Difference between revisions of "Eraser"

Revision as of 00:21, 10 March 2007

Album:The Downward Spiral

Length:5:54

Tempo:{{{BPM}}} BPM

Versions:Eraser
Eraser (Denial; Realization)
Eraser (Polite)
Erased, Over, Out
Eraser (Beside You In Time}

Live:1994 - 2007

Eraser is the eleventh track on the 1994 release The Downward Spiral. It consists of an instrumental ostinato that builds up from the odd sounds of humming and "erasers" at the beginning through heavy rhythmic drumming and very oddly tuned, distorted guitars before dropping out to the vocal area which gets progressively louder as Trent Reznor yells "Kill Me!" until it completely degenerates into noise and cuts off with a high tone.

Appearances

Halos

The Downward Spiral
Further Down The Spiral
Closure
Beside You In Time

Versions

Eraser

This is the original album version.

Eraser (Denial; Realization)

This remix contains a sample of the lyric "erase me" slowed down and repeats the phrase "kill me" throughout.

Eraser (Polite)

This remix is very soothing yet still retains the darkness of the original. The first eight lines of the lyrics are repeated three times in the entire piece. The lyric "fuck you" is the seventh line rather than the fifth.

Erased, Over, Out

This remix consists of the lyric "erase me" slowed down and repeated eight times in the entire piece.

Eraser (Beside You In Time)

This live version appears on the Beside You In Time DVD. A screen is dropped in front of the stage as images of animals hunting prey, war, and bacteria are projected.

Live

Often played with screen projections of some sort. During the Self Destruct tours, these projections were of desert landscapes and microscopic "chaos". During the With_Teeth tours, these screens progressed from peaceful images of lush meadows and flowers to violent and disturbing images of war. During the Year Zero Warm-Up Tour, small lamps would float directly above each band member and sway back and forth.

Lyrics

    Need you
    Dream you
    Find you
    Taste you
    Fuck you
    Use you
    Scar you
    Break you
    Lose me
    Hate me
    Smash me
    Erase me

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-==About==
 '''''Eraser''''' is the eleventh track on the 1994 release ''[[The Downward Spiral]].''  It consists of an instrumental ostinato that builds up from the odd sounds of humming and "erasers" at the beginning through heavy rhythmic drumming and very oddly tuned, distorted guitars before dropping out to the vocal area which gets progressively louder as [[Trent Reznor]] yells "Kill Me!" until it completely degenerates into noise and cuts off with a high tone.