I think this song shows us that trent reznor is actually a buddhist and he is talking about experiencing zen. It is a buddhist tenet that the world is an illusion yet its presence is before us. In a state of zen the illusion of the world vanishes and the original nature of the mind is seen. Its about acheiviing that level of spiritial fulfillment befcause it is necessary to fill the spiritual void that a life of illusion creates. it is about the quest for deeper meaning with life and the relaisation that life must disappear for that meaning to become apparent. The day the whole world went away
I think this song shows us that trent reznor is actually a buddhist and he is talking about experiencing zen. It is a buddhist tenet that the world is an illusion yet its presence is before us. In a state of zen the illusion of the world vanishes and the original nature of the mind is seen. Its about acheiviing that level of spiritial fulfillment befcause it is necessary to fill the spiritual void that a life of illusion creates. it is about the quest for deeper meaning with life and the relaisation that life must disappear for that meaning to become apparent. The day the whole world went away