How to Destroy Angels is a musical project from Los Angeles, California and… Read Full Bio ↴How to Destroy Angels is a musical project from Los Angeles, California and announced in April 2010. The band features Trent Reznor, his wife Mariqueen Reznor, and Atticus Ross. Rob Sheridan is the group's art director. The band is named after How to Destroy Angels, the first single by Coil.

The band's first release was a self-titled EP, released on June 1, 2010. The band released a track from the album, "A Drowning", as a digital single, and a second song, "The Space in Between", debuted as a video on Pitchfork on May 14, 2010. A third track, "The Believers", was made available through Wired magazine's iPad application, along with a dissection and analysis of the song, and through a free digital download from the official website. "The Believers" is also featured on the soundtrack of the 2011 film Limitless.

The band recorded a cover of the Bryan Ferry song "Is Your Love Strong Enough?," which was released December 9, 2011 on the soundtrack for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

On 21 September 2012, Trent Reznor posted an update on the band's Facebook page confirming new activity. He revealed that the band has "partnered" with Columbia Records for the next series of releases - 'An Omen' EP, which was released on 13th November 2012, and their full-length debut album titled "Welcome Oblivion" which was later released March 4, 2013. He also revealed that videos would made and that the band would be performing live, but did not have any further details. On 25th September 2012, Mariqueen Reznor posted a picture of the cover of the vinyl version of the An Omen EP via her twitter account.

Since then, How To Destroy Angels has toured on a limited scale including performances at Coachella 2013 and appearances with Trent Reznor's main project Nine Inch Nails, as well as releasing music videos for Ice Age and How Long, directed by John Hillcoat and Shynola, respectively.

Strings and Attractors
How to Destroy Angels Lyrics

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A million lies that now define
Us all together
A new ideal, all so real
Like I remember

And sometimes I
Get lost in time
Sometimes I fear

I'm lost in here

All these little strings
Holding us together
All these precious things
Can make them last
All these little strings
Keep holding us together
All these precious things
Make them last forever

So very slow
You'd never know
The moment fading
We watch the end
Over again
And keep repeating

I feel like I'm
I feel like I'm
I feel like I'm
Just disappearing

All these little strings
Holding us together
All these precious things
Can make them last
All these little strings
Keep holding us together

All these precious things
Make them last forever

Overall Meaning

The opening lyrics of How to Destroy Angels' song "Strings and attractors" describe the stigma of the modern world. We live in a society where people define themselves with a million lies. The lines "A new ideal, all so real / Like I remember" depict the image that the society has created for itself, a perfect one that we all have to live up to. We are all following it without much resistance, and it has become a part of us. The song talks about how we all become slaves of this false idea, and our lives are all tied together with little strings, which hold us down like puppets.

The chorus of the song depicts an image of hope. The little strings that tie us down can also keep us together. The "precious things" that hold us together can make us last forever. Even though we are all living in lies, we can still find hope in each other. However, the song takes a dark turn in the second verse. It talks about how we are losing ourselves in time and how we are just disappearing. The last few lines of the song repeat the chorus, signifying the importance of holding onto the little strings that tie us down.

In conclusion, "Strings and attractors" is a haunting song that describes the human condition in the modern world. It talks about how we all live in lies, but our hope lies in each other.

Line by Line Meaning

A million lies that now define
The numerous deceptions that shape us all as a society

Us all together
As a united group

A new ideal, all so real
A novel notion that feels genuine

Like I remember
Similar to a memory from the past

And sometimes I
Occasionally, I

Get lost in time
Become lost within the concept and passage of time

Sometimes I fear
On occasion, I worry

I'm lost in here
I'm lost within myself

All these little strings
The many components that keep us joined

Holding us together
Uniting and binding us as a cohesive entity

All these precious things
The valuable components that keep us intact