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  • we meet again 240p!

  • If the America continues what there doing, we will have a civil war, civilians against there own government. ( history will repeat it self, but may be in different forms but it will happen)

  • 14 people don't like Nine Inch Nails and weren't given by God.

  • needs more industrial in the background.

  • I find it funny and sad @ the same time when people listening to NIN are saying things like: - just stfu about religion etc (worlds problems)and just listen to NIN's music" - what a paradox.

  • How does everyone know that this song is about a religion? It could just be about the world ending. I mean the album title IS Year Zero after all.

  • Oh, come on, guys. Trent is attacking the fundementalist loonies, he's said himself that he does believe in some kind of God, I can bring up the interview if necessary, seriously, stop fighting about religion on the videos of every song that deals with it in any way.

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  • excellent thanks partner.

  • One of the best songs on "Year Zero" :)

  • One of the best

    

  • We would never tell you anything that wasn't absolutely true

    That hadn't come right from his mouth and he was made to tell you

  • The cleaned up Trent Reznor made this, so I like him this way.

  • Fuck... when they we're in toronto i was working... so pissed...

  • You could always call in sick. I took off work to see them 3 different times.

  • This song is awesome, one of his best... right up there with heresy

  • Oh yeah you chumps nuthin Tops there show in Whistler back in July..And guess what? there coming back because we rock and you suck..hahahahahahahahahahaNINe INch Nails for president,fuck McCain and Obama..lol

  • I saw NIN in Oklahoma City and it was the best concert I've ever been to. It was amazing and when this song came on an image of a gun/cross came up.

  • We have tickets for Ohio Nov 17th, so looking forward to this show. I'm like a little girl on xmas morning!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Saw them in Georgia about a month ago...Incredible show, the encored w/ "In This Twilight" which was amazing cause I have never seen them play that before, enjoy the show!!!

  • I got to see nails a couple of weeks ago at rupp arena and I have to say it was the best concert I have been to.

  • trent is my fucking hero

  • ha ha ha

  • is this from the perspective of the church of plano?

  • First time i heard this song i didn't like it much...now i just hear this song all the freakin day!!

  • It's one of those songs you listen to once you go meh then 4 days later its in your head all day...

    brain washing?

  • Same thing dude, isn't that weird?

  • No dude! Its the shit!

  • Yeah, Saw it live last sunday, it was awesome! Overall because the Bush that turned into Mccain

  • Great song, good message

    Really getting into Nine Inch Nails.

  • if you listen to them then youre either not listening to his lyrics or you are and REALLY like nine inch nails

    all of his songs are like this one... you just need to decipher what hes saying

  • hey i slowly got into Trent Reznors music a few months ago and it was the best thing i ever did w/ my ears

  • @Salvador33HPR HELL YA, Trent is the best !!!!!!!!

  • @Salvador33HPR

    trent reznor is one of the most influential artists EVAR!

    you know? he's the one that signed marylin mason initally....

    if it weren' for him, who knows where we'd be?

  • @cmacd23 Marilyn Manson is a talentless piece of shit.

    He has to do covers of good songs because he'll never be able to write another "Beautiful People."

  • @Salvador33HPR a few months ago? Woah, you've got alot of catching up to do!! Enjoy :)

  • Who cares what style the song is...the lyrics are amazing...so get over it, if you really liked NIN you wouldnt bitch about the music...suck it up.

  • I don't think people are getting it, but that's just me. He's portraying a character here, I think that's where the song style comes from.

  • . He isn't the only one though, I mean Linkin Park can really open your mind if you give them half a listen, or Saul Williams even Sum 41 has things to tell say; the list could go on forever though. There's more to music than just a bunch of sounds, its artistic expression of human history so try giving it a real listen and maybe we will find something deeper. (end of post continued from previous)

  • O1Kore you rock, and yeah I think, for myself, that's what makes NIN and other music I listen to so excellent, the lyrics. Rez has always had intense and rich lyrics, full of meaning and insight; he has asked us to question ourselves, our world and relationships we have with each since the forming of NIN. (contued)

  • He is telling you all PLAIN AS DAY......get it yet.

