The Big Come Down Lyrics

Lyric discussion by heartsfilthylesson 

Cover art for The Big Come Down lyrics by Nine Inch Nails

well this may be different to everyone elses opinion but i think its about drugs. the name "the big come down" means when you come down from the high and "there is a game I play, try to make myself okay" means why trent does it.

I totally agree with what you're saying, heartsfilthylesson. This sounds exactly like a bad experience I had with LSD.

"There is this game I play Try to make myself okay Try so hard to make the peices all fit Smash it apart just for the fuck of it"

In other words, he gets high, that being the "game", to try to make himself feel better. But bad trips makes it so nothing makes sense, so that's what he means by "Try so hard to make the peices all fit". "Smash it apart just for the fuck of it"...