Man, you nailed it. People who have no experience with it or don’t understand it think that people with depression are wallowing in self-pity. The reality is that there is no extreme sadness, but there’s no extremehappiness, either. You are just gray and and indifferent.
My brother sent me this song shortly before his death a few months ago. I listen to it now and it helps me understand what he was going through. It's the most painful thing I've ever experienced. I only had him in my life, and he was too far gone for me to save him. He had already given up. I guess the only thing I can do now is pretend like this was a message he was trying to convey to me, and try to keep my life from going the same way. But, was it? I think it was just him feeling, living, the words in this song, wishing someone could help. And I failed. I will probably end up the same way. I've lived a decent life. When it's time, it's time. Hopefully I find some purpose before it's all over. I just wish he was here so we could figure all this out together. He was so smart.
+Tom C same for programmers .... whole day locked in a dark room, without a word to say since everyone watching on their screens for 8+ hours solving puzzles. One day ill make it out and walk the streets at 10 00 AM bathing on sunlight smiling and looking into windows of those offices i am currently living in ... .with neither negative or positive emotion ... passing by and enjoying the life. I might even climb on some tree i find ... just because i can ... thats what we did as kids .. aight.
My girl's favorite is Maynard, mine has always been Trent. We both love both, but online she goes by ManyrdMinion, and Trent always was all always will be my #1, the music resonates with every part of me, the lyrics are literally woven into the tapestry of my life and are a part of who I am...a hauntingly beautiful, broken, dark god with a taste of the void touching his soul...just like Reznor himself
Yep. The same feeling. NIN have some kind of energy coming from beneath the mind, from the Void itself. And sometimes this energy is what keeps me alive. It has a bitter taste but keeps me on the surface.
Most stuff people go through there's help groups n meetings where you can share your whatever with people in similar situations. There isn't support groups for some things tho as some thing are so uncommon it doesn't end up as em.
Reznor is so weirdly honest about shit. I seriously respect him for that. Not many artists will put themselves out there like Trent does when he writes about his own life and thoughts. Nothing speaks to us like truth and honesty, so naturally most of us can relate to what Trent puts out there. What a picture he paints of what our numbed lives are becoming in our tech-controlled world. "There is no love here and there is no pain" Trent... you are a fucking genius of epic proportions, dude.
not sure I agree with the neo-luddist sentiment but do agree in that the raw conveyance of feeling on his part is a significant part of why I love NIN to fucking death. nothing really connects as well for me as reznor just being candid as fuck about shit
What’s strange to me how much this song resonates. Like even when changing things up and what not, there always eventually comes a point where literally everyday feels exactly the same. Life really is just fucking strange.
I've been listening to this song for years now. Every now and then when life starts to suck I listen to it along with my list of other depression songs. I don't think I'm suicidal but this song always make me feel like there's nothing wrong with wanting to get to the end of this so called life. We're all just going through the repetitive motions of life. Some of us keep it together to make it through all of the BS and some of decide to find the end quicker... either way the happy joyful moments seem to get fewer and further apart the older I get and way too much of it is the crap that just makes me feel more numb.
As a recovered herion addict (12 years clean) I remember hearing this song and the lyrics fitting into what my life had become - it’s like Trent was singing my thoughts. Beautiful song, which helped me through a horrible dark time. Xx
Good on you for getting and keeping clean,mate. You're a fucking legend💜👌🏻. I've been struggling with the shit for over 20 years and methadone nearly as long. I don't see much light at the end of my tunnel but hearing success stories such as yourself gives me hope..no matter how small and fleeting it is.xX
It cannot keep raining, the supply of bad will run out. Wishing you well to whomever needs to hear this. Keep pushing through every day, it might seem or feel the same, but dull grey is the gateway to color. Take care of your mind and body will follow and vice versa.
I've never done any drugs and barely drink. Never even smoked a cig or a joint. But believe it or not, I'm envious of addicts who recover and can see life in a new way and feel motivated again. I'm completely sober and songs like this and Hurt and many others speak to my own pain, isolation and failure...but sadly I can't even point to addiction as the reason. And I can't find new life in recovery. It just all stays the same.
I think the Song is about daily routine that becomes apathy to the point where you cant even move. Not because you are not physically able to, but because you dont even want to, paralyzed by the boredom and by the indifference you feel.
I love how they made a video of just them playing the song and it's one of their best videos ever. No fxs, no cgi...nothing weird. Just watching them do their thing is all we really need.