  • I agree the root of all EVIL is religion,,,,,I just can't understand why you people are not listening to the WORDS of his music,,,if you just listen you will eventually figure it out,,it's not that big of a MYSTERY....FUCK it is right out there in the open,just LISTEN,time is running out.

  • You're right. Why should we blindly follow what some guy in a robe says when there are plenty of rock star opinions we can blindly follow? I mean, with war-mongers like Martin Luthor King, Jr., Mother Theresa, Ghandi, and the nefarious Dalai Lama scattered throughout history, who knows what kinds of evil will be unleashed with those atomic weapons those god-hating scientists made?

  • I c wut u did thar

  • @serialman Idiotic comment with low sense of reason, btw investigate a little further and see how scientists tend to absurd religious beliefs.

  • yeah man i totally agree with you, i feel this song really lacks the great writing or at least better than average writing that trent usually gives us. I mean, i picture him shaking his head, having a swivel in his step, jazz handing it and then starts discoing with like a bunch of normal people. A riot squad tries to stop them during first chorus, then with "step into the light" the riot squad shows them how its done and breakdances. Then its a barrage of disco vs breakdanc.

  • I love NIN - it's my favourite, and Trent Reznor rules, but seriously... "C'mon, sing along! Everybody now!" - what's up with that? It sounds like some kind of Christina Aguilera lyric, and all i can imagine while listening to that is Reznor walking down the ruined street, singing this lyric, and all people joinig him and starting to dance like on Michael Jakson's video xD Sorry, i didn't meant to offend anyone. I repeat: I love NIN, but seriously...

  • yeah, that's true :D but i think it maybe means like when religion want to everybody to do and say the same things.. i can't explain it in english..

  • THE GAY LOVES.

  • I agree Shae737 thats exactly what religion is

  • Religion is just a drug used to control and blind us all to what we are, because we are just too damn scared to face our own inevitable end. It separates rather than unites us, creates differences and becomes excuses for inexcusable acts of injustices. What's stupid is not being intelligent enough to realize all of the above, Thank you for your time.

  • Agree, with some minor changes ^^

  • Religion is the root of all evil.

  • One of the best condemnations of the lunatics who think it's OK to have an imaginary friend as an adult so long as you call it "God".

    Trent a great leader of those who know that anyone who is religious is insane.

  • Fuck o.o This Song sounds fucking good *_*

  • I sure wouldn't want to be praying to the wrong piece of wood!

    This album and The Fragile I think have the possibility to be life saving. Much love.

  • my fave song on 'year zero'

  • always arguing the finer points that dont matter

    just shut up and listen

  • Delicious

  • Its NIN, Its all perfect! Simple!

  • trent is dark matter

  • year zero was, to me, one of their finest work

  • It's so hard to compare each album, but I think YZ was weaker than the rest of there albums, however awesome it still is.

  • So who else is FUCKING STOKED that they played this at pemberton last nite?!?!

  • might be my favorite NIN song

  • can we please not (whether direct or not) post shit saying that someone is wrong because they don't agree with your own personal beliefs...it's ignorant and I'll delete any comment from now on that does just that...

  • @Leartiest u must be a democrat LoL

  • this song rules

  • It's music

    It means whatever you want it to...

    chill out

  • 1. i dont know what the point of relegion is.

    2. anyone could write a book

    3.this song is about the Church of Plano or w/e in YZ

  • this has so much meaning, schweet!

