Copy and pasted from other threads, cuz I'm lazy:

What the song is about to me: ""Demon Seed" is a very fun one to write about, but I don't know why. It shows how the hatred he has for life keeps growing and how he has been tolerating life and trying to behave himself. At the end, he finally knows what life is all about and he also knows what he is. He has this "seed" in him that makes him do things and he finally tells him to give up. The only reason he jumped off every rooftop and shot himself in the mouth and lived is this "seed". He is this "seeds" host and it lives off him, and since it lives off him, it sucks away his life, which is why he hates it so much, because he barely has any for himself. Unable to fight with the "seed", he goes back into the box he broke out of and stays there forever. He always wants to get out, but the "seed" makes him stay."

How it relates to the album cover to me: "I think the album art shows what "Demon Seed" tries to tell us. The man is trying to get away and make life better, but this "seed" is pulling him back from making any progress. Therefor, making him slip away."

What the art means to me: "Demon Seed: The art shows that (bit of explaining the song here too) the thing that keeps growing is the square. In the end, this man that "The Slip" may be about is fully protected by the red lines, but also from everything else."



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/22/2008 08:25PM by Doomguy13.

I LOVE Demon Seed. It's an amazingly done song and the textures blow my mind. My favorite part has to be the breakdown (holy crap), followed by the part after that where he sings, "now I know what this is all about/now I know exactly what I am". I love that he counts down during both of those parts: "one, two, three, four, five, six". Just great. I hope the band somehow incorporates this song into a live show in the future.

I love this song. Please play it live.

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!

You're not a good song to close the album!

My favorite song on the album and a great ending. It's like the second half of the album is just a buildup to this song.

This is my favorite song from The Slip.
I love the new material.

This song kicks ass. the whole slip album has this great feel. the first 6 tracks are in your face some of the best nin songs ever exhilerating then lights in the sky and corona radiate make you go into this zoned emotional daze, the four of us are dying has the ghost instrumental feel to it and demon seed brings you back to faced paced illness. once the song is over, I ALWAYS want to listen to another nin cd or just play the album over. but it makes you want more. it makes you want more.

purestfeelings87 posted:

once the song is over, I ALWAYS want to listen to another nin cd or just play the album over. but it makes you want more. it makes you want more.

Yeah, instead of a feeling of "closure" it leaves you wanting to "GO Off". How do You follow that? Hit replay, or switch to Broken, Downward Spiral, With Teeth, etc...

I can hear them clearly with headphones on.

Yoshata posted:

I LOVE Demon Seed. It's an amazingly done song and the textures blow my mind. My favorite part has to be the breakdown (holy crap), followed by the part after that where he sings, "now I know what this is all about/now I know exactly what I am". I love that he counts down during both of those parts: "one, two, three, four, five, six". Just great. I hope the band somehow incorporates this song into a live show in the future.

Totally agree with you on this Yoshata!!! I like to listen to it in the morning. Gets me pumped.

I agree with many here. Demon Seed is a wonderful ending to such a good album. It's easily one of my favorite songs off the album.

i though demon seed was a great song to end the album on. The whole album deals with themes of one's own loss of identity, doubt, and surrendering. I think "the slip" could refer to the collapse of a persons consciousness into a much more destructive atmosphere. But demon seed for me can be interpreted as a person making the choice to rise from chaos and make a difference, hence the lyrics "im a human voice, i can use my fist, to destroy everything i can."

love the guitar rift on this one as well!!! terrific album.

Love this song. One of the best on the album.

why is he whispering? i don't get it!

Did anyone else notice that the booklet for the CD has what seems to be a misprint?

6.
These is a seed
inside of me
that makes me

"These" is a seed, but he says "There". I find it interesting.

I personally love the song. The artwork is also the best in the booklet, I might add. I wouldn't've gotten a tattoo of it on my back if I didn't like it.