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  • This video bugs me out, but I love it. Good job!

  • The sound of the radio chatter and the FLIR Image and the sound of the 30mm chaingun from an apache jus made the song and video soo powerful.

  • Sweet Video Man! I Dig Those Skillz Brother!

  • War porn audio mix COMPLETELY not needed. Other than that good job.

  • I like this alot, I just dont think the plane hitting the trade center shouldve been in here. The title being right where it belongs...well, the plane just doesnt belong in a building. BUT, not that big of a deal. Sweet job.

  • @hulhula22 "what do you mean thats a no parking zone?"

  • wow, maybe I shouldn't've searched this song first thing in the morning, I'm depressed now.

    love the video.

  • As a combat Vet and a Die hard NIN fan, I respect deeply what Reznor is trying to convey. Only problem is, they WILL KILL any non Extremists when given the oppertunity...we really don't have a choice in the matter. I do not agree with how everything went down. I know for a fact because of what I did and my position in the Marines, we were lied to. About ALOT. But, this does not change the present threat we ALL must face at some point, or they WILL be at your door, trust me on that my friends.

  • Trent is more than an indigo. 

  • Is this on one of there albums?

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  • "And if you look at your reflection,

    Is that all you want to be?"

    This line is kind of over shadowed by the rest of the lyrics, it's a very important line in the song.

    It seems that he's talking about reach enlightenment- something more than the humans we see in the mirror.

    If we could see through the cracks of reality, would we be afraid to see?

    I think not...

  • @tetsusaigaiy After going through psychosis, I think that most people would be afraid to see. I just hope that what I saw wasn't so much to take away from the rest of my life

  • @DaveDFFA

    Ah, but my interpretation of 'seeing through the cracks of reality' isn't that of loosing touch with reality, but rather viewing reality in a state of clairvoyance.

    I cant imagine how horrible a state of psychosis must have been, but it's not the same as clairvoyance for in that state, one would still be holding a certain 'reality' or rather 'surreality' as a the true reality, where as clairvoyance would be a state of where one is aware that reality itself is indefinate in nature...

  • yeah those robots were wild I didnt know what to think of that

  • nice job !!! ive never seen anything better wow ill rem this 4 life ty !!!

  • nice job !!!

  • The "dream" is your perception of past and future.people spend all their time thinking "whats gonna happen" or "what just happened" It's an illusion. All we have is this moment right NOW!!! wake up and live in this moment. We all put ourselves through the pain we experience by thinking it's real!!!

  • Where did you get that film of the robots with guns?

  • I like this but I like the original version of the song better

  • This song just made me cry so hard. Life seems.... it seems so hard sometimes. I can't express enough how much it helps to have something like this. Something to just release all of your emotions with.

  • after all these years i'm still enjoying this video/song. vapor thanks for not taking it down! :)

    *hmmm - wonders what side of the cage Gettomancer is on?* obviously the wrong side! lol

  • can anyone give some playlist of song/lyrics style like this one ?

  • 911? iv seen enough of that. still good vid, is that robot at 3:51 real?

  • @mishmoshable of course not, not yet!

  • Four years later, and this is still the best video around. Kudos for the thought-provoking work.

  • Damn .. all the bitchin.. Nicely done Vapor.. You for one get the point of the song and your vid was really gr8 mate.. fuck them!~

  • The radio talks suck ! Remove them please...

  • I like the first version better. I'm in love in it.

  • transcending, I got chills, great job.

  • yeah man the radio talk ruins the atmosphere of this song.

  • This song makes numb and disconnected from myself. And it is so haunting...

  • Yes angelvallone,...I see the impact of the Military interference present in this NIN statement. Trent is so subtle,.... and INTENSE!!!!!!!

  • I think having the MILITARY interference in this vid gives a person more of a sense of who is REALLY in control. Artistically I find this vid fantastically silver screen -ish,..are they using 25mm?

    I ♥ it!

    X

    :)

  • Does the original have those annoying radio frequency talks? If not then remove it man, it fucking ruined the atmosphere of the song.

  • @FractalBolt the radio frequency talks is not part of the song it was added by the vid

  • @FractalBolt i agree...it defeated the purpose

  • we as humans have no right to create life look at what we do to everything else nothing has a chance what will the life we create do to us a monster creating another

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  • @ 3;52 is that our 'Manbot' Soldier, using the Japanese version of the remote Bot that copies your action?!? H.F.S !!!

  • look up "tetra vaal" on youtube. they also did most of the FX for District 9

  • well done. the military shit toward the middle is too loud in the mix imo. detracts from it imo. visuals were great though.

  • vapor dude , put this stuff in HQ and get your emmy

  • the perfect song...

  • pretty fucking awesome. your footage is a worthy standup to the nin visuals. dig the insects and burning sun keep it up.

