So join in. Write down your top ten favorite NIN songs and a little blurb about their meaning to you. Here's mine. Sorry the sucker's so long, but I had a lotta shit to say. Also, feel free to comment on the choices that others make.

#10: The Day the World Went Away [The Fragile]
This song, rumored to be inspired by the death of Trent’s grandmother who raised him, talks about dealing with loss. About all the things people say just to make you feel better, but don’t really care or know what you’re going through. It deals with trying to conceal your true emotions about the situation so as to fit in. All the little previous problems seem tiny as this loss causes “the whole world” to go away. The chords build down, and then back up again, somewhat hopefully. Even though this song deals with a very grim topic, it is definitely hopeful, about trying not to let this terrible event destroy your entire life.

#9: The Good Soldier [Year Zero]
In the Year Zero storyline, this song is about a U.S. soldier having doubts about what the military is involving itself in. But this song can also stand alone. It could be about anyone getting involved in something which initially seemed like a good thing, but turned out to be corrupt. This person keeps trying to justify and convince himself he’s on the right side of things. No matter how hard he tries though, he can’t justify his actions and realizes the truth: instead of trying to convince himself he’s doing the right thing to clear his conscience, he needs to stop.

#8: Terrible Lie [Pretty Hate Machine]
This song chronicles a character’s loss of faith and his realization that all the hopes and promises religion offers are simply lies. The chorus is fucking perfect with the ominous sound it has, fitting right into the song’s mood. It captures the character’s rage as he figures out for himself that what he had previously believed so strongly is just a fairy tale. He doesn’t want to lose his faith, but as his ignorance is lost, so is his faith. And what makes it all even worse for this character is thinking about how he actually fell for religion’s lies, and believed it with all his heart. That religion could do that to a person, could trick him about what mattered most in the world is sick. This piece captures that concept flawlessly.

#7: The Warning [Year Zero]
This is the first real mention of a supernatural entity or group of beings know as “The Presence” in the Year Zero plotline. All we see of them is their four-fingered hands reaching down through the sky, as depicted on the album cover. In this song, a witness recalls being there as The Presence spoke to humanity. The guitar has a very strange, alien feel to it, which fits the mood perfectly. The Presence can kind of be seen as the “guardians” of the Earth that has been infected with a virus: us. We care not for life or beauty and care only about our selfish, linear, goals, no matter what effect we have on the world. The Presence ruthlessly informs us that unless we change our ways, we will be destroyed without a twinge of guilt.

#6: Echoplex [The Slip]
This is definitely a song that can have multiple meanings. The first interpretation could be the more literal one. In this scenario, the song is about a man who has been in solitary confinement for so long it has led him to insanity. Another possibility, which I tend to favor most, is that this song refers to attempting to reach a place in your mind or spiritually, in which your actions are not affected by the judgments’ of other people. It is similar to one of the themes of The Downward Spiral: “Nothing can stop me now, ‘cause I don’t care anymore.” I think this song can also represent the idea that solitude from others can sometimes be the best medicine for pain.

#5: The Big Come Down [The Fragile]
This song perfectly portrays seething anger instrumentally with the in-your-face drums, out of tune guitar, and scratchy vocals. Lyrically, it’s about the internal struggle an individual is facing. This person has been trying to put all the pieces of his life together so hard, and when he finally succeeds, he has an innate urge to smash it all apart. It’s about not being used to happiness, so much so that you’d rather be unhappy because it is a more familiar, comfortable place. The character hates himself for this irrational need to be miserable.

#4: Lights in the Sky [The Slip]
My interpretation of this song is probably very different from what most people get out of it. For me, the combination of the haunting piano and vocals with the ominous lyrics tells a very specific narrative. I think the main character I this song is insane and has been hearing/seeing these voices in his head (the lights in the sky). These voices are telling him to do terrible things including to literally drown someone this character cares dearly about. They’ve convinced him somehow that he’s doing a good thing by going through with this task. Every time I hear the chorus of this song, I have a vivid picture in my mind of a man hunched over a bathtub, holding a woman under the water as she kicks violently. Very dark.

