I don't think it's a coincidence that this song begins The Fragile. It sets the tone from the beginning - abandonement. This theme is carried all the way onto the next disc (Where is Everbody, for starters). Trent had a breakdown, his "head fell apart", and as a result he was abandoned by everyone that promised they'd be there for him. He's completely isolated, dropped out of the public eye after the five years between The Downward Spiral and The Fragile. He's battling intense self-loathing and loneliness and he's at the point where he doesn't care anymore. He's given up. Thus begins The Fragile.
I don't think it's a coincidence that this song begins The Fragile. It sets the tone from the beginning - abandonement. This theme is carried all the way onto the next disc (Where is Everbody, for starters). Trent had a breakdown, his "head fell apart", and as a result he was abandoned by everyone that promised they'd be there for him. He's completely isolated, dropped out of the public eye after the five years between The Downward Spiral and The Fragile. He's battling intense self-loathing and loneliness and he's at the point where he doesn't care anymore. He's given up. Thus begins The Fragile.