Head Like A Hole- About how the god of all gods is money. Money=Power. If you take away someone's money, then you take away their control.
Terrible Lie- About the let down of all god's promises (and lies).
Down In It- I'm not sure, but I think this my have to do with the loss of his girlfriend while recording "Pretty Hate Machine".
Sanctified-The dreams and fantasies Trent experiences while high on cocaine. No joke.
Something I Can Never Have- Most definately about an ex-girlfriend.
Kinda I Want To- Sounds like it's about having sex with someone you have no respect for.
Sin-
That's What I Get-
The Only Time- In Trent's own words: "A song about Fucking"...
Ringfinger- About a man who is held down by commitment and only wants to be married.
Pinion- A pinion is a body sling placed on someone who can't stay still or has done wrong... hence, the video for the song.
Wish- About the hope of religion belief bringing a signifigance, and how he can't deny that it doesn't.
Last-
Help Me I Am In Hell- In Hellraiser 2 there is the phrase "hElp me I aM in hell" written on the wall during one scene.
Happiness In Slavery- Apparently, about how that through all the pain and suffer one can have, pure joy can be presented just the same. I, however, don't find any type of happiness the song portrays.
Gave Up- About a man who tries and tries to snap out of a beautiful fantasy, but when facing reality is forced to fuck it all over.
Physical- About the desire a man has for bonding with a woman, but the woman is too rough for him to handle.
Suck-
Mr Self Destruct- Apparently about a psycho.
Piggy- Like always, about a girl that is putting Trent's little heart in a blender.
Heresy- About that through all the religous beliefs, god died a long time ago, and everyone overlooks that fact. Trent shares his points of view.
March Of The Pigs- About World War II and Adolph Hitler. Lyrics like "Step Right Up, March, Push" and "All the pigs, all lined up".
Closer- The message it gives is that sex is power. Lyrics like "You let me violate you, etc." and then "I want to fuck you like an animal."
Ruiner- About when everything is going well, and someone has to go and tear it all away.
The Becoming- About a man who suddenly became someone else.
I Do Not Want This-Just a quick one about the way Trent sleeps and dreams his life away.
Big Man With A Gun-About a man who is so washed up with lack of sex, that he must screw, and screw right now!
A Warm Place-The cosey, happy, feeling one can bring to mind when in deep thought.
Eraser-About mistreatment.
Reptile-About a cold-blooded woman, possibly Courtney Love.
The Downward Spiral-Just like the album, based on a man who kept sinking and sinking until he finally drowned himself out.
Hurt- About pain and the loss of trust.
Somewhat Damaged-
The Day the World Went Away-About the priest speaking at the funeral of his grandmother.
The Frail-Frail is only another word for "Fragile".
The Wretched-Just a glimpse; a reflection. Just a little reminder of all the what-abouts and all the might-have-beens.
We´re In this Together-About the need of a companion. The Fragile- About a girl beautiful girl who doesn't know how grateful she should be.
Just Like You Imagined-No expectations
Even Deeper-About a man who falls farther and farther down a spiral everytime he thinks he can succeed.
Pilgrimage-Pilgrimage is the act of "pilgriming"
No, You Don´t-About the people who think they are invincible and can't be beaton. The people who are wrong.
La Mer-La Mer is french for "The Sea," and the lyrics steal the famous words "Nothing can stop me now".
The Great Below-About the patience a man has before taking his place in the great below.
The Way Out is Through...-About the only way to escape is to turn around and retrace the tracks.
Into the Void- About The Holocaust. Many of the lyrics are based upon the book "Night" by Elie Wiesel.
Where is Everybody?-About the slow pace one can have when compared to everyone else. Lyrics like "Did you happen to catch or did it happen to fast of what you thought was last has passed you by."
The Mark Has Been Made-I give in. It speaks for itself.
Please-About a man who feels incomplete. He is begging for completeness and security.
Starfuckers, Inc.-About Marilyn Manson (Brian Warner), and the "sellouts" of Hollywood. With lyrics like "My god comes in a wrapper of cellophane" and "I sold my soul but don't you dare call me a whore".
Complication- Complication means "confusion and lack of comprehension."
I´m Looking Forward to Joining You, Finally- About his grandma, Clara, and how he wishes to meet her in heaven, soon.
The Big Come Down-About when all the walls come crashing down on you.
Underneath It All-About a crazy man who can't stop thinking about a certain someone.
Ripe (with decay)-To be ripe is to be too bitter... does this describe Trent in anyway?