this song is about faith. after la mer, which is about a woman killing herself, the man she leaves behind remorses [the great below]. the second disc is about his effort to recover from the loss. the way out is through is the start of the second disc. the narrator makes a blanket resolution, determinedly stating that he's going to make it. when the song reaches its climax, however, there is a lashing out. the narrator screams exasperatedly "underneath it all/we feel so small/the heavens fall/but still we crawl." the imagery here is of god. we are underneath god, small in comparison, he resides in heaven. but, with the death of the girl, faith looses its footing. the heavens fall, because god has let down the narrator. but he continues to live in god's shadow, like job, hoping that it will pay off in the end. thus the original resolution repeats after the climax.
this is all my opinion, and i do not suggest any of it as fact. it's just a way of looking at it.
Wow, this is an incredibly powerful interpretation. I love how it makes you think of Job- you must have some biblical knowledge. That's amazing. If I can ask this...are you a Christian by any chance? I am, and Nine Inch Nails is my favorite band. It'd be spiff to know there's someone else who can sometimes find their own spiritual meanings behind NIN's music.
Wow, this is an incredibly powerful interpretation. I love how it makes you think of Job- you must have some biblical knowledge. That's amazing. If I can ask this...are you a Christian by any chance? I am, and Nine Inch Nails is my favorite band. It'd be spiff to know there's someone else who can sometimes find their own spiritual meanings behind NIN's music.
this song is about faith. after la mer, which is about a woman killing herself, the man she leaves behind remorses [the great below]. the second disc is about his effort to recover from the loss. the way out is through is the start of the second disc. the narrator makes a blanket resolution, determinedly stating that he's going to make it. when the song reaches its climax, however, there is a lashing out. the narrator screams exasperatedly "underneath it all/we feel so small/the heavens fall/but still we crawl." the imagery here is of god. we are underneath god, small in comparison, he resides in heaven. but, with the death of the girl, faith looses its footing. the heavens fall, because god has let down the narrator. but he continues to live in god's shadow, like job, hoping that it will pay off in the end. thus the original resolution repeats after the climax.
this is all my opinion, and i do not suggest any of it as fact. it's just a way of looking at it.
Wow, this is an incredibly powerful interpretation. I love how it makes you think of Job- you must have some biblical knowledge. That's amazing. If I can ask this...are you a Christian by any chance? I am, and Nine Inch Nails is my favorite band. It'd be spiff to know there's someone else who can sometimes find their own spiritual meanings behind NIN's music.
Wow, this is an incredibly powerful interpretation. I love how it makes you think of Job- you must have some biblical knowledge. That's amazing. If I can ask this...are you a Christian by any chance? I am, and Nine Inch Nails is my favorite band. It'd be spiff to know there's someone else who can sometimes find their own spiritual meanings behind NIN's music.
Of course one finds spiritual meaning in NIN's song. He is a 7 after all.
Of course one finds spiritual meaning in NIN's song. He is a 7 after all.
@crashinghero Where did you read or hear about the meaning behind "La Mer" and "The Great Below"?
@crashinghero Where did you read or hear about the meaning behind "La Mer" and "The Great Below"?