuck you like an animal)
I would kill for you
(Trent: I wanna feel you from the inside)
I would steal for you
(Reznor: I wanna fuck you like an animal)
I'd do time for you
(Reznor: My whole existence is flawed)
I would wait for you
(Reznor: I wanna fuck you like an animal)
I'd make room for you
(Reznor: My whole existence is flawed)
I'd sail ships for you
(Reznor: I wanna fuck you like an animal)
To get close to you
(Reznor: My whole existence is flawed)
To be part of you
(Reznor: I wanna fuck you like an animal)
Cause I believe in you
(Reznor: I wanna fuck you like an animal)
I believe in you
(Reznor: I wanna fuck you like an animal)
I would die for you
(Reznor: I wanna fuck you like an animal)
Trent Reznor:
I wanna fuck you like an animal
I wanna fuck you like an animal
I wanna fuck you like an animal
I would die for you
I would die for you
I've been dying just to feel you by my side
(Reznor: You let me violate you)
To know that you're mine
(Reznor: You let me desecrate you)
I will cry for you
I will cry for you
I will wash away your pain with all my tears
(Reznor: You let me penetrate you)
And drown your fears
(Reznor: You let me complicate you)
Trent Reznor:
Help me
I've broke apart my insides
Help me
I've got no soul to sell
Help me
The only thing that works for me
Help me get away from myself
I wanna-
Shirley Manson :
I will pray for you
I will pray for you
I will sell my soul for something pure and true
(Reznor: You can have my isolation)
Someone like you
(Reznor: You can have the hate that it brings)
Shirley Manson:
See your face every place that I walk in
Hear your voice every time that I'm talking
You will believe in me
And I will never be ignored
Trent Reznor:
Help me
Tear down my reason
Help me
It's your sex I can smell
Help me
You make me perfect
Help me become somebody else
I wanna-
Shirley Manson:
I will burn for you
Feel pain for you
I will twist the knife and bleed my aching heart
(Reznor: You can have my abscence of faith)
And tear it apart
(Reznor: You can have my everything)
Shirley Manson:
I will lie for you
Beg and steal for you
I will crawl on hands and knees until you see
(Reznor: I wanna fuck you like an animal)
You're just like me
(Reznor: I wanna fuck you like animal)
Violate all the love that I'm missing
Blow away all the pain that I'm living
You will believe in me
(Reznor: I wanna fuck you like an animal)
And I can never be ignored
Trent Reznor:
I wanna fuck you like an animal
My whole existence is flawed
You get me closer to God
Shirley Manson:
I would die for you
(Reznor: Iwanna fuck you like an animal)
I would kill for you
(Trent: I wanna feel you from the inside)
I would steal for you
(Reznor: I wanna fuck you like an animal)
I'd do time for you
(Reznor: My whole existence is flawed)
I would wait for you
(Reznor: I wanna fuck you like an animal)
I'd make room for you
(Reznor: My whole existence is flawed)
I'd sail ships for you
(Reznor: I wanna fuck you like an animal)
To get close to you
(Reznor: My whole existence is flawed)
To be part of you
(Reznor: I wanna fuck you like an animal)
Cause I believe in you
(Reznor: I wanna fuck you like an animal)
I believe in you
(Reznor: I wanna fuck you like an animal)
I would die for you
(Reznor: I wanna fuck you like an animal)
Trent Reznor:
I wanna fuck you like an animal
I wanna fuck you like an animal
I wanna fuck you like an animal
Lyrics submitted by BabiiGurl2012
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