(Full Lyrics Below Review)
Alright. For three years now, I've been running a blog about George Bush being the Antichrist, and Trent "Capital G" Reznor releases an album in the final, impeachable hours of his official presidency with an album entitled The Slip (available for free here!), and I'm not going to blog about it?! Think Again!
Although it is not as apocalyptic as last year's Year Zero, this new, hard and surprisingly fresh 10 track free album still points a very sharp nail at the incredible antics of our fearless, foolish, demon-worshiping leader. The most notable song is "Letting You", which is Trent Reznor basically screaming at America ,
"What the f@*& is wrong with you? with us? Why are we taking this from him? Are we just in a trance? Why are we letting Bush get away with this?".
Did I just put words in Reznor's mouth? More or less, but the message of "Letting You" is clear, and very, very loud.
And it raises a good question that shouldn't be ignored. Why, exactly, are we letting him get away with this? What does that say of our character as a nation? As a global community? It's true that Hugo Chavez called Bush The Devil in 2006, in front of the UN. Also, lots of people in the online underground have been pleading the legal, moral, rational, and spiritual case against Bush for years now...but as a nation we have accepted from our Democratic leadership that Impeachment is "off the table". Why? How does such a foolish man's power extend so very far?
"Discipline", the song that follows "Letting You" continues the theme of impeachment. It also has very strong BSDM undertones. But if you imagine America (or congress) as the submissive in this song, and Bush as the out-of-control sadist, and you compare that analogy with the history of his rule, you see a chilling parallel.
"I need your discipline, I need your help. I need your discipline, because once I start I cannot stop myself".
Reading that makes me think that Trent Reznor, just like Willie Nelson, and hundreds of thousands of vigilant people around the world, believes that Bush might pull some sort of false flag operation, cancel the elections and stay in power if he's not impeached.
In case you didn't know, it should be pointed out that All-American Concentration Camps (brought to you by Halliburton) have already been built, the laws have been shuffled around to support such a surprise political attack from the current regime.
For those who have ears to hear, let them hear!
1,000,000
kind of hard
hard to see
when you crawl
on your hands and your knees
with your face
in the trough
wait your turn
while they finish you off
don’t know when it started
don’t know how
should have found out
should have happened by now
got these lines
on my face
after all this time
and i still haven’t found my place
i jump from every rooftop
so high so far to fall
i feel a million miles away
i don’t feel any thing at all
i wake up
on the floor
start it up again
like it matters anymore
i don’t know
if it does
is this really all
that there ever was?
put the gun
in my mouth
close your eyes
blow my fucking brains out
pretty patterns
on the floor
that’s enough for you
but i still need more
i jump from every rooftop
so high so far to fall
i feel a million miles away
i don’t feel any thing at all
LETTING YOU
the sky is painted black
the smoke pours out the stack
one hand upon your heart
one hand behind your back
you train us how to act
you keep the fear intact
the imminent attack
everything is right on track
and we are letting you get away
we are letting you get away with it
upon our plates to feed
the dying left to bleed
how much we really need
your politics of greed
the cancer takes ahold
the wolf is in the fold
our destiny’s been sold
we do just what we’re told
and we are letting you get away
we are letting you get away with it
your armies filled with hate
believing your charade
begin to suffocate
for us it’s far too late
and we are letting you get away
we are letting you get away with it
DISCIPLINE
am i still tough enough?
feels like i’m wearing down
is my visciousness
losing ground?
am i taking too much?
did i cross a line?
i need my role in this
very clearly defined
i need your discipline
i need your help
i need your discipline
you know once i start i cannot help myself
and now it's starting up
feels like i'm losing touch
nothing matters to me
nothing matters as much
i see you left a mark
up and down my skin
i don't know where I end
and where you begin
i need your discipline
i need your help
i need your discipline
you know once i start i cannot help myself
once i start i cannot stop myself
ECHOPLEX
nice and high and far apart
just like they said
i built this place with broken parts
just like they said
you chip away the old version of you
you'd be surprised at what you can do
i'm safe in here
irrelevant
just like they said
my voice just echoes off these walls
you feel me breathe
i am watching you
i see it all
the many ways you can't get to me
i see it all
i see the hell you put yourself through
oh the things i could do (if i wanted to)
my voice just echoes off these walls
i don't need anything at all
my voice just echoes off these walls
and i just slowly fade away
you will never ever get to me in here
HEAD DOWN
you
what you looking at?
head down
too late for that
what you want
what you get
know your place
don't ever forget
and this is not my face
and this is not my life
and there is not a single thing here
i can recognize
this is all a dream
and none of you are real
i'll give anything
i'll give anything
hey you
what you running from?
all your hate
what you've become
bet you didn't think
it would happen to you
all used up
half way through
and this is not my face
and this is not my life
and there is not a single thing here
i can recognize
this is all a dream
and none of you are real
i'll give anything
i'll give anything
LIGHTS IN THE SKY
she's mostly gone
some other place
i'm getting by
in other ways
everything they whispered in our ear
is coming true
try to justify the things
i used to do
believe in you
watching you drown
i'll follow you down
and i am here right beside you
the lights in the sky
have finally arrived
i am staying right beside you
i tried to stay away
you know
just in case
i've come to realize
we all have our place
time has a way you know
to make it clear
i have my role in this
i can't disappear
or leave you here
watching you drown
i'll follow you down
and i am here right beside you
the lights in the sky
are waving goodbye
i am staying right beside you
DEMON SEED
1
it keeps growing
and i can feel it breathe
i have been trying
to tolerate you
it keeps growing
and i can feel it breathe
i have been trying
to tolerate you
2
well i am reaching the Point
yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
3
i thought maybe
i thought this would go away
but it continues
the only constant
every day
stronger
4
i will use my voice
and i will use my fist
to destroy
everything i can
5
now i know
what this is all about
now i know
exactly what i am
6
there is a seed
inside of me
it's growing now
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9 comments:
any plans for the last somewhat normal we'll have?