#3: March of the Pigs [The Downward Spiral]
This is one of the many NIN songs that translate emotion through instrumentation brilliantly. This song showcases Trent’s disdain for society’s tendency to instantly throw away or dismiss anything that is different or not to their immediate liking. With the frantic and erratic drumming, awkward time signatures, and tough guitar/vocals, the song intentionally tries to be something that high society (the pigs) would look down upon. The sudden drops into clean, cheerful piano, symbolizes the pigs trying to keep their world clean from what they deem impure or imperfect. Trent admits that the pigs are winning, and sarcastically adds that “everything is all right.”

#2: Zero Sum [Year Zero]
This is the conclusion of the epic that is Year Zero. Humanity was given its warning, and when it was ignored, the Presence went through with their threat. This song depicts the final moments of Earth’s existence. It is told from two perspectives. The first perspective, which is through the eyes of small groups of people all experiencing the end of the world in different places, is spoken and whispered underneath the drums and eerie piano. The second perspective, which is through the eyes of humanity as a whole realizing its mistakes, is sung over emotional piano chords. The combination of these points of view really sums up Year Zero. Another concept that this song touches on is the idea that as individuals, our effects in the big picture may seem tiny, but when we’re all added up, our effect on the world can be enormous, whether positive or negative. The ending to the song is genius, as the music sort of fades away to just the piano and background noise, symbolizing the world being destroyed around the character. He is surrounded by explosions and death during his final , peaceful moments of life.

#1: The Becoming [The Downward Spiral]
And there you have it, the greatest NIN song of all time. I consider this the true beginning of the character’s “downward spiral” in the album. Before this song, the character was definitely not happy, but this song really marks the point of no return. The piano/synth riff that plays throughout is brilliant, giving us a sense of the man’s confusion about himself. This song is about the character’s growing sense of alienation from others as he becomes an emotionless machine. He tries so hard to stop his inevitable becoming and you can tell he’s really trying to connect to the world through Reznor’s simple usage of the name “Annie” instead of just a nonspecific pronoun. The contrast of the heavy, dark parts with the acoustic soundscapes brilliantly portrays the character’s inner struggle and attempts to calm himself down. But even in the middle of the acoustic parts you can hear the main riff beginning to squeak its way back in before hitting you full force. The character is powerless to stop this inevitable becoming.



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Take your time. This does take some thought.

<----tried thinking about it. Wanted to pick one from each album to make list but ended up making me . Too many number one songs within each album.
Good luck! I'll just stick to reading other lists.



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^Wow, not one song pre-With Teeth... that's something different.

I'm not going the describe what the songs mean to me because I don't usually focus on lyrics, but mostly on music. So instead I'll try to explain why, musically speaking, the song is so important to me.

My favourite NIN songs are usually those that manage to convey the most emotions...

10. Ruiner
Ruiner shows TR's ability to switch between style and aesthetics within a song... And it works so well... You're listening to a fast industrial-ish track and all of a sudden : bang you're in the middle of a cheesy Pink Flyod guitar solo. Just totqlly unpredictable, subtle and effective.

9. Somewhat Damaged
Simply put, Somewhat Damaged is the most intense NIN song ever. The guitar riff is a very simple chromatic figure, as simple and as un-melodic as it could get... And it builds up, builds up, builds up and explodes and leaves you dead on the floor. Such a strong piece of art.

8. The line begins to blur
Again, this song showcases Trent's ability to make things contrast. When I'm asked by someone who wants to know what NIN is all about, that song is usually one of the first things I suggest, explaining that NIN is all about duality and contrast... and climax. Duality between noise/melody, experiments/pop, humanity/machine, strength/weakness, anger/sorrow, beauty/uglyness, etc. TLBTB starts out with a weird, very simple but so aggressive verse with nothing but banging drums and a one note bassline. Then you get to the chorus and there's the beautiful dissonnant melody which totally explodes in the climax of the song. This song rips your head off and makes you cry at the same time.

7. the day the world went away (live)
The live version of that song from AATCHB is probably one of the closest things to "prog" NIN has ever done. Just an epic, post-rock-like progression that explodes into this beautiul, unusual "nah-nah-nah" chorus. It's the most epic, most open-sounding track they've ever done.

6. the great below
Very beautiful and tripy NIN track that really doesn't ressemble any other song in the catalog. Its beauty and its conceptual connection with the song AATCHB is mostly what makes it one of my favourites. Beautiful delayed synth strings and once again, such a great climax.

