I believe that only the artist knows the true meaning of his/her song, however, if I were to define the metaphor behind "Down in It", I would have to describe it as more of an identity crisis. Maybe this song is about losing yourself to another person. Those who are self-loathing and full of themselves like Trent, seek their own identity in the opposite sex. I think this song starts out with Trent explaining how he used to be in control of himself but then lost who he was by sharing his self-consumption with who he thought to be his soul mate. Instead of them conjuring into one person, they switched places and the female possessed Trent, taking his heart, soul, and entire identity. He thought he knew who he was until he gave himself to her. Now he explains how all the things he hates about her are really things he hates about himself...he now has become her, and her him. She forces him to look himself in the eye and see himself for who he is. He sees that he's empty and soulless. He looks himself/her in the eye and says good bye.
This is certainly a radical point of view, but it's just another interpretation of this song, and what it could mean to someone.
I believe that only the artist knows the true meaning of his/her song, however, if I were to define the metaphor behind "Down in It", I would have to describe it as more of an identity crisis. Maybe this song is about losing yourself to another person. Those who are self-loathing and full of themselves like Trent, seek their own identity in the opposite sex. I think this song starts out with Trent explaining how he used to be in control of himself but then lost who he was by sharing his self-consumption with who he thought to be his soul mate. Instead of them conjuring into one person, they switched places and the female possessed Trent, taking his heart, soul, and entire identity. He thought he knew who he was until he gave himself to her. Now he explains how all the things he hates about her are really things he hates about himself...he now has become her, and her him. She forces him to look himself in the eye and see himself for who he is. He sees that he's empty and soulless. He looks himself/her in the eye and says good bye.
This is certainly a radical point of view, but it's just another interpretation of this song, and what it could mean to someone.