Nine Inch Nails – Complications of the Flesh

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Give it to me
I can take it
(Repeat)

Make it stop . . .
(Repeat until end)

Send "Complications of the Flesh" Ringtone to Cell


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    General Comment:Well I personally related to this song with this sort of imagined sort of actual experience.

    You know that something bad is going to happen (your girlfriend breaking up with you, etc..) Therefore, you expect it, hence, "give it to me, I can take it." You're trying to be brave in the face of fear. Stoic. Then when it actually happens you are begging for it to stop. Like I said this is a personal experience of mine that I related to this song. A different idea comes from the title. Complications of the Flesh. Flesh referring to sin/ the world in Christianity. Complications referring to the difficulty of overcoming sin. In Trent's personal life this would more than likely be referencing his substance abuse/addiction problems. "Give it to me, I can take it," meaning either give me the drug, or give me the reremedy. "Make it stop" meaning the high/comedown off the drug, or the symptoms of withdraw from not having the drug.
    Flag TwoVirgoson April 19, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:It's either about drugs or S&M
    Flag NINirvana69on January 15, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:yea its about when he was a kid he had rape problems witht the robotts of 1987 so he had to remove several ribs to suck his penis to make him self unattrackted tot the robots
    Flag nin number oneon July 14, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:well, i'm sure this isnt too deep of an interpretation, but he wants it. he "knows" he can handle it, he seriously wants it. oops, didnt work out... now it cant stop, and he doesnt like it at all... maybe "make it stop" is repeated until the end, b//c it never actually does stop. OR... by him saying "make it stop", he wants the feeling and agony to stop b//c no one believes he can actually take it. ...idk
    Flag tenmileshighhhon July 05, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:This song can only be found on the third edition of the "We're In This Together" single. A really rare single to own. It is my opinion that the song wasn't intended to have a meaning, but I'd say it has something to do with sex if anything. The song is a collaboration of the songs "Complication" and "The New Flesh", and is mostly just an instrumental.
    Flag Ru1neron September 06, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:i've never heard of this song, what album is it on?
    Flag Soldier1288on August 01, 2006   Link

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