'''Clue Two'''
In an MTV News Article from February 15th, 2007[https://web.archive.org/web/20070215185738/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1552470/20070215/nine_inch_nails.jhtml?rsspartner=rssYahooNewscrawler] Trent Reznor reveals:
"Concept record. Sixteen tracks. What's it about? Well, '''it takes place about 15 years in the future'''. Things are not good. If you imagine a world where greed and power continue to run their likely course, you'll have an idea of the backdrop."