Choose the statement below which best describes your feelings. Thanks in advance.
- 1. I prefer the Analytic tradition.
- 2. I prefer the Continental tradition.
- 3. The Analytic and Continental traditions are both valuable.
- 4. Both Analytic and Continental philosophy are crap.
- 5. I know so little about Analytic or Continental philosophy that my choosing any of the above options would skew your data, and I would not want to do that.
“Am I not living up to what I’m supposed to be?” ~Trent Reznor
IMO, too much of human action has been motivated by FEAR!
Okay, so I’m studying philosophy and I had a few takes (interpretations) of “Terrible Lie” & “Down In It” (two NIN songs).
I feel that both fans of Nine Inch Nails and non-fans alike could have something to say about this.
The poll is not really connected. I’m just curious.
1.
Terrible Lie!
[i]Don’t take it away from me; I need you to hold on to.
There’s nothing left for me to hide.
I lost my ignorance, security, and pride.
I’m all alone in this world you must despise.
hey God,
I believed your promises, your promises and lies.
terrible lie![/i]
Juxtapose any of these lines with Nietzsche’s observation: God is dead.
My interpretation: Tries to convey the agony of someone wanting very much to believe, but, in the end, abandoning belief for what seems more real, for what is not a perceived lie.
2.
Down In It:
[i]I used to be so big and strong.
I used to know my right from wrong.
I used to never be afraid.
I used to be somebody
I used to have something inside
Now just this hole thats open wide.
I used to want it all
I used to be somebody
Ill cross my heart and hope to die but the needle’s already in my eye.
And all the world’s weight is on my back and I don’t even know why.
And what i used to think was me is just a fading memory-
I looked him right in the eye and said goodbye.
I was up above it.
I was up above it.
Now Im down in it.[/i]
My interpretation: Losing God and throwing off world views perceived to be false. Sacrificing a false stability and knowledge for a lack of knowledge or a nothingness that is, at least, real and true: “I used to have something inside
Now just this hole thats open wide.” Note: Why did Socrates believe he was wise? Because while others claimed to have wisdom and knowledge about things but were really in ignorance or denial, Socrates knew (and admitted) that he didn’t know anything / a thing, which, paradoxically, was one thing more than others knew.
I don’t think I’m projecting with all this religious interpretation either. “hey God” is actually part of the lyrics in Terrible Lie. And Down In It follows right after the first in order on the album: Pretty Hate Machine. That’s a bit of justification and legitimacy then.
So?