Closer
Nine Inch Nails * Track #5 On The Downward Spiral
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Closer by Nine Inch Nails
Release Date
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Nine Inch NailsProduced by
Flood & Trent ReznorWrited by
Trent ReznorAbout
“Closer” is one of Nine Inch Nails‘ more famous songs, and was released as Halo 9 (with different US and UK versions), the second single from their second studio album The Downward Spiral.
The song samples the drum track from Iggy Pop’s 1977 single “Nightclubbing”:
The single itself has been samp...
Closer Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You let me violate you
You let me desecrate you
You let me penetrate you
You let me complicate you
[Pre-Chorus]
(Help me)
I broke apart my insides
(Help me)
I've got no soul to sell
(Help me)
The only thing that works for me
Help me get away from myself
[Chorus]
I wanna fuck you like an animal
I wanna feel you from the inside
I wanna fuck you like an animal
My whole existence is flawed
You get me closer to God
[Verse 2]
You can have my isolation
You can have the hate that it brings
You can have my absence of faith
You can have my everything
[Pre-Chorus]
(Help me)
You tear down my reason
(Help me)
It's your sex I can smell
(Help me)
You make me perfect
Help me become somebody else
[Chorus]
I wanna fuck you like an animal
I wanna feel you from the inside
I wanna fuck you like an animal
My whole existence is flawed
You get me closer to God
[Outro]
Through every forest
Above the trees
Within my stomach
Scraped off my knees
I drink the honey
Inside your hive
You are the reason
I stay alive
Closer Q&A
Who wrote Closer's ?
Closer was written by Trent Reznor.
Who produced Closer's ?
Closer was produced by Flood & Trent Reznor.
When did Nine Inch Nails release Closer?
Nine Inch Nails released Closer on Mon May 30 1994.
What did Nine Inch Nails say about "Closer"?
As stated within Martin Huxley’s book, Nine Inch Nails: Self-Destruct, “Closer” is a meditation on self-hatred and obsession. To Reznor’s dismay, the song was widely misinterpreted as a lust anthem due to its chorus.
In an interview, Trent further developed this idea:
It’s supernegative and superh...