I believe I can see the future Cause I repeat the same routine I think I used to have a purpose But then again That might have been a dream I think I used to have a voice Now I never make a sound I just do what I've been told I really don't want them to come around Oh, no [Chorus:] Every day is exactly the same Every day is exactly the same There is no love here and there is no pain Every day is exactly the same I can feel their eyes are watching In case I lose myself again Sometimes I think I'm happy here Sometimes, yet I still pretend I can't remember how this got started But I can tell you exactly how it will end [Chorus] I'm writing on a little piece of paper I'm hoping someday you might find Well I'll hide it behind something They won't look behind I'm still inside here A little bit comes bleeding through I wish this could have been any other way But I just don't know, I don't know what else I can do [Chorus x2]
I'm still inside here (A little bit comes bleeding through sometimes.) I wish this could have been any other way, but I just don't know, what else I could have done.
A song that reminds me of one of the biggest things that makes me feel empty inside, that a constant never ending routine is draining and lifeless, and I never get a chance to be me, or be actually happy
You need to break your mold. I'm now dealing with stage 4 cancer and now only wishing I'd have done it sooner. Do it before you end up with the regrets like I have.
For some reason that line hit me so hard. - I believe I can see the future, because I repeat the same routine - How does one escape that routine? I am being jobless, because no matter what job I start, I get bored of it. Besides my daydream of becoming an Archaeologist (which will never happen) I just don't see myself evolving. I simply don't want to work anywhere for longer than a month if even. I get tired of the people, the work and waking up starts with my body and mind fighting with every cell and thought against getting up. Every day is exactly the same.
just listened to sabbath planet caravan reading about overdoses on aic rotten apple - the answer isn't justin timberlake or led zeppelin (all love songs) - maybe next song won't be sexy time, more drugs....
+Lorenzo Foglia Really!? Wow... I had no idea. How utterly charming! I bought this CD right after it came out. Then lent it to a couple of friends and eventually lost track of it. Thank buhjaazus for RU-vid!
I was a drug addict for years been clean for 5 years and this song spoke to me than and now when i hear it i get flooded with an overwhelming emotion thoughts etc . crazy the power of music
Same for me but Fall to Pieces with Velvet Revolver. Its been really hard to stay sober these last few months and everywhere I go or everytime on I get on RU-vid the algorithm puts Velvet Revolver in my face.
Or being trapped in your own thoughts, constantly in deep thought about why we are all here. The dread of repeating the same routine when it's going to inevitably end in death. No matter what you learn, achieve, etc. it will end.
This song is about what means something to you. Addiction, PTSD, depression or whatever. Take from it what you want. As with all of Trent's stuff he's giving you his experience, it's up to you what you take away from it or how you relate to it. There are no rules, there is no right or wrong.
Brett Jordan i dont really think it’s necessary to explain a song titled “everyday is exactly the same”. It’s about being stuck in a vicious circle numbingly
Reznor is a true musical talent. Loved seeing him win the Oscar for best soundtrack. Really showed his musical genius above and beyond just being a badass rockstar.
"Can't remember how this got started but I can tell you exactly how it will end" That's pretty deep dark. There's only one way someone can know exactly how their life will end
Nice interpretation but i think he means that you know how the day will end bc you have same day everyday but you dont know how you came in that cycle of every repeating itself
@determined919 previous commenters are missing the point, perhaps they are good hearted Sumatrans. I to cannot remember how this got started but I can tell you exactly how it will end.
I was watching the film "Wanted" last night with Angelina Jolie and this song was in the soundtrack, grabbed my attention with the lyrics. I think I'll have to check out more of this band.
I seriously can't even listen to the album version. THIS version is amazing. The bass sounds so much more real, the instrumentals are perfection and Trent's voice is incredible.
In 2006, I starting having this awful pain out of nowhere. By August I couldn’t work anymore. Most days I lay on my side in bed, wishing I’d just die. I remember listening to this over and over, describing my life perfectly. I went from a lucrative career as a programmer, mom and wife to what felt like nothing. Took another 6 years and 8 surgeries to figure out what the fuck was wrong with me. I’m better now, with meds, but I’m still disabled. The pandemic feels like this too.
Im disabled with this f#cked up muscular dystrophy and 52 years old and now living in a assisted living facility i feel this way everyday lying in this bed dying it suck got to be strong 💪
i think he's singing about how he is the biggest artist in the world and he can't get away from the things he despises. even though hes a huge star, he's still " stuck" in the things he despises. not sure though.