5. big come down
Very experimental sounding and yet so catchy, The Big Come Down is one of my favourite songs both live and on record, with a slight preference for the recorded version. The use of a twangy, fragile, out of tune acoustic guitar in the verse, against an array of terrifying electronic drums that sound like powertools just make this song genuinely interesting from the start. But then when the melody kicks in, it just blows your mind. You get to the chorus and he does everything he can to hook you up with that chord progression, keyboard melody and catchy falsetto. And once more, incredible climax.

4. in this twilight
One of the best songs off Year Zero, In This Twilight is surprisingly beautiful when you consider that its chorus is based on a serie of chromatic powerchords not unlike Somewhat Damaged's opening riff, yet it works SO well... Live it's even better due to the extended outro which the recorded version should have had, but I'm guessing TR removed it so that Zero Sum could play that role instead. Either way, fantastic song.

3. vessel
Quite possibly one of the noisiest, most difficult NIN tracks ever, Vessel just goes farther than any other NIN songs before. It starts off with a typical structure with somewhat of a repetitive and lackluster chorus... But then you get to the outro and there it is : the edgiest and most interesting musical piece Trent Reznor has ever written. Forget melody, this is all about aesthetic and noise... But you can DANCE on it for hours. It's just so surprising that a musical piece with no melody whatsoever could be so catchy. I honestly can listen to that outro non-stop for days because it's so random and unpredictable. Fucking awesome.

2. the becoming
Once more, Trent proves he's a master of juxtaposition. Starts off as a typical mid-90s industrial song but cut to a completely acoustic breakdown with beautiful melodies and weird percussions... And of course, the outro climaxes into one the frenziest, most intense moments in NIN history with arguably the closest thing to a death metal riff/drum beat they've ever done. Just sooo strong.

1. and all that could have been
That song is probably one of the most interesting in terms of structure, melody and time signature. It IS the most beautiful song in the entire catalog. Lyrically, it's probably not as strong as the often-compared Hurt, but musically it just goes beyond anything else they've ever done. Thanks to that amazing structure that flows effortlessly and makes you go from weird, tripy verses to quiet breaks, to thundering choruses to mindblowingly epic acoustic interludes, this song pretty much has it all. A masterpiece.

I could probably extend that list and include Home, La Mer, Just Like You Imagined, Ghosts 1 and 28, The Good Soldier, The Great Destroyer, My Violent Heart, etc...

Very interesting thread. I'm actually surprised this hasnt come up before.

10. 38 Ghosts

I was caught between this and numero 34. They both have such a great, interesting note selection. These random glitched sounds all anchored by that piano chord progression. The quiet distorted guitar. The 2/4, 4/4 popping drums. This ghost is a culmination of the greatest aspects of different artists I listen to.

9. Closer (Deviation)

I love trip hop. This is the most laid back, slinky version of Closer I've ever heard. It surpasses the original, and it doesnt even use that amazing bass line. Theres turntable work worthy of Dan the Automator. This track really brings out the full potential of hip hop production, surprisingly good from a rock oriented artist. Those descending, and ascending effects starting at 3:11 sound great- they exemplify what can be done with a remix album.

8. Something I Can Never Have

This may be the only Pretty Hate Machine that doesnt sound dated. Its the kind of lyrical, emotional intensity that you can only find on a debut album from an artist with feelings soaring as high as musical ambitions. NIN ihas always been about putting a human face on mechanical music. This is the human aspect in its barest form.

7. Me, I'm Not

I mentioned I liked trip-hop, right? Such perfectly placed cymbal crashes. The lyrics come into the Year Zero storyline perfectly. So vague, but so specific. Looking back at a fearfully subdued transformation. Then the breakdown. Almost all YZ tracks have a breakdown, but this one takes the minimalist approach, and it works great, especially when juxtaposed with Vessel right before it.

6. We're In This Together

This is where Reznor perfectly melds the dance and rock aspects of NIN. It has that rolling verse beat, then those perfectly layered guitars on the chorus. Its the most desperate song I've ever been compelled to sing along to. But the real glory of this song is in its solo section. Again, such perfectly interesting notes, slightly based on a whole tone scale, though I may be mistaken. Its bleak, its harrowing, its grave. Then the piano slowly takes you with perfectly mixed guitars still chugging underneath. Its cathartic.

5. Head Down

I did not like this song when I first heard it. It was loud, angry, barren, ugly. Its a hideous song, from that drum beat to those deep synth noises that are supposed to form some sort of riff to Reznor's yelled vocals. But that makes that light section all the more elating. Reznor goes from embattled to defeated. During the breakdown, the song is ripped in two between, revealing a certain driving beauty beneath the light section taking the song out.

