The Day the World Went Away Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Thorp 

Cover art for The Day the World Went Away lyrics by Nine Inch Nails

The song in my understanding is about depersonalization disorder. He has to put on a face for other people; a personality because he's numb inside. The sweetest price is his life, and the place that still remains is an afterlife if there is one - where he won't feel fear or pain anymore. The world and all of your problems don't matter when you're dead.

My Interpretation