The Idea of You Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Ocema 

Cover art for The Idea of You lyrics by Nine Inch Nails

Sounds almost like one side of a conversation by itself. But the really interesting thing is that the title reverses it, feels like a response from the other side... wherever that person is. Maybe they're the listener.

Another possible piece of the puzzle I see just on first glance is shades of the same themes as Trent explored in The Becoming, but, again, this time in reverse. As if the thing that's "made out of wires" is trying to come back to being "the me that you know".

Fascinating stuff.

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