  • My all time favorite music video ever..

    just beautiful

    great work!

    cheers

  • still like the original version more.

  • like both versions. they both fit a different emotions imo.

  • This song explains the last three or four years of human existance perfectly. War, Famine, Distaster, Destruction. Our inappropriate actions towards these events, and the outcome of those choices. If I had to pick a song for the last few years to discribe the world in it's current state of affairs, this would be it.

    Though nice COD camo xD

  • i favorited this video and have passed it along to many friends, it seems to me a deep look into the current zeitgeist, and an artistically inspired production.

  • Wow...truly amazing!

    Honestly ... very moving.

  • Sometimes the comments on YouTube (see Gettomancer below) are a bit too trailer-park for my taste. For the record, the point of this video has nothing to do with 911 propaganda (in any which way). It's about about looking at ourselves and asking "which side" of the "cage" are we really on. Besides, I made this over three years ago when most people were still hiding their heads in the sand over 911, investing in CitiBank and cheering our great victory in Iraq.

  • @vaporlock

    Life itself is a mystery

  • @vaporlock ur totally dead on about trailer trash comments. this vid is awesome on sooo many levels from the nasarobot {w the recent shut down}/ tie chi optomus prime {i teach martial arts 4 a living} to the images of the sun {cuz were due for a hellova dose of solar flares next year}. feel like {if its not a propagandistic lie} we put osama right where he belongs

  • @vaporlock what were the droid clips from?

    

  • Always loved this video, good job. Was a very important song to me a while back.

  • You're saying Trent's voice is annoying? Because those are fightin' words.

  • think you can do better, do it. or shut up, because you will just have showed how much of another voice in the crowd you really are

  • No I don't think Trent's voice is annoying I was talking about the voiceover the fucktard that made this video added. Vendetta if I attempted to make a video and it turned out like this I would slit my wrists.

  • "I'm pretty sure that military footage is from the perspective of an AH-64D Apache Helicopter, and is from the First Gulf War. It really looks like the "Highway of Death" which happened in late Feb. of 91'. Nothing of the 1400 some odd Iraqi military vehicles on the highway that night lived."  That is not a voice over, that is the actual audio from the radio chatter. Perhaps you should go slit your wrists despite making a video. Your name describes your demeanor all too well.

  • The military voice over was already there.

  • dude this is an awesome music video is this what you do for a living or what If it isn't you should really do this as a living making video's for bands this video is the shit dude NICE WORK DUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Thanks!!!

  • Wow... flashback to Appleseed... does anyone know what those androids are, and/or where to find vid clips of / info on them?

  • save GITMO for the BUSH administration! i'd buy a ticket just to throw monkey shit at them. lol

  • i loved this song..i know it sounds cliche'..but after i heard this song..i started looking at life differently

  • so great!

    pretty nice video!

    I have other video that I made for a NIN song uploaded in my channel.

    take a look!

  • i'm looking for a tab for this version, could anyone help me ?

  • search it in the nin.remix web site, Trent has upload it

  • I don't find tabs on the nin remix web site ... Could you give me the url ?

  • I don't find tabs on nin remix web site ... Could you give me the url ?

  • do it by ear.. I know it sucks to have that as an answer but it's usually the best option.. and this song is very simple.. anyway good luck :P

  • It's really easy.

  • What I want to know is why aren't there any videos with the original (piano and synthesizer thingy) which I think better than this version. . .

  • That's a great video. I didn't really think the 9/11 video was very appropriate, though. People might take that offensively. Very nice, though.

  • You mean the people that believe 9/11 was really caused by people in the middle East? Yeah, to those that are blind to what happened, it might offend them.

  • Yeah. Have you seen "Loose CHange 2nd Edition"?

  • what is that robot with the gun at 3.10, 3.49 and 4.16? would like to check him out a bit

  • the robot is fake...its from a short film by neill blomkamp called "Tetra Vaal". but pretty sweet nonetheless

  • Best "made at home video" that I have seen so far for a song with no official video....... I like this version, but probably prefer the version on the album. I don't know I guess it really depends on my mood at the time, but both versions are excellent and I also love the live version on the "With teeth Tour" as well.

  • I agree with you.

    The version on with teeth is absolutly amazing.. with the images on the background and stuff..

    For some reason, I've always loved this version alot. The other one is amazing too. But this one is simpler and I feel very "funny" when I'm listening to it..

    Trent is a genius

  • this version was good but the talk at about 2:37-3:42 got a little annoying, though I see what you were going for

  • i thought it worked pretty well

  • yea thts a good vid of a nite ops mission in tikrit

  • this version is the better of the two, and I really liked this video. It kinda goes with the "total randomness" theme of this song=) well done.

  • Randomness? Maybe you didn't understand it, I guess, because there's nothing random about it.  Or were you joking? I do agree tho that this version is better - more haunting.

