Nine Inch Nails – Complication

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Track duration: 02:31


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    General Comment:00:00 - 00:56 the build up, 00:57 - 01:25 Crazy screaming and more build up, 01:25 - 01:53 Climax, everything sort of blends together. 01:53 - 02:31 It fades slowly away while the next song overlaps it, and the next song is about Trent's Grandma. (like The Day The Whole World Went Away)

    I think the song is about realizing something, then getting close to becoming insane because of it. I'm not sure, I only know I've never been in the same situation as Trent was.
    Flag Scabbed15on January 14, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I think since this is after starfuckers, it's a musically illustrated moment where trent just begins to drown in anger or lonliness, after his failed attempts at a connection in starfuckers, hence, a blend of frantic sounds and beats. He's losing himself.
    Flag Exaltedon August 18, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:different... chaotic, complicated.
    Flag DJgifon May 05, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:wow... i'm not the only person who thinks of video games when i hear this song. hahaha.

    on the lines of a meaning, i don't know. i'm pretty sure the whole album of the fragile is about drugs.

    being high.
    coming down at the end.
    that's a complication.

    and it blends really good into the begining "please", which i conclude is about never wanting to come down from a high. but i guess i should talk about that in the "please" thread.
    Flag disastergirl!on July 29, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:The majority is very complex sounding, like various emotions and ideas constantly competing until the end when they seem to snag together and die down. The end always feels kind of sad to me, like these things are trying to get back up smoothly, but fall away again.
    Flag tedium13on January 22, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:It just creates an images of cars driving really fast at night on the motorway and /or a car race/chase
    Flag curbboyon May 29, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:lol, that was pretty funny keyyooo, but yea, this song pumps me up b/c the song is just that type of song IMO
    Flag Soldier1288on August 01, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:I love how this song, throughout, sounds to me like something you'd hear in a Final Fantasy game. especially in the beginning.. and including when he starts screaming and screaming. it sounds very airy and digital at the same time to me. quite nice.

    now as for what the song means.. well.. I get the impression, from the music, that it's.. "la de da.. another nice day.." and then when he starts screaming, it's.. "oh crap. snags everywhere. help!"
    Flag keyyoooon July 28, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:Ahh, the energicity of this song. It makes me feel kinda happy always i hear it.
    Flag Penpartneron July 14, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:lol... sooory had a few typos in that last post... bring drunk sucks.

    This is what I meant to say:

    This instrumental sounds a lot like the song "We're in this together" which is also off the fragile.

    I think he's talking about the complication that arrives after forming realtionships.

    In other words, you can say "Nothing can stop us now" all you want, but you suddenly arrive at "Complication". Pure genius.
    Flag Az Izon April 18, 2006   Link

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