  • I think this whole album was based around what the world could be like 10 years down the road if things keep going the way they're going. There's a little of everything, Police,Government,a little bout religion, and what it'd be like to live in that world when you oppose the powers that be. This song IMO is about how some religions find themselves to be the "One True Religion" would do nothing to help anyone who weren't exactly like they were, or shared their beliefs. They'd treat them like shit

  • @Leartiest I think you are thinking of a few of the "major religions" but i know for a fact that Buddhism wouldn't discriminate people who believe otherwise

  • @Leartiest Yeah, Reznor pretty much said exactly that in an interview.

  • @Leartiest Exactly. The entire album is based on a "What If?": What if the USA became a totalitarian Christian state? What would it be like? The songs are written as though from the point of view of various characters in the scenario.

  • ...2 religious debates...only one got serious...not bad :)

  • Humanity will collapse on itself

    an overburdened burnt heap of shit

    i live

  • i'm with the guy who says the stuff about the survivalists! right on! we're noone's bitch! :D

  • Trent Reznor, like myself, is a survivalist. He understands how most christians are going to lay around and die when the apocolypse comes (after Peak Oil) economy begins to collapse. I know 2 hardcore christians who believe the second coming of christ is near and they will be saved (so they're just going to lay down) I'll tell you what, Trent and I and other survivalists are the CHOSEN ones. We will not lay down and die, we'll fight to survive by any means until the end - That is God Given

  • you make about as much sense as TentativeNihilist which is none. i'm a Christian and i too like to survive, so i am a survivalist.

    what's this about laying down? i'm a Christian and i don't "lie down". you make no sense!! you just blabber.

    you must smoke a lot of weed to write words of nothing like you do.

  • i said "most" christians, at least the ones I've talked to. Have you heard of The Church of Latter Day Saints - they firmly believe in being prepared. I'm sorry if I insulted you. I have talked to real old-school bible believers who think that they are going to be resurrected after they die when Jesus comes back to earth and the apocolpyse, blah blah. I am glad you won't lie down and die, but I'll tell you what, those who lay down and die will make it just a bit easier for US. Yes, I smoke!

  • i believe what the bible says

  • i believe in islam

  • i believe gas prices are too high

  • haha true

  • asshole

  • it is a nice little science fiction novel

  • going to far with this. A belief is a belief. Nothing more nothing else.

    No one is right in this society. Its just live and die. Thats the basics

  • nice statement. however i dont believe the future has anything to do with religion. i dont believe Trent Reznor wanted this album (let alone this song) to have to do with christianity or any religions to that matter. survivalism is like you said "God Given" and i believe you can do that with or without god. Sadly there is no place for religions in the future and peak oil is not going to end the world...i think we are fare away from seeint the end of the world...we have gone through worst.

  • you never know if we have gone through the worst, but we're are not in the best

  • AiR!

  • ONE OF MY FAVORITE NIN SONGS EVER

    its great to see that Trent still can create such great music after so many years. other artists from his era - sad to sad say have lost "it" Thank God for Trent

  • j'adore !!!

  • It would be soo cool to see Trent dance to this...lol

  • "I would never tell you anything that wasn't absolutely true that hadn't come right from

    His mouth and He wants me to tell you" Oh ho ho ho Trent your sense of irony and humor are impeccable! Of course, everyone is a vessel of god. Then, simply out of assumption, they must be telling the truth! LMAO! Christianity is a funny little religion.

  • yeah it's pretty hilarious.

  • Whenever I hear the sounds this guy creates the loops the beats, the way he fits words in it always blows my mind, he is so on the ball he is the most original artist ever! As a songwriter he is up there with Lennon,Bowie,Dylan(when Dylan's on the ball). This guy is doing too music what Da Vinci done to art it's mind blowing! I have no interest in any other modern day band The Nine Inch Nails restore my faith in music anytime I think of giving up. I hear something new he's done and I am inspired

  • For some odd reason this song reminds me of the ACLU.

  • A.I.R

  • W.A.T.E.R

  • I can't believe this thing is still getting views xD

  • believe it

  • holy awesome song batman!

