NIN

The concert was absolutely awesome. I really don't have much to say about it because it was indescribable, honestly. I know that a lot of people aren't into Nine Inch Nails, maybe you think they're too hard, or the only thing that comes to mind for you is songs like Head Like a Hole or Closer (I want to fuck you like an animal) which is fine, I guess -- it'd be weird if everyone truly got NIN, but I have to say, had I not gone to that concert I never would have felt that kind of energy anywhere for the rest of my life.

Oh, and I have to talk about the video-montage of scenes they did that blended from one scene to another. Like there was a scene with all of these birds flying that morphed into white-caps of ocean waves rolling in, and so on and so on; the most compelling scene was of a soldier holding a gun to a young girl's head. My first thought was, "Is that an American soldier??" and then I thought, "Does it even matter?.."

Just one more thing, actually take a look at some of the lyrics in their songs. If you can tell me you've honestly never felt some of those feelings then I guess you just live in a much different world than I do...

Just a reflection
Just a glimpse
Just a little reminder
Of all the what abouts
And all the might have
Could have beens
Another day
Some other way
But not another reason to continue
And now you’re one of us
The wretched
The hopes and prays
The better days
The far aways
Forget it, Forget it
It didn't turn out the way you wanted it to
It didn’t turn out the way you wanted it, did it?
(The Wretched)

I still recall the taste of my tears.
Echoing your voice just like the ringing in my ears.
My favorite dreams of you still wash ashore.
Scraping through my head ’till I don’t want to sleep anymore.

Come on tell me.
Make this all go away.
You make this all go away.
I’m down to just one thing.
And I’m starting to scare myself.
Make this all go away.
You make this all go way.

I just want something.
I just want something I can never have

You always were the one to show me how
Back then I couldn’t do the things that I can do now.
This is slowly taking me apart.
Grey would be the color if I had a heart.
I just want something I can never have.

In this place it seems like such a same.
Though it all looks different now,
I know it’s still the same
Everywhere I look you’re all I see.
Just a fading fucking reminder of who I used to be.
(Something I Can Never Have)

i'm losing ground
you know how this world can beat you down
i'm made of clay
i fear i'm the only one who thinks this way
i'm always falling down the same hill bamboo puncturing this skin
and nothing comes bleeding out of me just like a waterfall i'm drowning in
(I Do Not Want This)