4. Reptile

NIN is likely the most powerful sounding band I listen to, and this is its most powerful song. That mechanical effect rumored to be a pig grater (whatever the hell a pig grater is...) and that low bass just drives the song. Then you get the chorus. And the entire song builds in power the entire way, mixing in effect after effect. And then theres the lyrics. The most abominable poetic imagery, so despicably relatable.


3. All The Love In The World

Greatest opener in NIN. It introduces every theme of With Teeth perfectly. It has a quietly mutating drum line, imperfect falsetto, those piano frills. Then the disco outro. Drum thumping, All The Love In The World harmonizing. Its great.

2. Zero Sum

Again, a mutating drum line. Slowly ascending piano, brings a moonrise to mind. Just sitting back, watching the fallout from that atom bomb on The Great Destroyer. It resets everything. The problems of Year Zero arent solved. But they're neutral. That damned chorus isnt saved. They're nothing.

1. Just Like You Imagined

This song personalizes The Fragile. The piano blazing through in 10/4 before breaking and bashing and burrowing. The bleak rising and falling, the faint hope and failure, the anger, the desolation. Because its in every one of us. It is just like you imagined.

Ash512 posted:

3. vessel
Quite possibly one of the noisiest, most difficult NIN tracks ever, Vessel just goes farther than any other NIN songs before. It starts off with a typical structure with somewhat of a repetitive and lackluster chorus... But then you get to the outro and there it is : the edgiest and most interesting musical piece Trent Reznor has ever written. Forget melody, this is all about aesthetic and noise... But you can DANCE on it for hours. It's just so surprising that a musical piece with no melody whatsoever could be so catchy. I honestly can listen to that outro non-stop for days because it's so random and unpredictable. Fucking awesome.

Wow. I never appreciated the ending of Vessel until you just pointed that out. It is kickass isn't it?

I can't really make a definitive list, there are too many of the songs I connect with. But off the top of my head...

1. piggy --nothing can stop me now cos I don't care anymore. it just conveys this....apathetic feeling. it's in Trent's voice, it's in the music... I especially love the end w/ the drums, when they get all messy.
2. the great below--this song gives me chills, every time i listen to it. without fail. I can't really say in words all that this song means to me but.. that line.. "is there hope for me, after all is said and done?"... really gets to me.
3. i am looking forward to joining you, finally--i especially love in this one, the part thot he had it all until they called his bluff, found out that his skin just wasn't thick enough and I've done all i can do, could i please come with you? how in the background there is a voice...a wretched, screaming voice off in the distance... i have felt that way so many times, quiet on the outside, but screaming on the inside, a part of me that is screaming... hope that makes sense..
4. reptile-- Nuff said.
5. even deeper--love the lyrics to this song, it's so bleak. And the end.... the whispering part.... lost my way and i can't get back. wow.
6. the big comedown--perfect anger. Desperation. Echoed in the music and the lyrics.
7. the becoming--i love the lyrics to this one.... and the breakdown at the end is... perfect.
8. last -- just a damn good song.
9. hurt--has a tendency to be played a LOT, but is nevertheless a very moving song.
10. we're in this together--i especially love how at the end the main melody is played over and over again... quieter...

10) 1,000,000

The sound is different from any other NIN song. The lyrics seem more about moving forward rather then struggling. The guitar makes the song flow and the up and down tempo of Reznor's voice pulls me in.

9) Head Like a Hole

My favorite song from Pretty Hate Machine. Typical of alot of people to pick as their favorite PHM song, but everything comes together so well. Trent's obvious disdain toward money running peoples lives and not wanting it to happen to him, is something that Ive thought about, myself. Do I really want to worry about money more-so than happiness? I also used to listen to this song with my dad all the time when i was a kid, and I think it's still his favorite song.

8) I Do Not Want this

The chorus is the main reason for me liking this song, it shows some serious frustration and anger. Perfect for when Im not too happy, myself. Some of the lines inn the song really stand out to me as well, "I fear Im the only one who feels this way... you don't know just how I feel... don't tell me that you care." Pretty much sums up the thoughts going through my head after a fucked up day.

8) Metal

Great song to pick for a cover... turning a cheesy 80's song (I think it's 80's, correct me if Im wrong) with surprising good lyrics, into a masterpiece. Props.

