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Print. 01 Mr. Self Destruct
Print. 02 Piggy
Print. 03 Heresy
Print. 04 March Of The Pigs
Print. 05 Closer
Print. 06 Ruiner
Print. 07 The Becoming
Print. 08 I Do Not Want This
Print. 09 Big Man With A Gun
Print. 10 A Warm Place
Print. 11 Eraser
Print. 12 Reptile
Print. 13 The Downward Spiral
Print. 14 Hurt

I beat my machine / It’s a part of me / It’s inside of me
I’m stuck in this dream / It’s changing me / I am becoming
The me that you know had some second thoughts
He’s covered with scabs / He is broken and sore
The me that you know doesn’t come around much
That part of me isn’t here anymore

All pain disappears / It’s the nature of my circuitry
Drowns out all I hear / No escape from this / My new consciousness
The me that you know used to have feelings
But the blood has stopped pumping and he’s left to decay
The me that you know is now made up of wires
And even when I’m right with you, I’m so far away

I can try to get away, but I’ve strapped myself in
I can try to scratch away the sound in my ears
I can see it killing away all my bad parts
I don’t want to listen, but it’s all too clear
Hiding backwards inside of me/ I feel so unafraid
Annie, hold a little tighter / I might just slip away

It won’t give up it wants me dead
Goddamn this noise inside my head!

It won’t give up it wants me dead
Goddamn this noise inside my head!

It won’t give up it wants me dead
Goddamn this noise inside my head!

It won’t give up it wants me dead
Goddamn this noise inside my head!

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~AShutterBug Oct 13, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
Do you know you're amazing?
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:icongabrielarkangel:
This is exactly how I would imagine this song to be conceptualized in a visual artform. Kudos my friend, for this amazing artwork.
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~The-Obsessive-Artist Jun 23, 2010  Student General Artist
I love this. This entire album is like being thrown into hell, and that's it whole appeal. This song in particular is one of my favorites, it's awesome that you've drawn the whole album.
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:iconskinedkneesjuliet:
so beautiful. my favorite album.
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~NachInnen94 Feb 22, 2010  Student General Artist
Im in love with this collection you made with all the songs from The Downward Spiral. Damn everything fits so amazingly, it's genious :D
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:iconrabban12:
I was just listening to the Becoming, knew some people had done NIN fan art and thought, I wonder if anyone has done song specific art?
Typed it in and found the whole TDS series. Glad you did these, was a good look and interpretation of song to image.
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:iconfedain:
Whole series is amazing, you did a great work with textures, they are as "dirty" as is the album. Honestly, it is one of the most fitting interpretations of NIN songs you can see. Even if I don't agree with most popular interpretations of these songs, they're still awesome for me.

This art is probably one that I most enjoy, maybe because the song has kind of personal meaning for me, but also because it is full of cold tense and so is the song.
The only thing I regret about it all is that Trent mentioned a name in the song. I know that it is intentionally and also has a more universal meaning, but it's literal meaning is so obvious that it can be easily misunderstood in some cases.

Well, don't read the text above - it's worthless, I just wanted to thank you for bringing such a great series to life.
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:iconmilestsang:
well you are very welcome!
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:iconadolfozee:
this is so fucking beautifull!!!!
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