Difference between revisions of "Demon Seed"

Revision as of 13:12, 8 June 2009

Album:The Slip

Length:4:59

Tempo:{{{BPM}}} BPM

Versions:Demon Seed

Live:N/A

Artwork accompanying the MP3 file

"Demon Seed" is the tenth and final song on the Nine Inch Nails album The Slip. It contains the same lyrical style as "The Greater Good" and "The New Flesh," and uses the same drum loops as "38 Ghosts." Its time signature is 6/4, as Trent Reznor can be heard indicating in the song.

The image associated with this song appears to be a four part image of a square becoming more complete or "growing," much like the lyrics portray something growing inside of the narrator. It should also be noted that the red lines seen in the previous pictures are all over, as if they have exploded out of control.

This is the only song from the album that has the different sections of the song numbered, perhaps pointing out cycles or phases. Also, similar to "The Greater Good", there are lyrics provided that are not included in the album version, these lyrics being section 3.

Appearances

Halos

The Slip

Seeds

The Definitive NIN - Deep Cuts

Versions

Demon Seed

This is the original album version. Very similar in structure to the preceding piece, "The Four Of Us Are Dying," it begins with drum loops, building with layers of synthesized bass and guitar. Reznor's vocals are scattered and manipulated throughout the song, which transitions suddenly into a quieter, ambient bridge. Distant echoes of vocals, riffs, and drums from the first section are manipulated in brief, eventually leading into a final section with Reznor's count-in. Climaxing with the return of the drum loops and layers of distorted synthesizers, it soon strips layers away piece by piece, ending itself and the album suddenly following the repeated whispers of "There is a seed/Inside of me."

Live

This song has never been played live.

Lyrics

   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.
   There is a seed 
   Inside of me
   That makes me

It seems that all of verse 3 and the last line of verse 6 didn't make it into the final studio cut.

Previous track - "The Four Of Us Are Dying"

Track 10 from The Slip

Next track - "N/A: Final Track"

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-'''''"Demon Seed"''''' is the tenth and final song on the [[Nine Inch Nails]] album ''[[The Slip]]''. It contains the same overlapped lyrical style as "[[The Greater Good]]" and "[[The New Flesh]]," and has a rhythm that resembles the one heard in "[[38 Ghosts]]." Its time signature is 6/4, as [[Trent Reznor]] can be heard indicating it at a couple points in the song.
+'''''"Demon Seed"''''' is the tenth and final song on the [[Nine Inch Nails]] album ''[[The Slip]]''. It contains the same lyrical style as "[[The Greater Good]]" and "[[The New Flesh]]," and uses the same drum loops as "[[38 Ghosts]]." Its time signature is 6/4, as [[Trent Reznor]] can be heard indicating in the song.
 The image associated with this song appears to be a four part image of a square becoming more complete or "growing," much like the lyrics portray something growing inside of the narrator. It should also be noted that the red lines seen in the previous pictures are all over, as if they have exploded out of control.
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 ==Versions==
 ===Demon Seed===
-This is the original album version.
+This is the original album version. Very similar in structure to the preceding piece, "[[The Four Of Us Are Dying]]," it begins with drum loops, building with layers of synthesized bass and guitar. Reznor's vocals are scattered and manipulated throughout the song, which transitions suddenly into a quieter, ambient bridge. Distant echoes of vocals, riffs, and drums from the first section are manipulated in brief, eventually leading into a final section with Reznor's count-in. Climaxing with the return of the drum loops and layers of distorted synthesizers, it soon strips layers away piece by piece, ending itself and the album suddenly following the repeated whispers of "There is a seed/Inside of me."
 ==Live==
-This song has not been played live.
+This song has never been played live.
 ==Lyrics==
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 It seems that all of verse 3 and the last line of verse 6 didn't make it into the final studio cut.
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