"The tragedy isnt that we die, its that most of us never really live"

Trent looks like a teacher who you wouldn't expect to be playing in a band after school hours.

My brother sent me this song shortly before his death a few months ago. I listen to it now and it helps me understand what he was going through. It's the most painful thing I've ever experienced. I only had him in my life, and he was too far gone for me to save him. He had already given up. I guess the only thing I can do now is pretend like this was a message he was trying to convey to me, and try to keep my life from going the same way. But, was it? I think it was just him feeling, living, the words in this song, wishing someone could help. And I failed. I will probably end up the same way. I've lived a decent life. When it's time, it's time. Hopefully I find some purpose before it's all over. I just wish he was here so we could figure all this out together. He was so smart.

The daily struggle of someone with depression. Every day is exactly the same, there is no love here and there is no pain.

Him and Maynard. Geniuses. This is wonderful.

Reznor is so weirdly honest about shit. I seriously respect him for that. Not many artists will put themselves out there like Trent does when he writes about his own life and thoughts. Nothing speaks to us like truth and honesty, so naturally most of us can relate to what Trent puts out there. What a picture he paints of what our numbed lives are becoming in our tech-controlled world. "There is no love here and there is no pain" Trent... you are a fucking genius of epic proportions, dude.

"I think i used to have a purpose... then again, that might have been a dream..." Deep

For some reason that line hit me so hard. - I believe I can see the future, because I repeat the same routine - How does one escape that routine? I am being jobless, because no matter what job I start, I get bored of it. Besides my daydream of becoming an Archaeologist (which will never happen) I just don't see myself evolving. I simply don't want to work anywhere for longer than a month if even. I get tired of the people, the work and waking up starts with my body and mind fighting with every cell and thought against getting up. Every day is exactly the same.

The anthem of everyone who works a retail job.

As a recovered herion addict (12 years clean) I remember hearing this song and the lyrics fitting into what my life had become - it’s like Trent was singing my thoughts. Beautiful song, which helped me through a horrible dark time. Xx

Depressive people understand this song.

I love how they made a video of just them playing the song and it's one of their best videos ever. No fxs, no cgi...nothing weird. Just watching them do their thing is all we really need.

NIN helps me to remember that my suffering and pain is not unique to me. And somehow, that makes me feel so much better ...

I think the Song is about daily routine that becomes apathy to the point where you cant even move. Not because you are not physically able to, but because you dont even want to, paralyzed by the boredom and by the indifference you feel.

With each passing year i feel this song even more

This song literally plays in my mind every time my alarm wakes me up. Feels like time is drifting too fast and repeating over and over.

I believe I can see the future Cause I repeat the same routine I think I used to have a purpose But then again That might have been a dream I think I used to have a voice Now I never make a sound I just do what I've been told I really don't want them to come around Oh, no [Chorus:] Every day is exactly the same Every day is exactly the same There is no love here and there is no pain Every day is exactly the same I can feel their eyes are watching In case I lose myself again Sometimes I think I'm happy here Sometimes, yet I still pretend I can't remember how this got started But I can tell you exactly how it will end [Chorus] I'm writing on a little piece of paper I'm hoping someday you might find Well I'll hide it behind something They won't look behind I'm still inside here A little bit comes bleeding through I wish this could have been any other way But I just don't know, I don't know what else I can do [Chorus x2]

This is, in my humble opinion, NiN’s undisputed masterpiece

Ok, let's all get this straight, Trent doesn't look like Snape, Snape looks like Trent

A song that reminds me of one of the biggest things that makes me feel empty inside, that a constant never ending routine is draining and lifeless, and I never get a chance to be me, or be actually happy

This song is about what means something to you. Addiction, PTSD, depression or whatever. Take from it what you want. As with all of Trent's stuff he's giving you his experience, it's up to you what you take away from it or how you relate to it. There are no rules, there is no right or wrong.

been battling this dark depression the last couple of yrs. love this song. everyday is exactly the same

God I love this album. Such a treasure.

I was a drug addict for years been clean for 5 years and this song spoke to me than and now when i hear it i get flooded with an overwhelming emotion thoughts etc . crazy the power of music

One of my favorite NIN songs. Trent has a skill of bringing life's observations to light within a musical backstory.

that bass guitar is sounding sexy

"Can't remember how this got started but I can tell you exactly how it will end" That's pretty deep dark. There's only one way someone can know exactly how their life will end

Should become the COVID-19 quarantine anthem.

Reznor is a true musical talent. Loved seeing him win the Oscar for best soundtrack. Really showed his musical genius above and beyond just being a badass rockstar.

I was watching the film "Wanted" last night with Angelina Jolie and this song was in the soundtrack, grabbed my attention with the lyrics. I think I'll have to check out more of this band.