  • WTF?

    You must be very inteligent.

  • other version is much better in my opinion...

  • Hey I know but thats just me only if you knew the life i have you would understand. But that's life you just got to move on....

  • lost half of your family due to "mankind" and you nick is terror2332.

    sounds pretty implausible to me, sry but my 2 cents..

  • Mankind doesn't hate itself it's just the animal inside us and people like you fucking need to wake up. I've lost more family members due to mankind than you will ever have!!! And I'm not forgetting them but it happens you just got to move on. And the song fits the perfect time to remember those who has past on.

  • really dude ... ur being an obsessive dickhead

    chill out

    and also i wish ur family peace

    i lost my father to suicide

  • Good video, it gave me chills, no fucking kidding, love it <3333 :]

  • moving, why does mankind hate itself so much?

  • watch SEPTEMBER CLUES!!!

    watch ZEITGEIST!!!!

    watch LOOSE CHANGE!!!!

  • amazing remix, very impressive.

    thank you

  • The person who posted this video did not make the remix, just so you know. It's an official Nine Inch Nails release. Just a second version.

  • Yeah, I didn't remix it NIN did.

  • where did you get the footage of the robotic type soldier?

  • trent said to steal his music... now that he has come out with ghosts directly instead of through an over-charging label, i'd say it is a good idea to buy it because it will actually support the artist, but there is even an *official* (read - trent approved) torrent of ghosts I on thepiratebay torrent website

  • He said for a select group to steal it because they, personally were getting ripped off, and you know he wasnt being 100% serious when he said it. Here in the U.S. where prices are normal you should contribute to the artist and pay 15 bucks. The area Trent told to steal were outrageous like 25 or 30 dollars.

  • BAD!

    You SHOULDN'T Download Without The Intention of Actually Buying The Album It's On!

    I Downloaded Survivalism And The Hand That Feeds, But I Then Went Out And Bought Year Zero And [WITH_TEETH]!

    Go Buy The Albums Now!

    NOW!

    N O W ! ! !

  • i was talking about the military noises. i know this is a diff version (this is actually my favorite version of this song)

    but yeah other people seem to like the military noises (i dont but ill just listen to another version)

  • i dont think the video artist should have covered up the music with his own sounds

  • Thanks for the suggestion. Many people have made the same comment.

  • i totally disagree. imo ... adding the extra military sounds makes the video interesting. great job and DON'T change a thing vapor!

  • holy shit dude! you totally munked my buzz! great job!

  • wow. I don't think a video has ever made me cry before. The night helicopter run scene was perfectly executed and it made me realize how terrible we are.

  • What you think our soldiers WANT to be over there? It's fucking war... it doesn't make us terrible. It makes the people who send us to war terrible.

  • we gotta take blame as one society for all the bad shit that happens before anything gets fixed. if we just keep playing the blame game none of our problems will be solved. we ARE terrible for letting this shit happen in our world.

  • yeah, well unfortunately regular people like us aren't the ones pulling the strings.

  • and unfortunately people still join the army and follow the people pulling the strings giving them the power.

  • I'm pretty sure that military footage is from the perspective of an AH-64D Apache Helicopter, and is from the First Gulf War. It really looks like the "Highway of Death" which happened in late Feb. of 91'. Nothing of the 1400 some odd Iraqi military vehicles on the highway that night lived.

  • Where did you get video of that combat robot? What is it called if its real?

  • The combat robot is CG, from a video called TetraVAL.

  • sublime

  • Very nice my friend

    Check out some of my videos from the downward spiral on my page

    I think me are seeing things in the same light

  • i can't entirely find words to describe your video. beautiful is all that comes to mind.

    over and over again.

  • I love this song, especially lyrics. Basically, it's saying, can you prove that we exist. To me anyway. I'm a bit gutted that it wasn't played when I saw him in birmingham in august. :-(

  • It has alot more connected. At the begining with the "Animal in it's cage" he's criticizing how, because of religion and society we delay our human nature. "Are you sure what side of the glass you're on?" Are you controlling your emotions and desires because you want to, or just because it's what you've been told to believe, that if you don't, you'll be punished for all eternity in the flames of hell. Basically we're not free, but if not just a product of society. Not to mention the other verses

  • 5 of 5 stars this is incredible!!

  • thanks :)

  • Love the video. Nice choice of clips. Especially like the robots. Gunfire could be lower in the mix. Apart from that. Very nice!

  • I hope they make a v.2 similar like this for Zero Sum

  • I think they'll do something with that one. Probably won't have the same melodicity as RWIB but should be equal in greatness.

  • it would be great

  • I love how this version sounds so personal, like it he really wanted to sound like he's in your room playing it, minus the gun sounds

  • Hey, great video! Mind me asking where you got this version of the song?

