- Head Like A Hole
- Sanity Assassin
- Hurt
These tracks can be found on the NIN bootleg called “Where Darkness Doubles, Where Light Pours In”.
Strange Kind of Love
Trent Reznor & Peter Murphy Lyrics
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A strange kind of feeling
Swims through your eyes
And like the doors
To a wide vast dominion
They open to your prise
This is no terror ground
Or place for the rage
White wash lies
Just a taste for the truth
Perfect taste choice and meaning
A look into your eyes
Blind to the gemstone alone
A smile from a frown circles round
Should he stay or should he go
Let him shout a rage so strong
A rage that knows no right or wrong
And take a little piece of you
There is no middle ground
Or that's how it seems
For us to walk or to take
Instead we tumble down
Either side left or right
To love or to hate
The lyrics of Trent Reznor and Peter Murphy's song Strange Kind of Love are poetic and mysterious, invoking a feeling of curiosity and intrigue. The song describes a unique kind of love and a strange feeling that "swims through your eyes." It is a feeling that opens up "the doors to a wide vast dominion," a feeling that is not based on terror, rage or broken hearts, but rather a quest for truth, choice and meaning. The song's lyrics explore the idea of dichotomies and the struggle to choose between them, be it love or hate, left or right, or staying or leaving.
The song's imagery is striking, especially when it describes a smile from a frown circling around, or the rage that "knows no right or wrong" and takes "a little piece of you." These lyrics evoke the idea of the duality of human nature and the complex emotions that we experience. The chorus of the song emphasizes the idea of there being "no middle ground," forcing the listener to question their own beliefs and decisions when faced with such dichotomies.
Line by Line Meaning
A strange kind of love
A love that is peculiar and different from what is expected
A strange kind of feeling
An unusual sensation or emotion
Swims through your eyes
This love and emotion is reflected and seen in your eyes
And like the doors
It opens up, just like doors
To a wide vast dominion
Revealing a vast and open realm for exploration
They open to your prise
Easily opening to your delight and pleasure
This is no terror ground
There is no fear or danger present
Or place for the rage
No room for anger or violence
No broken hearts
No emotional pain or heartbreak
White wash lies
No deception or cover-up
Just a taste for the truth
An appreciation for honesty and authenticity
Perfect taste choice and meaning
Ideal selection and significance
A look into your eyes
Gazing into the eyes of the beloved
Blind to the gemstone alone
Unaware of the treasure within oneself
A smile from a frown circles round
Turning sadness into happiness with a simple smile
Should he stay or should he go
Uncertainty in making a decision about the future of the relationship
Let him shout a rage so strong
Let him express his intense emotions without judgement
A rage that knows no right or wrong
An uncontrolled anger that is neither good nor bad
And take a little piece of you
Leaving a lasting effect on you
There is no middle ground
There is no neutral or compromising option
Or that's how it seems
Tempted to think there are only two options
For us to walk or to take
To follow a path or make a choice
Instead we tumble down
Instinctively falling down without a clear direction
Either side left or right
Only two options, either one or the other
To love or to hate
The two opposing emotions and choices
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: PETER JOHN MURPHY
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@maceracion
A strange kind of love
A strange kind of feeling
Swims through your eyes
And like the doors
To a wide vast dominion
They open to your prize
This is no terror ground
Or place for the rage
No broken hearts
White wash lies
Just a taste for the truth
Perfect taste choice and meaning
A look into your eyes
Blind to the gemstone alone
A smile from a frown circles round
Should he stay or should he go
Let him shout a rage so strong
A rage that knows no right or wrong
And take a little piece of you
There is no middle ground
Or that's how it seems
For us to walk or to take
Instead we tumble down
Either side left or right
To love or to hate
@hannsvernor5125
A strange kind of love, a strange kind of feeling
Swims through your eyes
And like the doors to a wide vast dominion
They open to your prize
This is no terror ground or place for the rage
No broken hearts, white wash lies
Just a taste for the truth, perfect taste choice and meaning
A look into your eyes
Blind to the gemstone alone
A smile from a frown circles round
Should he stay or should he go?
Let him shout a rage so strong
A rage that knows no right or wrong
And take a little piece of you
There is no middle ground or that's how it seems
For us to walk or to take
Instead we tumble down
Either side, left or right
To love or to hate
@aliahmadzai3649
There will NEVER be another voice like Peter Murphy!!!
@hughjarvis3030
Absolutely agree. He is utterly unique.
@randyerb6839
His voice is so beautifully haunting....Great performer. Deep warm and haunting. Love it.
@evansolomon169
I don't know, Kermit the Frog is pretty close.
@ejtattersall156
@@evansolomon169 There's always one of you.
@joem.7621
Who's still coming back to see this in 2023?
@marshimedia
... and in 2024 ;)
@ErasRap
🖤
@disaor9999
2024
@credence7777777
2024 and forever