Ripe (With Decay) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by ebhiro 

Cover art for Ripe (With Decay) lyrics by Nine Inch Nails

The flies buzzing is reminiscent of the sound of eraser from tds.

Anyone else hear crickets about 4:30 to 5 into the song?

Has to be the oddest NIN song, and the eeriest song I've ever heard. I do enjoy listening to it while sleeping. It's probably what dying and rotting in the ground would sound like, you know, if you were conscious for that.

Unfortunate that NIN shyed away from instrumentals in With Teeth, seeing as how arranging and not writing lyrics, is Reznor's strong point.

I thought it was bees...