7) Ruiner

The parts that truly stick out are... in the first verse, where both Reznor's voice and the music gets rough and Trent yells (Right before the chorus) "Now the only thing pure in my fucking world is wearing your disease." Wow, just wow. The guitar adds a whole other dimension to the song as well, a nice diversity in the layout.

6) The Great Destroyer (Both the remixed and un-remixed are fan fucking tastic)

Trent's voice is so much different in the song in comparison to other songs. Its soothing and inviting. The lyrics are so dark at the same time though, "I hope they cannot see, the limitless potential, living inside of me, to murder everything." makes for quite the convenient contrast. The remixed version is actually a little better then the original (in my opinion) as well.

5) Reptile

The sound of the song is incredible. The machine sounds and constant clicking makes everything mesh together so well. The verses are written extremely well. I know I couldn't come up with some shit like that. Trent raised the bar when he released TDS, and reptile is a perfect example of his lyrical genius and musical prowess.

4) The Wretched (Keith Hillebrand)

The original version of the wretched is pretty good... but the remix goes above and beyond the originals influence. The lyrics were amazing, but in the remix, when the music gets low and then blasts back into effect as Trent's voice suddenly reemerges "The clouds will part and the sky cracks open, as god himself will reach his fucking arm through, Just to push you down, just to gold you down." That and yesterday in class I was whispering "Now you know this is what it feels like," to myself all class.

3) Somewhat Damaged

The best song on the fragile in my opinion. Everything sounds great, from start to finish. A masterpiece in my eyes.

2) Right Where it Belongs

The lyrics in this song blew me away when I first heard it. I listened to the song three times over and then immediately went online to look them up. I still think Trent says "Are you hiding in the trees" and not "Are you hiding in retreat" though. The beginning has some of the best wordage ever used, and a truly deep meaning. Everyones got a part of them they keep locked up inside, right? I know I do.

1) Burn

So under appreciated. The beat fits the lyrics perfect and visa-versa. The whole last like 2 and a half minutes are just exquisite. I mean holy shit. When the guitar picks up and fucking goes off, with Trent screaming "I'm gonna burn this whole word down!" I can honestly say, in a non-gay sense, its fucking orgasmic. The whole series of statements followed by "burn" is ridiculous. When I first heard the song, it launched NIN into my favorite band, period.

Honorable Mentions: You know what you are, march of the pigs, happiness in slavery, wish, the good soldier, suck, kinda i want to, down in it, all the love in the word, the becoming, the collector, demon seed, eraser, the great below, in this twilight, no you dont, mr self destruct, survivalism (saul williams), were in this together now, where is everyone, home, and with teeth.

I could change that top 10 list each day of the week. Kinda hard to just choose 10 songs out of the *insert some ridiculous number* of songs that NIN has released. I'd also like to say that I tried not to water down my list with TDS songs because of just how fucking sweet the entire album is.

Fav Nin Songs.En7r3.
10. March of the Pigs. Two words: Complex Meter
9. Piggy (Live). They made it sound fucking epic live and is good on the record as well. Very existential
8. Hurt. Well. Basically. It speaks to me.
7. Head like a Hole. Does anyone else find this a good song to make out to? Oh well. Mabye its cause I'm a masochistic bastard. The live version is also fucking amazing.
6. My Violent Heart. The lyrics are very powerful. Makes me want to kill authority figures. Lulz.
5. Into the Void. The bass line is sexy, and the lyrics are simple but speak very well, and leave room for interpretation
4. Head Down. I love this song. Basically thoughts on the concepts of reality I suppose? I love the chorus. Once I get a brass quintet back together imma record a gorgeous brass line to go with it and do a remix.
3. Just like you imagined. If it didn't have the random piano thing in it, it would be my absolute favorite. Its just BA.
2. The Fragile. Nuff sed.
1. The Perfect Drug. Reminds me of her every time (:

I saw this thread and I couldn't resist...

10. La Mer - A lullaby. I remember driving home from the ocean one evening, as the sun dipped below the horizon, and hearing this and just feeling completely powerless.

9. Closer - Stupefying.

8. Reptile - So unnerving that I hadn't listened to it in its entirety until recently, but the lyrics are poetry. Beautiful.

