For some reason I seem to be one of the few who took an instant liking to this song. The first time I heard it it hit me hard in face, stomache and chore and I thought "Man, that's exactly how I feel!", and this was after only 30 seconds.
To me this is NIN's My Sweet Prince. Yes, I prefere With Teeth, and it has a lot more to offer when it comes to power, intensety and emotion, but they're both often mistaken for love songs (I compare With Teeth to MSP and not the other way because I found MSP earlier, not because it's better). Now I don't really find this strange, as love, in many cases, is just as easily addictive as drugs, and almost easier to abuse. As Trent is a genious, I don't think he was oblivious to this, and used "she" instead of "it" so more people can relate to what he was going through. Now I don't claim to know anything about losing a drug habit, but I do know how fucked up you can get on love, and I know how hard it is to quit. To me, being in a relationship ment not having to be alone with myself. You never have to handle anything on your own, and the world seems less terrifying. Hell, while in a relationhsip you don't even have to love yourself, the other person does. What I'm talking about is the fear of facing the world alone, and while in a relationship or on drugs you don't have to (well, while on drugs you don't have to face the world at all). Now I'm not saying that this song is about fearing the world, because it's obviously about how hard it is to get out of a drug habit. It's holding on to you with teeth.
Another absolutely genious thing about this song is how it's devided into two extremely powerful bits with one weak and vulnerable part in the middle. To me it seems that the vulnerable part represents how weak Trent felt while realizing he had to quit, or while quitting, and the intense parts represents the power the drug had over him. The last part might represent both the power of the drug and his own though, it could be a real combat scene for all I know.
For some reason I seem to be one of the few who took an instant liking to this song. The first time I heard it it hit me hard in face, stomache and chore and I thought "Man, that's exactly how I feel!", and this was after only 30 seconds.
To me this is NIN's My Sweet Prince. Yes, I prefere With Teeth, and it has a lot more to offer when it comes to power, intensety and emotion, but they're both often mistaken for love songs (I compare With Teeth to MSP and not the other way because I found MSP earlier, not because it's better). Now I don't really find this strange, as love, in many cases, is just as easily addictive as drugs, and almost easier to abuse. As Trent is a genious, I don't think he was oblivious to this, and used "she" instead of "it" so more people can relate to what he was going through. Now I don't claim to know anything about losing a drug habit, but I do know how fucked up you can get on love, and I know how hard it is to quit. To me, being in a relationship ment not having to be alone with myself. You never have to handle anything on your own, and the world seems less terrifying. Hell, while in a relationhsip you don't even have to love yourself, the other person does. What I'm talking about is the fear of facing the world alone, and while in a relationship or on drugs you don't have to (well, while on drugs you don't have to face the world at all). Now I'm not saying that this song is about fearing the world, because it's obviously about how hard it is to get out of a drug habit. It's holding on to you with teeth.
Another absolutely genious thing about this song is how it's devided into two extremely powerful bits with one weak and vulnerable part in the middle. To me it seems that the vulnerable part represents how weak Trent felt while realizing he had to quit, or while quitting, and the intense parts represents the power the drug had over him. The last part might represent both the power of the drug and his own though, it could be a real combat scene for all I know.
Still, this song is incredibly sexy.