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DEMON SEED
1
it keeps growing
and i can feel it breathe
i have been trying
to behave myself
it keeps growing
and i can feel it breathe
i have been trying
to tolerate you
2
well i am reaching the point
yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
3
i thought maybe
i thought this would go away
but it continues
the only constant
every day
stronger
4
i will use my voice
and i will use my fist
to destroy
everything i can
5
now i know
what this is all about
now i know
exactly what i am
6
these is a seed
inside of me
that makes me
1
it keeps growing
and i can feel it breathe
i have been trying
to behave myself
it keeps growing
and i can feel it breathe
i have been trying
to tolerate you
2
well i am reaching the point
yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
3
i thought maybe
i thought this would go away
but it continues
the only constant
every day
stronger
4
i will use my voice
and i will use my fist
to destroy
everything i can
5
now i know
what this is all about
now i know
exactly what i am
6
these is a seed
inside of me
that makes me
Lyrics submitted by vapur
Track duration: 04:59
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"it keeps growing
and i can feel it breathe
i have been trying
to behave myself
it keeps growing
and i can feel it breathe
i have been trying
to tolerate you"
This is from a 3rd person perspective simply talking about himself. Hair keeps growing from his head, his scars heal, he's still alive as he knows it because his body grows, etc. He is watching/experiencing the creation that he sees/is. He is trying to behave himself not necessarily out of fear of God, whom he is realizing he is at least a part of as the whole "God", but in cooperation with the thing(s) around him that he has created/is creating/is. He's trying not to be violent which could make his life worse though the impulses are great, life gets boring enough to think about it, & he can justify it.
"well i am reaching the point
yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah"
I believe he's referring to the story of God breathing life into Adam as depicted by Michelangelo's painting "The Creation of Adam" which illustrates God pointing/reaching to Adam. He is "reaching the point" in two polar opposite ways; the point of creation & the point of ultimate destruction. The words "well i am" symbolize the names "William" (the "will of God"), "Michael", & "Adam". The meaning of the name Michael is the question "Who is like God?" & Adam is described as being created in God's likeness; so answers to "Michael" are "Adam" & "William" (well "i am"). Reznor is realizing what he is. He is at once everything; he is God reaching Adam (human that he is) giving him life, the demon seed planted by him inside himself, Adam reaching back at the pointing God, the will of God, & you ("Matthew" which means "Gift of God") whom he has created & is trying to tolerate, etc. He has figured things out.
"i will use my voice
and i will use my fist
to destroy
everything i can"
By being forced by himself to live as a human ((what I am - "William", "Matthew", "Adam") "Michael") in a seemingly imperfect world, he is promising himself to destroy everything just as he has brought upon creation from himself.
"now i know
what this is all about
now i know
exactly what i am"
He has thrown himself into humanity from absolute Godliness as an experience for realization from no prior knowledge. Having no memory of thoughts/experience before his humanity, he has realized he is the Almighty God still stuck in human form by himself. The word "exactly" symbolizes the name "Zachary" which means "the Lord remembers" (he now knows that he is like God because he IS God & won't/can't forget); the word "what" symbolizes the name "Matthew" (his gift to himself i.e. you); "what i am" symbolizes the name "William"; "i am" symbolizes the names "Michael" & "Adam". He is the omnipotent Demon Seed of & inside himself & everything else that may seem not to be him/you/me/them/us.
"a seed
inside of me
that makes me"
Any questions?
i thought maybe
i thought this would go away
but it continues
the only constant
every day
stronger"
I don't hear this part anywhere in the song... ?? is it just me?
"it keeps growing
and i can feel it breathe
i have been trying
to behave myself"
This thing inside of him is growing and he's aware of it's presence.
"it keeps growing
and i can feel it breathe
i have been trying
to tolerate you"
Pretty self explanatory. He's trying his hardest to remain neutral.
"well i am reaching the point
yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah"
Everyone has that point at which they just snap, and he's inching closer and closer to that point.
"i will use my voice
and i will use my fist
to destroy
everything i can"
He's right at that boiling point and he's choosing a side.
"now i know
what this is all about
now i know
exactly what i am"
He finally understands what is going on and his role in it
"these is a seed
inside of me
that makes me"
He's accepting it.
Literal translation, but that's what I get.
And why do people always assume every fucking Nine Inch Nails cd is a CONCEPT ALBUM?!
"now i know what this is all about..."
the slip is yz2.