Lyrics for Burn as interpreted by me109cito

Burn Lyrics
this world rejects me
this world threw me away
this world never gave me a chance
this world's gonna have to pay

i don't believe in your institutions
i did what you wanted me to
like cancer in the system
i've got a little suprise for you

something inside of me has opened up its eyes
why did you put it there did you not realize
this thing inside of me it screams the loudest sound
sometimes i think i could

burn

i look down there where you're standing
flock of sheep out on display
saw your lives burned up around you
i can take it all away

something inside of me has opened up its eyes
why did you put it there did you not realize
this thing inside of me it screams the loudest sound
sometimes i think i could

i'm gonna burn this whole world down

i never was a part of you burn

I am your savior (i never was a part of you burn)
i am corruption (i never was a part of you burn)
i am the angel (i never was a part of you burn)
of your destruction (i never was a part of you burn)

i am perversion (i never was a part of you burn)
secret desire (i never was a part of you burn)
i am your future (i never was a part of you burn)
swallowed up in fire

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PTW Converge
05-28-2002

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I'm not a big NIN fan, but this song is really good. And their drummer is awesome.

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adema69
06-05-2002

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this song is so amazing, like lyrically, damn! i don't know how to explain what it makes me feel........

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philo187
06-19-2002

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And it was made specifically for Natrual Born Killers, the soundtrack which trent produced adn arranged


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corgan182
06-28-2002

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Yes, their stage drummer is very good. BUT, they obviously used a drum machine for the fast parts. No human could play that. Good day.

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Iori_YagamiKOF2002
07-12-2002

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this is a kickass song, and NIN is awsome....but i think artie the strongest man in the world could play the drum parts without the machine

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andshedied
08-31-2002

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OMG! Did you just say Artie the strongest man in the world?! I love you. Marry me.

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Sysys
06-05-2003

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fuckin awesome

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egb
06-27-2003

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I might be wrong, but I believe this song is the first song Trent ever recorded as NIN.

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darkspot
06-28-2003

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The video is just bizarre...

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LittleUrantiaGirl
07-02-2003

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egb-
yes, you are wrong. The first song Trent ever recorded as Nin was 1989's "Down in It"

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MindlessInsanity
07-03-2003

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...Any of you putting the meaning?

Here's what I think:
It's about God. And obviously his dislike for God.
"flock of sheep" well.. More like Christianity. Trent rarely actually implies "God" he more often sticks to "Christianity" like in Heresy.
The "thing" inside of him that opens up his eyes is an emotion of some sort. I'm not going to try to say any of them because there's too many that it could be.
But Insecurities would be a good one, Trent has written about Insecurities before, and often Insecurities seem to be described as a living thing.
I think it's Trent trying to say he hates Religion's and he wants them to "burn down" he wants to be the one to make people realize that they're wrong to believe in them.

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Santo
06-07-2004

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This song is not about religion. Maybe is about organized religion, corporations, the goverment, mainstream media and the whole society. The lyrics cant be more antisocial. I think that he's talking about a moment when you realize that everything is bullshit. The lyrics fit very well with the natural born killers story for which the song was made. Thats it.

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FaaipDeOaid
01-07-2005

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To answer yoru questions, please, for teh love of useless posts, watch Natural Born Killers.

You will get the answer you crave.

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FaaipDeOaid
01-07-2005

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To answer your question, please, for the love of useless posts, please watch Natural Born Killers.

You will get the answers you seek...
Its basically about being rejected by the world and the feelings that that person feels because of his "exile."
Sure, it may have the religious stabs in it, but the song circles around Woody's character I think.

Maybe. Not sure.

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Ms Self Destruct
02-28-2005

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I've wanted to see the movie for awhile, but I haven't been able to get my hands on it.

I'm not much of a fan of the song, but lyrics-wise, I believe it's above average.

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HateSaiko
05-06-2005

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First of all I have to say that the drums on this one seriously kicks ass. To me the thing that awakens inside of him is some kind of extreme hate/disgust with the world after being pushed around and not fitting in all your life

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Rasio
07-21-2005

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the drums are completely possible, he played it once or twice in previous tours, and its a consistant play on the With Teeth tour, drummin sounds good live as it does on the album version

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Kaicille Eris
08-24-2005

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I'm going to have to say this is definately is about being the exile of the world.... Even though I haven't seen the movie nor heard more than three minutes of this song. I have read the lyrics about 7 times though.

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Eames
08-24-2005

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You have your say, 'm sure it means alot. i love this song and the lyrics are awesome, i've read the lyrics about twice but they will stay with me 4 a while!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Vanity_Asassin21
10-02-2005

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Purest Feeling was actualy the first song Trent recorded as NIN.

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Vanity_Asassin21
10-02-2005

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Purest Feeling was actually the first song Trent recorded as NIN.

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FaaipDeOaid
01-06-2006

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I just watched Taxi driver for the first time and I thought of this song...

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hiddenalias
03-02-2006

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This song makes me want to kill people

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hiddenalias
03-02-2006

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This song makes me want to kill people

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femmefatale1990
03-06-2006

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This song is about sociopaths!! Those of you who have seen the video will see a man at the beggining saying "he always kept to himself" etc. and the video has similar grapics as the movie Natural Born Killers and it features Mickey and Mallory. It's trying to make you see how sociopaths think, and act. They're believed to be charming then they snap: "sometimes i think i could burn" Seriously research sociopaths/ psychopaths and then reread the lyrics, it'll make sense.

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