7. Gave Up - This song has so much propulsive energy. I like to listen to it when I'm doing homework.

6. Head Like a Hole - It empowers me. "You're going to get what you deserve"... hell yes. This song is incredibly sexy.

5. 12 Ghosts II - This album as a whole is suited perfectly to flying. I remember looking out the plane window as I listened to this song, and feeling completely at peace with myself. When it reaches its crescendo it's pure ecstasy.

4. The Becoming (Still version) - So many layers of sound. The juxtaposition of hard and soft. The acoustic bridge. I find it very uplifting.

3. Ringfinger - The outro. My god. You can feel his agony.

2. Mr. Self Destruct - "I am the end of all your dreams..." There are no words to explain this song's force.

1. Hurt (Quiet) - The first NIN song I ever heard. The lyrics, and the manner in which he sings them, clench my soul. When the guitar thunders in at the end, I always jump in my seat a little.

Only one major epic masterpiece that blows everything else away:

And All That Could Have Been.

Ash512 pretty much summed it up perfectly. The ending piano riffs throughout all the shoegazing chaos just scream perfection. Still curious as to why Trent hasn't played this live yet, and crossing my fingers more than anything that he will play it live even once before this tour is over.

10.the perfect drug
to me this sound like a love song and i like some love songs

9.The hand that feeds
my gateway song, exactly 1 year ago today i played this song on rockband and i got WITH_TEETH a couple weeks later

8.in this twilight(year zero remixed version)
best remix ever

7.eraser
freaky, deep, and heavy everything i need in a song

6.discipline
this song is one of the most addictive in all of NIN discography

5.closer
at first i didn't like this song but it grew on me

4.march of the pigs
3-4 minutes of pure mayhem there should be more songs like this one

3.wish
this song is just plain awesome

2.starfuckers inc
it has a killer guitar riff and critical lyrics this is the song that got me into the fragile

1.hurt
soft and the most meaningfull nuff said

more to come



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Here are my top ten:

10) Discipline:

The slip may be one of my least favorite albums by NIN, but I found this one song in particular to be very catchy, yet still very appealing to old-school NIN purists like me.

9) Closer (Precursor Remix)

I first heard this track during the intro of the movie, Se7en, and it still brings a chill to my spine each time I hear it. It's one of the few musical collaborations that Trent has done with the industrial band, COIL, who happen to be another favorite of mine. This song is probably NIN's best ambient track.

8) Starfuckers, Inc.

One of the few songs I like from the Fragile. I would have to say this song definitely describes 3/4ths of the nuthuggers on this website. I'm not criticizing all of the devoted NIN fans here, but I've seen more ass kissing on this website than any other I've been on. That aside, I think the music video for this song is definitely one of my favorites.

6) In This Twilight

This song represents what I appreciated about Year Zero: A return to a harsher Industrial sound. While I am not a huge fan of the album as a whole, this song truly does it for me.

5) Mr. Self Destruct

Trent chose a powerful opening song for TDS, and this was certainly it. The pulsing industrial beats present in this song are what NIN should have always been about from the start.

4) Heresy

Aww man, when I'm pissed off, this is probably one of the top ten songs I will listen to, period. I miss the kind of anger that Trent had between 1992-1994, and frankly a man at his age will never quite get it all back.

3) Closer

This song alone is clearly the greatest thing to happen to the mainstream in the past 20 years. That is really all I am going to say here.

2) Happiness in Slavery

The intro makes my head explode with such evil euphoria. This song is extremely harsh, yet still can be catchy. And I cannot forget to mention its groundbreaking use of industrial noise to back it all up.

1) Reptile

Well, this is it! The greatest song ever put forth by NIN. It is heavy, beautiful, and quite ahead of its time. I still to this day listen to it over and over again.


Other tracks that I love, but did not quite make the cut for the list:

March of Pigs
Eraser
Head Like A Hole (Live)
The Day the World Went Away
Sin

I'll take it that this thread is about NIN songs that mean the most to me. If not, oh well, this is how my post will go. I'm not listing my reasoning though, I like to keep things private. No order in my list either.

Most personal NIN songs:
Non-Entity
We're In This Together
The Line Begins To Blur
Hurt
A Warm Place
Echoplex
The Day The World Went Away
Head Down
Ruiner
And All That Could Have Been

My favourites:
The Mark Has Been Made
Zero-Sum
We're In This Together
Reptile
12 Ghosts II
The Line Begins To Blur
The Great Below
Right Where It Belongs V.2
I Do Not Want This
28 Ghosts IV