im going to hit up maybe a festival (summercamp and maybe burning man). and some road trips. if i'm in the area i'll let you know.
i feel like theres not much time.
its almost a pity - but i'm excited for what happens next. infinity. i've been thinking a lot about heaven recently. what it might be like. its hard because all we know is what we see.
but the more i study what happened at the big bang and about quantum physics, the more i'm convinced that heaven is going to be everything. every hear about the alternate reality theory? its where at any point in time, the electrons and matter around us is phasing in and out of an infinite amount of universes.
so in the next life, maybe our soul will be able to travel every path. we can live and do anything. and infinite amount of possibilities. and us living with God.
your thoughts? i haven't heard from you much. hope life is good. remain in faith and don't worry about what will happen. i'm just excited to live in this time and to see the end.
//Josh
Trent wants nothing to do with God. Though this seems to be a christian forum I agree with Trent. You Christian have raped your God into obscurity. Think of the song God Given. It points out the blind following of "God" "And he gives us sight and we see the light and it burns so bright now we know we're right, til his kingdom come and thy will be done we have just begun we're the chosen ones (We never tell you anything that wasn't absolutely true that hadn't come right from his mouth and he wants me to tell you)" God hasn't spken to any of us. God is describing the unknown. it's the primitive belief that all we don't know is due to this supernatural all knowing being. I think it's time to move on from what God "says" and deeper explore the complexities so that we actually understand it.
if I made you interested or angry you can contact me at v_lov8@yahoo.com
ps.- discipline is obviously about sex.............DUMBASS you don't deserve to be a nin fan you over analyze trent he wants you to think. don't focus on him. He's like the modern day jesus, he's the philosopher of our time along with tool and few other bands, they're here to take us outside the box's box
"God-given" is a commentary on the religious system. The church. When people assume that they can do no wrong, they tend to do terrible things without thought of consequence. Jesus said, "You can judge a tree by it's fruit; a bad tree cannot produce good fruit and a good tree cannot produce bad fruit"
We all assume that we are good, but our actions always reveal the reality of the situation. Remember, common sense is a gift from God.
Discipline is obviously about impeachment, and our refusal to voice our protest to George Bush's rape of the constitution and the world. The American people are "submissive" and George Bush is "dominant". Go back to "Letting You" for context.
It's easy for you to condemn me as a sheep when you make such snap and condemning judgments. You have no idea who I am or what I've been through in this life.
You assume much, and seem to think very little. Consider for a moment that I am right. Follow the logic, it's pretty clearly displayed. Try thinking on these things for a few moments before condemning me again.
I don't have anything to add about the religion and NIN debate. But think about this with regard to Discipline: Trent is a recovering drug addict. Its an aspect of his life that he's (admirably) been trying to move beyond, but its difficult and you need friends for it to stick. You can get to other religious/political allegories from there (and I'm sure he wouldn't discourage them -- that is, after all, the function of poetry/lyric/song: multiplicity of interpretation and re-purposing), but you have to start with the individual man before you get TOO carried away. The song is not so much a chastisement as a call for togetherness ("help").
Good point. I think it's entirely feasible that his personal struggle with drug addiction is an interpretation of this song, and I hadn't thought about it in those terms. For the record, I'm a hard-core NIN fan, and a big time "christian". I have gotten hated from all sides for a very long time, and I'm used to it. I don't get offended by insults, but I won't hesitate to speak my mind.
Trent Reznor wrote Discipline to have many interpretations. He is very clever, but it's just ignorant to say that I am stretching it by saying that Impeachment is the "safe word" that America hasn't used.
I mean, if you read through the lyrics of The Slip, Year Zero, and With Teeth, you cannot deny that Trent Reznor is using his art as a platform to make a personal and political statement. He also has come a very far way from "Heresy", and I think that his perspective of God is his business. He seeks the truth, and that makes him AOK in my book.
interesting interpretation of trent's work. i'd never considered the possibility that "big time christians" could enjoy trent's work, but your arguments are both keen and consistent. i wouldn't go as far as claim to know whether 2discipline2 is about sex or politics or maybe even both. his lyrics are poetic in the sense that they allow for multi-layered, a lot of times even contradictory interpretations. i believe it's that quality which makes them great pieces of art.
It's good to know that there are other people out there with ears to hear and eyes to see.
For you others, please do not misinterperate what is happening here. These songs are more about the powers that be, things that are to come, and things that have already passed than they are about God, Christianity, of faith.
Scripture is only one place you can look to see. The evidence is right outside your door and in the news. Remember perapin from the NIN online alternate reality game? Check it up on Wikipedia, they have some good links.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Websites_and_phone_numbers_in_the_Year_Zero_alternate_reality_game
Here's the real life version.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/03/10/pharma.water1/index.html
Trust me, no one really wants to belive this, we don't think it makes us special. It makes us scared.
I belive that Trent has come to belive in a higher power and always has belived in a higher power but denied it to himself. I think as he grows older and more sober he has begun to find what he has been looking for, and I belive it is God. He has made a clear progression towards this as each album is created. To me it seems obvious that many of his recent songs are about just this.Take Dicipline for an example. If you think the whole thing is about George bush you must not know trent very well and I think you are insane.
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