@@fasteddie617 Lol you can take tool and shove it. I mean I respect your opinion and all but if you really think tool can do a better job then you're wrong!
This song resonates with me, the constant drinking to numb myself because I can never express my feelings, was always taught that my feelings don't matter, even as an adult I want to express myself but I am so scared. Afraid of rejection or abuse.
i remember hearing this for the first time when i was in a good place....it reminded me of everything that used to bother me....never thought i'd have to hear it differently
This album was one of only 3 CD's I had with me on my 1st deployment to Iraq in 2005. Those 3 albums got played over and over for 12 months. To me this song is the perfect song to represent being on deployment.
Whether intentional or not, the combination of this song's lyrics alongside its music together creates one of the most sickeningly accurate portraits of addiction I've ever heard...the sweeping music covers the 'high-drama' aspect--where life-or-death scenarios seem to be occurring constantly, simply as a matter of course, like there is a monster in your head that is not you but is somehow wearing your skin, in control of your muscles, your words...even your heart. And then the lyrics hit from the opposite angle: the mundane, grinding, repetitive day-in-day-out that is the actual reality of it; a place where "there is no pain"...but "there is no love", either...A purgatory. A 9 to 5 where you punch in to feel sick, and don't clock out until that feeling is alleviated...and then start it over again the next day. The one moment where the narration breaks away, and the 'real' person manages to get a few words in ["I'm writing on a little piece of paper..."] just serves to dovetail the two halves together. So fucking underrated
this song hit me the most every time i was deployed. i wish i could find of collection of pictures of my military career and calibrate it with this song. perfect.
Good luck with that. People like me are making it all over the world in small towns and suburbs as we're forced to work shitty dead-end jobs, and I know I'll die here. I've already accepted the shit.
Good song that can describe ones life as they try to put on a face that says "I'm happy with life" but in reality they hate it and waking up in the morning is a chore, because everyday is exactly the same. Everyone can put on a smile.
This is not just my favorite song but its also my comfort song cause I feel like I'm controlled by my mother's beliefs and I can't speak up or I will get bullied more and because I get bullied almost every day in school and every day it's just the same it hurts so much
These days wont last forever. You will have your whole life to create yourself after high school. This is just one small section of your life! You'll be surprised how things can change. Just try and make good choices and do your best to keep your head up ok?💗 I very much remember feeling that way when i was young. Im 41 now and generally pretty happy.
You aren't even YOU yet. You won't be for years. But these days are slowly molding you into the man you'll become. These are lessons that will make you stronger.... mentally and emotionally. So just remember that and keep going forward to YOUR destiny.
I pray the lord guides and protects you. Take a martial art, boxing, something that will teach you how to properly defend yourself 👍 you're unique and a special person with a purpose, don't forget that friend ✝️
I can relate to this song because most days are pretty much the same. We especially wake up early and go to work then come home to do it all over again. But it is life and being grounded and having kids you have to do what it takes to make sure that there taking care of.
Is it just me, or does Trent look like he's having a great time here? By the last minute he's struggling to hide his smile. I SAW YOU, YOU ANGSTY SHIRT-WEARING MAN!
Listening to this getting geared up to see them in Bangkok. Fuck if this isn't just tragic irony that I've been feeling like my life is someone's NIN mix tape. Trent really does know how to identify and more importantly express the angst and pain, sprinkled with a hint of pleasure, that is life. Fucking genius
Over the years with a remarkable regularity Trent has left me so impressed with his ability to communicate and render an emotional experience and always with such a respectable authenticity that is all too rare. Some of the time I'm moved to such an extreme that I am at the end of the song in awe. And then there are the times when I can relate so much to the work that I can't help but think in another universe I just might write the exact same song and I am surprised at how we think and feel so similarly about something. For all the respect he has earned for being an artists artist and musicians musician it measures small next to the legendary status of his future legacy. If he stopped creating right now that would not change. Thank you, Trent for doing what you do and for doing it with constant artistic integrity. Respect from a kindred spirit. (for a complete lack of a better term)
this song hit me hard the minute it actually came out and heard it the first time. I appreciate what Trent did for his life and does now. He is showing and saying that is could be better, we just need to not let it get to us and knockout the negative that consumes and takes a life sometimes.
I am usually in a melancholy mood everytime I listen to this song, but I always laugh when he sings "I think I used to have a purpose" because in my head I always sing "I think I used to have a porpoise"
