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TW I wanted to explain a little bit about my experience with illness mental and physical and how it relates to this video if that's cool nsfw talk of pain and suicide yes I've posted this before but I don't think anyone saw so I'll try my own post

I've been ill most of my life and have had some traumatic stuff happen and deal with a lot of dark thoughts regarding both. The loss of my independence and the failure of my body can be incredibly demoralising. Trents lyrics help me feel less alone and I'm sharing this so anyone else who feels this way know that they are not alone. The imagery associated with Happiness in slavery show a man experiencing pleasure and pain while being locked in a machine, the artist featured in the video also dealt with chronic illness and his performance art was shocking but very relatable. Pain can feel like a prison and can take so much away but you can find happiness in even the smallest moments. The thought that Trent put into this whole album as a release of his pain and anger was truly masterful and I am so grateful to have heard his music. The anti system themes are also so powerful we often become comfortable in our slavery to the system but will only find true happiness in freedom fight the system, existence is resistance and being yourself is the most liberating thing you can do!

Listens to physical (you're so) cover again

small photo comp of adam ant and treznor !

This picture always makes me laugh because it's like, there's David looking so majestic, almost angelic, and then there's the sopping wet, screeching, black cat Trent

I love this shoot, the contrast of the vulnerability of his pose against the cold harsh stone and roughed up clothes. There's so much going on but it's incredibly simplistic at the same time

I haven't seen anyone post the full set (or at least most of it). So here it is.

The spider in my room

Trent Reznor by Joseph Cultice (Los Angeles 1994)

 The Downward Spiral

This is such an interesting look into The downward spiral era. Despite the journalists strange digs at them it's cool to have a little window into another time

If there's a scan I'm reposting

Had to break out the glasses for this one. An intriguing look into Trents music taste!

Rip It Up [December 1999]

God invented insomnia so I could be annoying at all hours of the day x

Kerrang! [July 1st, 2000]

Broken is a masterpiece

Happiness in Slavery