  • This Is A Seconded Version of The NIN "Right Where It belongs" It is Just Not On Any Of There CDs It's A Bonus Song Although I Love This One Alot More That The Original.. This Is A Good movie For The Song To

  • it's on the UK version of the cd...

  • We live each day happy in our own existence but are we really happy and content? We walk around like puppets, losing our free will and being victims of society.

    "see the animal in his cage that you built...are you sure what side you're on?"

    This refers to the human animal. We place other species on display but in reality, aren't we the ones on display? War. Greed. Inhumanity. Are we the 'beasts' and are we too scared to look at ourselves thoroughly and without bias?

  • Amazing Man, Amazing

  • "What you own, ends up owning you."

    -Tyler Durden

  • DUDE. It is just me, or are those robot things EXTREMELY freaky??

  • considering this was written for with_teeth which was pretty much trent's album of venting about being a past alcoholic, i think this song has to do with letting other things take over so much that you get to a point that you realize your whole life has been a dream and that what you used to consider living (ie:the rock star life) was fake, unreal and not really living... at least that's what i hear in the concept of the album...

  • Ur a deusche

  • Where does this version come from?

  • the UK version of the album, With Teeth

  • n2b overall toh.

  • What video do the clips w/the robot come from?

  • I saw the ones with the robot turning the bolts on the discovery channel the other day.

  • The military sounds were a bit overused, but otherwise, the video to go with the song makes it even more emotional.

    Mr. Reznor would be proud.

  • Yeah, it was a judgment call with the sounds. I made it both ways and decide I liked it best with them in. I can see why some people would like the song in it's pure form. Thanks for the comment.

  • I don't know. I think you should have made them a little less loud.

  • Thanks for all the nice comments.

  • Fantastic video for a fantastic song...thanks!

  • great job dude... its too bad that real music videos on tv that we see today couldnt be this good...

  • You've created something godlike<3

    I love the 'military' sounds in it.

  • i love this vid like no other... great!!!!!!! What version of the song is this?

  • best version of the song! But who is the ANIMAL???? What is this Cage built out of??? Does he get food and water every day???? what type of animal is it??? A lion or maby an armadillyo

  • The cage is the reality that we see. We feel we cant fly like superman, because our mind tells us we cant. that is the cage he is talking about. Our soul or spirit is the only thing that is real. Reality is only what our eys see and how we interpret it with our minds.

  • Interesting interpretation. My thought is that the song is more about government control and how what we perceive to be real is just a joke. We aren't really free at all. We're being lied to, and coerced into a police state one day at a time.

  • Wow I see exactly what you mean. and I believe this video reflects that. I was studying theoretical physics when I first heard the song. I guess that is why I was leaning in the direction of reality and ones interpretation of reality. Very good post.

  • Thanks I appreciate that :)

  • my interperation is basically the most simple, the idea that your whole life is a giant dream, everything is made for you, everything revolves around you, everything is your own creation. Kinda like the matrix, living in an imaginary world.

  • sensational vid.

    does the song justice.

    wow

  • i can;t wait to see this vid.

    It doesnt seem to be working atm?!

  • Curious. Why didn't you use the album release version of the song?

  • I actually did at first, but for some reason I preferred the slower version. I like both though.

  • Wow, Vaporlock.... Coming from a HUGE Nine Inch Nails fan, that was superb. The imagery fit the song perfectly. That CG robot near the end was amazingly convincing. Scary.

  • It's great. Thanks for making it.

  • well it's working now. thanks vaporlock!

  • why is this vid not working? *sighs*

  • still LOVE this song and vid!

  • 3rd time to watch this, bang up job, It represents how we are programed(like robots) to prey on the weaker people and animals. The circle of life. + the added bonus of "Is that robot at the end of the video real or a human in the costume?" Not to mention The song itself is about, what I believe, quantum physics and how our reality is seen only by the observer. What is real and what is a dream, and if we have the power to ultimately control that dream to any outcome we choose.

  • kick ass dude. how did you make it look so awesome and perfect?

  • Not sure where you got those visuals, but I;d sure as hell love to know. Really nice work.

  • vaporlock you really got it! good job.

  • WOW! I've watched this probably 20 times now & it's still powerful. The message is very clear about where humanities technology is being misused for destruction. Love how the discovery channel clips are juxtaposed with each other so such a powerful & disturbing message.

  • Thanks... :) Every once in a while I get a comment saying WTF do robots have to do with anything. You summed up my own feelings nicely. I would add the question of, "what does it mean to be a HUMAN?"

  • awesome video, i had chills all along the last part...

  • one word 'perfect'

  • Great video, a perfect job, THANK YOU..

  • ...thank you. I feel that if there were more people like you making videos the world would be a better and clearer place. thank you.

  • good job.great song

  • this song is beautiful. period.

  • great job vapor! thank you! :)