Lynn Twiss

I had a treat this morning. Sitting in my inbox was a nice digital copy of Trent Reznor’s B-Side to his impending first single from his long awaited LP: With Teeth. I jumped into my little red car this morning, inserted the disc and pressed play. I had been awaiting this ride all morning as I prepared for the day.

The distortion hit my ears with a dull thud. Reznor’s voice kicked in. Yet, it was all familiar. The opening riff reminded me of something. It was just there on the tip of my memory banks, allusive. Then I remembered.

For those that listen to Tool. There is a track where a German announcer speaks out in marching band dramatics, a cookie recipe. It sounds evil, but it’s not. The crashing electronic distortion of that track, sounds like the riff used on The Line Begins To Blur. Hmm. Different, but so close.

Here are the lyrics (From schulte’s blog with edits by me.):

There are things that I said I would never do
There are fears that I can not believe have come true
For my soul is too sick, too little, too late
In my cell I have grown too weary to hate

The more I stay in here
The more it’s not so clear
The more I stay in here
The more I disappear

As far as I have gone
I knew what side I’m on
But now I’m not so sure
The line begins to blur

There’s somebody on top of me
I don’t know I don’t know
Isn’t anyone stopping me
I don’t know I don’t know
They say it and I hold my breath
I don’t know I don’t know
Just how far down can I go
I don’t know I don’t know
I don’t know

As I lie here and stare
The fabric starts to tear
It’s far beyond repair
And I don’t really care

As far as I have gone
I knew what side I’m on
But now I’m not so sure
The line begins to blur