  • makes more since right now in my life right now than ever!!! and they are playing near here august 12th!!!! :D

  • I'm christian - not that many people know it, and I love this song!

  • i'm a nin fan and a Christian too! :) hard to do both

  • Agreed. ;D

    And being a Libertarian and a fan of Rage Against the Machine isn't a walk in the park either.

  • me too but I feel Trent doesnt hate God he just hates the way he is viewed and he hates the many hypocrites calling themselves Christians

    NIN ISNT AN ANTI-GOD BAND

  • i definitely agree that nin is not an anti-God band. i think trent has a lot of issues with God though. i think trent has a hard time accepting the fact that God is God and only God can do the things He does. just as lucifer had a hard time with it. you know? i think the older trent gets, the closer he becomes to God so to speak. trent is a 40 something year old man now and is just now starting to grow up. i love trent, but i do love the Lord Jesus more. more to come on this. character count.

  • I mean this in a straight way..I LOVE YOU you agree w/ me p.s. I love Jesus more too.

  • I agree with you to a point--hatred of God is a sign of immaturity, but that's only because the God belief itself is immature. Hating a nonexistent entity and praising it are about equally childish pursuits. Maturity lies in acknowledging that our species is entirely responsible for itself.

  • to believe in God is not immature, that makes no sense at all! to say that God is nonexistent is just plain ignorant. you cannot disprove God. it is all about faith. your line about "Maturity" is such b.s. - what a load - i think you just like listening to yourself talk or type

  • Faith means not wanting to know what is true.

  • no, you are wrong again, faith is a belief that is not based on tangible evidence. to have faith in someone or something doesn't make it false. it also doesn't mean that one is running from the truth. in my case - i know it to be a fact.

  • great quote from a great author. love.

  • HOLY AWSOME SONG, while i was listening to it it sended shivers all over spine, OO MA BAD ENGLISH FUCK THAT.

  • When you examine Trent Reznor's lyrics, there really is no doubt - the man is a lyrical genius.

  • yeap, you're right

  • fucking awesome song.

  • i would never tell you something that wasn't absolutely true....

    i didn't here that line until i heard this song through headphones and it freaked me out :P

  • I'm a Christian and I don't think the song attacks Christians, but the fake evil hypocritical Christians. Those who worship things instead of God(I sure wouldn't want to be

    Praying to the wrong piece of wood) and other things that the true people of God don't approve of like arrogant Christians

  • I would say that it does, with more style then Heresy but without that rebellious feeling of Heresy.

    Closer is also a good example, religious/spiritual fulfillment from instinct driven intercourse.

    If there is hell, Ill see you there.

  • He's just mocking hypocritical religions in general. The Abrahamic set probably applies more than some others, however.

  • no cóż że ze szwecji .........podoba mi się

  • I don't even know what language that is....

  • this is Polish language

  • and besides my english isn't perfect but I am learnig on the NIN songs:)and I am good student:)

  • GOD GIVEN

  • professor reznor will now teach conjunctions..

  • "professor reznor" hihi you makes me laugh ok i must admit that i have a litter problem with the fucking conjuctions but prof.reznor is good teacher:)

  • trent...............god given;-)

  • tnks Leartiest for your vid!..love ИIИ... i'm not cristian and my throth it's in the "Man", in what he can do for yourself and world 'cause i think that we are all the same thing..

  • ..wtf

    it didn't post as a response >:[

    it was a response to

    "in 2000 years, we'll be worshipping mother goose"

  • And His kingdom come.

    And Thy will be done.

    We have just begun.

    We're the chosen ones.

    i love it,almost very loud

  • ИIИE IИCH ИAILS

  • trent is a master when it comes to music.

    im christian and i find no offense to this song (pretty cool one) but some of the stuff the church believes like homophobia, anti-abortion, no mercy killing, and recruiting you for serving in the church just disgusts me sometimes

  • i'm christian too, and i totally agree ^^

  • im christian too and i feel the same.

