And if you see my friend
I thought I would again
A single thin straight line
I thought we had more time
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this is a clear reference to a death of a close friend, possibly David Bowie, who died last year and had various live performances with NIN
@rapliandras so if you watch the live show "Cold and Black and Infinite" (there's a version on youtube), he plays the song very close in the set (I think within 2 songs or so) to Bowles "I Can't Give Everything Away", which sort of supports this, but he also changes the lyrics from "thin straight line" to "thin red line", which leans closer to a friend/loved one killing themselves, so its tough to tell. Its definitely about a friend dying before their time (and honestly, I don't think anywhere would be the place for losing Bowie)....
@rapliandras so if you watch the live show "Cold and Black and Infinite" (there's a version on youtube), he plays the song very close in the set (I think within 2 songs or so) to Bowles "I Can't Give Everything Away", which sort of supports this, but he also changes the lyrics from "thin straight line" to "thin red line", which leans closer to a friend/loved one killing themselves, so its tough to tell. Its definitely about a friend dying before their time (and honestly, I don't think anywhere would be the place for losing Bowie).
And if you see my friend I thought I would again A single thin straight line I thought we had more time -- this is a clear reference to a death of a close friend, possibly David Bowie, who died last year and had various live performances with NIN
@rapliandras so if you watch the live show "Cold and Black and Infinite" (there's a version on youtube), he plays the song very close in the set (I think within 2 songs or so) to Bowles "I Can't Give Everything Away", which sort of supports this, but he also changes the lyrics from "thin straight line" to "thin red line", which leans closer to a friend/loved one killing themselves, so its tough to tell. Its definitely about a friend dying before their time (and honestly, I don't think anywhere would be the place for losing Bowie)....
@rapliandras so if you watch the live show "Cold and Black and Infinite" (there's a version on youtube), he plays the song very close in the set (I think within 2 songs or so) to Bowles "I Can't Give Everything Away", which sort of supports this, but he also changes the lyrics from "thin straight line" to "thin red line", which leans closer to a friend/loved one killing themselves, so its tough to tell. Its definitely about a friend dying before their time (and honestly, I don't think anywhere would be the place for losing Bowie).