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13 Ghosts II Lyrics

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gramster95 On Jan 29, 2009
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Cover art for 13 Ghosts II lyrics by Nine Inch Nails

Beautiful. Just beautiful.

It makes me think of death approaching, and the acceptance of that death. The ticking I hear in the backround - a clock. Your time is drawing closer. But you're letting it engulf you, you're going to let yourself be taken in by that current gently. You're going to be free.

As the music builds, you can hear Trent exhaling and inhaling throughout the last half of the track, which adds to my idea of the song. (And also it's kind of sexy. I mean, wait what, I didn't just say that :P)

The last thing you hear is a breath escaping. So yeah, I like the mental image this song gives me. Very cool.

Cover art for 13 Ghosts II lyrics by Nine Inch Nails

when listening to this song, i always envision myself in a medical gown and laying down in a hostipal, looking out a window. the sun is just comming up and everythings yellowish tan, its relaxing IMO.

Memory

My thoughts exactly. I remember coming home from surgery and falling asleep to this song. It has a real sleepy medicinal feel to it. It's timed beautifully with breathing. I guess the breathing reminded me of having an oxygen mask on.

Cover art for 13 Ghosts II lyrics by Nine Inch Nails

my first interpretation of it was sleep. but i like the above 2 interpretations as well.

My Interpretation
Cover art for 13 Ghosts II lyrics by Nine Inch Nails

Upon futher listening, I think the track is also about birth as well as death. At first I only had mental images of a peaceful death that an old woman may have accepted, but recently I've also thought about a baby in a uterus. It's kind of the same thing, almost. A similtaneous life and death message.

Or maybe I just think too much. :P

Cover art for 13 Ghosts II lyrics by Nine Inch Nails

This song reminds me of Strength Through Music by Amanda Palmer. They sound so similar, and the way that there's ticking in the background of this makes me think of the way that Amanda goes "tick tick tick tick tick" in Strength Through Music.

 
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