  • I'm a christian and I listen to DrakThrone... So this wasn't gonna shock me. But this is way better than DarkThrone... FUck black metal. PURE INDUSTRIAL!

  • I agree. Even though I'm not even christian.

  • Basically a big ol' middle finger to us Christians, but I love the music too much to actually give a crap.

  • yes finally! i was trying to figure out what he whispers then i found this video! :D

  • sorry green~ im just saying hes immense in my world. dont call me a retard because i have an opinion. everyones different and thats the way i see Nin you cant change that. so to be honest you can fuck off~ i never said it was wrong. if youre gonna give me a pep talk about the world i cba to read it lol. i dont spend hours on youtube arguing with little people :S I enjoy music and thats my approach towards it. lol youve kinda contradicted yourself aswell by the way..

  • Actually this album isn't really about faith or Trent's personal life. This albums is more of a commentary on the state of the world and our country. What he's saying in this song is how as Americans, we feel like we're more special than everybody else. It's got to do with the war, immigration, etc.

  • he's a genius. simple as that.

    if anyone thinks otherwise then they have no sense of emotion or creativity lol.

  • Actually, if someone has a different opinion it doesn't make it wrong. I like his music (well his old stuff anyway, this new shit is crap) but if someone doesn't agree it does not mean that they have no creativity. You act like this guy invented the wheel. He makes music you fucking retard, and different people like different shit.

  • pretty sure hes talking about how blind and ignorant faith is, and is making fun of it in a sarcastic way

  • in 2000 years, people will be worshipping mother goose.

  • God I hope so <3

  • lol

  • Sounds like the lyrics are bashing Christianity, or perhaps Mormonism exclusively.

    Funny how easy it is to make a fake religion that some think is totally unbelievable. Give it a thousand years or so, and this song may become the next Bible with enough endorsement.

  • just what we needed...

  • y love this band

  • Because this band is fucking awesome.

    Trent Reznor is a genius.

  • *with an outside perspective using a sarcastic tone.

  • i keep wondering dus he meen from the color of your skin meaning us colored people or red like the devil cus he sead step into the light mening satan is in shadow

  • i think he meant for it to come off as a racist statement, indicating that a very narrow minded, scary hardcore religious group is very prominent/dangerous in this futuristic storyline he has created. Either he is narrating the storyline from the cult's point of view, or he is mocking the cult with an outside perspective in a sarcastic way.

  • church of plano? <_<

  • is that the name of the group? i have not kept very well on the storyline at all

  • I doubt it, the church of plano was only available because it was under questioning by the government, for mentioning the presence.

    I think it's just the church state that the US is at the moment. They have been shown to be racist in discriminating against muslims, and basically foreign people that might be "terrorists".

  • If you actually followed the secret websites NIN planted about Year Zero, you would know that its a fiction based religion based on the Presence (Hand of God) that comes from a tap water supplement (parepin) used to make us docile.

  • people, please, do your homework. This album is Trents interpretation of where America will be in 10 years or so. This song is him saying if your not White you in trouble and that they can do it as a god given right to discriminate.

  • -yeah well this world already exists for us hispanics and any other "colored folk" lol

  • that dosnt suprise me at all mate. Its sad really, if we worked together instead of against each other then we would be alot further with things instead of being stuck in this rutt were all in

  • I agree with needle

  • nin touching the big issues this song is so wired cause it describes so many bad people lol

  • not even close...more like a comment towards the "Almighty Elitist" attitude that modern day (and some olden days) Churches have towards people who aren't members

  • Almighty Elitist? What? Who are they?

  • LOL!!! pretty much, I have no idea where he understood it as racist.

  • ok then...

  • ha! this is really funny. you people interpret things how you want.

    everything is a metaphor

    we know he isnt religious. hes making a stab at religion and how its all racist/sexist

  • If Reznor is KKK, why is he producing rap records?