You let me violate you
You let me desecrate you
You let me penetrate you
You let me complicate you

(Help me) I broke apart my insides
(Help me) I've got no soul to sell
(Help me) the only thing that works for me
Help me get away from myself

I wanna fuck you like an animal
I wanna feel you from the inside
I wanna fuck you like an animal
My whole existence is flawed
You get me closer to God

You can have my isolation
You can have the hate that it brings
You can have my absence of faith
You can have my everything

(Help me) you tear down my reason
(Help me) it's your sex I can smell
(Help me) you make me perfect
Help me become somebody else

I wanna fuck you like an animal
I wanna feel you from the inside
I wanna fuck you like an animal
My whole existence is flawed
You get me closer to God

Through every forest
Above the trees
Within my stomach
Scraped off my knees
I drink the honey
Inside your hive
You are the reason
I stay alive


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Closer Lyrics as written by Trent Reznor Atticus Ross

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    My Interpretation

    Ahem.... This is about one particular person. Before I say who, let's all agree on something, NIN is dark, yes? Really dark. Okay, so: You let me violate, desecrate, penetrate, complicate you.. Key points : you let, as in this person is allowing this to happen. And desecrate.. You can only desecrate a holy place, a tomb.. Or a dead body. Help me, I'm broken, got no soul etc.. I'm a tortured person, the only thing that works for me is this.. (the only thing that gets me off..) I wanna Fuck you like an animal.. Obvious. I wanna feel you from the inside.. I want every part of you.. Literally. My existence is flawed.. I am broken. You get me closer to God.. I get real power doing these things.. You can have my isolation and hate etc.. He's taking his issues out on this person.. Tear down my reason, make me perfect etc.. I'm out of control, doing this makes me feel right.. Okay.. So here's the big hint, the last verse is sung so quietly.. I don't understand the above the trees bit, but, "in my stomach".. I drink the honey from your hive, your the reason I'm alive.... He has eaten the person.. This song is about Jeffrey Dahmer..

    D_Psi4oron September 16, 2016   Link

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