Mr. Self Destruct

About Mr. Self Destruct

"Mr. Self Destruct" is a song by American industrial rock act Nine Inch Nails. Written by frontman Trent Reznor, co-produced by Flood and recorded at Le Pig in 1993, it is the opening track of The Downward Spiral (1994), and predicts the album's "ugly" aesthetic and mostly "angry" tone. The song also gives a lyrical background of the album's protagonist. Receiving positive feedback from music critics, its title became used as the official name for a tour by the act. "Mr. Self Destruct" has been remixed multiple times, with five of them appearing in its accompanying remix album, Further Down the Spiral (1995), and in 1996 Reznor granted film director David Fincher (whom he later collaborated along with Atticus Ross to create soundtracks to three of his films) the permission to use a remix of the song in a Levi's television advertisement.  more »

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1994

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I am the voice inside your head (and I control you)
I am the lover in your bed (and I control you) 
I am the sex that you provide (and I control you) 
I am the hate you try to hide (and I control you) 

I take you where you want to go 
I give you all you need to know 
I drag you down, I use you up 
Mr. Self Destruct 

I speak religion's message clear (and I control you) 
I am denial guilt and fear (and I control you) 
I am the prayers of the naive (and I control you) 
I am the lie that you believe (and I control you) 

I take you where you want to go 
I give you all you need to know 
I drag you down I use you up 
Mr. Self Destruct 

You let me do this to you (I am the exit)
You let me do this to you (I am the exit)
You let me do this to you (I am the exit)
You let me do this to you (I am the exit)
You let me do this to you (I am the exit)
You let me do this to you (I am the exit)
You let me do this to you (I am the exit)
You let me do this to you (I am the exit)

I am the needle in your vein
I am the high you can't sustain
I am the pusher, I'm a whore 
I am the need you have for more 

I am the bullet in the gun (and I control you) 
I am the truth from which you run (and I control you) 
I am the silencing machine (and I control you) 
I am the end of all your dreams (and I control you) 

I take you where you want to go 
I give you all you need to know 
I drag you down, I use you up 
Mr. Self Destruct

I take you where you want to go 
I give you all you need to know 
I drag you down, I use you up 
Mr. Self Destruct

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Nine Inch Nails

Nine Inch Nails (abbreviated as NIN, sometimes stylized as NIИ) is an American industrial rock project, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction. Nine Inch Nails' music straddles a wide range of genres. After recording a new album, Reznor (until the 2009 Wave Goodbye Tour) usually assembles a live band to perform with him. The touring band features a revolving lineup that often rearranges songs to fit a live setting. On stage, Nine Inch Nails often employs visual elements to accompany performances, which frequently include light shows. more »

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