Big Man With A Gun
Big Man With A Gun (The Downward Spiral DE)
"Big Man With A Gun" is the ninth track on The Downward Spiral.
It is rumored that the sound effect at the beginning of the song is an adult film actress in the throes of passion. The sound was reportedly run through a program by Tommy Lee, who called the resulting sound "Steakhouse."
Contents
Meaning
On the surface, it appears to be about a man forcing someone at gunpoint to fellate him, but Trent Reznor has said that it's more of a commentary on the glorification of violence in mainstream "gangta rap" music at the time.
Song Credits
- Production: Trent Reznor
- Mixing engineers: Bill Kennedy, Sean Beavan
- Additional guitars: Danny Lohner
- Steakhouse: Tommy Lee
Appearances
Halos
- The Downward Spiral
- March Of The Pigs (UK version, pt.1 of 2 disc set)
Versions
Big Man With A Gun
This is the original version. Short, fast, violent, and energetic, this song contains many layers of different distorted guitar riffs, and features Reznor nearly speaking most of the lyrics with an equalizer filter on his voice.
Big Man With A Gun (The Downward Spiral DE)
In the 5.1 surround edition of the 2004 re-release of The Downward Spiral, the sample heard at the beginning is replaced with a lower-pitched, distant wail, which echoes around the speakers.
Live
"Big Man With A Gun" became a semi-frequent encore on the Self Destruct Tour, and has not been played live since. Rehearsal and live footage of the song appear in brief on the leaked Closure DVD appendage.
Lyrics
I am a big man
(Yes I am)
And I have a big gun
Got me a big old dick and I
I like to have fun
Held against your forehead
I'll make you suck it
Maybe I'll put a hole in your head
You know, just for the fuck of it
I can reduce you if I want
I can devour
I'm hard as fucking steel, and I've got the power
I'm every inch a man, and I'll show you somehow
Me and my fucking gun
Nothing can stop me now
Shoot shoot shoot shoot shoot
I'm going to come all over you
Me and my fucking gun
Me and my fucking gun
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