Explore the depths of despair with Nine Inch Nails' haunting track "The Machine That Kept Me Safe is Killing Me." This poignant song delves into themes of loss, sadness, and the struggle to find meaning in a world that feels abandoned. With raw emotion and powerful lyrics, it reflects the internal battle of coping with overwhelming sorrow while yearning for liberation.
Verse 1:
I need you to let me
Make something out of my sadness
The world ended and nobody told me
Left me alone in the dark
Chorus:
The machine that kept me safe is killing me
Grinding my bones into the dust
I can’t feel anything but this
Wrapped in chains, lost in a rust
Verse 2:
I’ve built my walls so high
Each brick a memory of pain
A fortress of despair that I’ve made
High tides rise to claim my name
Chorus:
The machine that kept me safe is killing me
Grinding my bones into the dust
I can’t feel anything but this
Wrapped in chains, lost in a rust
Bridge:
Every sigh echoes through this room
The silence stings like a funeral tune
Let me drown in what’s left of my mind
Or let me set this darkness behind
Verse 3:
Yet there’s no escape from this cage
The sorrow sings, a haunting refrain
So I’ll just keep being sad
It’s the only thing I know how to sustain
Chorus:
The machine that kept me safe is killing me
Grinding my bones into the dust
I can’t feel anything but this
Wrapped in chains, lost in a rust
Outro:
So scream out loud if you hear me
Let my sadness finally be free
But deep down in my broken heart
The machine that kept me safe is killing me
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I need you to let me make something out of my sadness. The world ended and nobody told me, so I'll just keep being sad because that's the only thing I know how to do. The Machine That Kept Me Safe is Killing Me
Nine Inch Nails