In 2006, I starting having this awful pain out of nowhere. By August I couldn’t work anymore. Most days I lay on my side in bed, wishing I’d just die. I remember listening to this over and over, describing my life perfectly. I went from a lucrative career as a programmer, mom and wife to what felt like nothing. Took another 6 years and 8 surgeries to figure out what the fuck was wrong with me. I’m better now, with meds, but I’m still disabled. The pandemic feels like this too.

To all those complaining about Covid lockdowns... Welcome to the slow, comfortable, hell some of us have been living in for years.

Gosh, I love this song. Basically listen to this every day *sigh*

I seriously can't even listen to the album version. THIS version is amazing. The bass sounds so much more real, the instrumentals are perfection and Trent's voice is incredible.

I feel this song every day I go back to work. True masterpiece.

‘“Tomorrow It Starts All Over Again.”

This is my favorite performance of this song.

The older I get the more relatable this song gets!

*A message to the future generations:* _Don't let this song die._

I break down every time the music builds to, "I can't remember how this got started, But I can tell you exactly how it will end". I fall apart 🎶

one of the best songs every written....the exact story of my life.....

This song got me through anxiety and depression in 2010. Thanks Trent.

This song resonates with me, the constant drinking to numb myself because I can never express my feelings, was always taught that my feelings don't matter, even as an adult I want to express myself but I am so scared. Afraid of rejection or abuse.

This is the best version of this song. PERIOD.

This album was one of only 3 CD's I had with me on my 1st deployment to Iraq in 2005. Those 3 albums got played over and over for 12 months. To me this song is the perfect song to represent being on deployment.

Here's a fun fact: Dave Grohl played drums for the album version. You're welcome.

Whether intentional or not, the combination of this song's lyrics alongside its music together creates one of the most sickeningly accurate portraits of addiction I've ever heard...the sweeping music covers the 'high-drama' aspect--where life-or-death scenarios seem to be occurring constantly, simply as a matter of course, like there is a monster in your head that is not you but is somehow wearing your skin, in control of your muscles, your words...even your heart. And then the lyrics hit from the opposite angle: the mundane, grinding, repetitive day-in-day-out that is the actual reality of it; a place where "there is no pain"...but "there is no love", either...A purgatory. A 9 to 5 where you punch in to feel sick, and don't clock out until that feeling is alleviated...and then start it over again the next day. The one moment where the narration breaks away, and the 'real' person manages to get a few words in ["I'm writing on a little piece of paper..."] just serves to dovetail the two halves together. So fucking underrated

Timeless song. Still every bit as good as the day it released.

Every Day Looks Exactly Like Snape.

i remember hearing this for the first time when i was in a good place....it reminded me of everything that used to bother me....never thought i'd have to hear it differently

Exactly. I am living these days, over and over again....

I came for the everyday being exactly the same, but I stayed for the Trent playing the tambourine.

THE anthem for depression.

Trent conveys the feeling of monotony that we all have as we go through life.Great song!!!

When this album came out I didn't really give this song a second thought. After watching this video version, it's become my anthem.

Loved this song ever since hearing it in the movie "Wanted."

All I know is that this song saved my life. Thank you Trent.

Goddamn! This song will NEVER get old! I love it!!!

When you have insomnia, you’re never really asleep. And you’re never really awake

One of the best songs Reznor ever wrote, and he's written a LOT of great songs. This one hits harder than the others.

That BASS.

this song hit me the most every time i was deployed. i wish i could find of collection of pictures of my military career and calibrate it with this song. perfect.

This is my jam right now

Every NIN performance is definitely not the same!👍

Listening to this getting geared up to see them in Bangkok. Fuck if this isn't just tragic irony that I've been feeling like my life is someone's NIN mix tape. Trent really does know how to identify and more importantly express the angst and pain, sprinkled with a hint of pleasure, that is life. Fucking genius

Is it just me, or does Trent look like he's having a great time here? By the last minute he's struggling to hide his smile. I SAW YOU, YOU ANGSTY SHIRT-WEARING MAN!

This song means so much to me. My live is killing me with its routine.

Give it up for the drummer playing that beat

Good song that can describe ones life as they try to put on a face that says "I'm happy with life" but in reality they hate it and waking up in the morning is a chore, because everyday is exactly the same. Everyone can put on a smile.

This is my Christmas song, have a nice day everyone.

Over the years with a remarkable regularity Trent has left me so impressed with his ability to communicate and render an emotional experience and always with such a respectable authenticity that is all too rare. Some of the time I'm moved to such an extreme that I am at the end of the song in awe. And then there are the times when I can relate so much to the work that I can't help but think in another universe I just might write the exact same song and I am surprised at how we think and feel so similarly about something. For all the respect he has earned for being an artists artist and musicians musician it measures small next to the legendary status of his future legacy. If he stopped creating right now that would not change. Thank you, Trent for doing what you do and for doing it with constant artistic integrity. Respect from a kindred spirit. (for a complete lack of a better term)

Love when trent talks about previously owning his dolphin-like pet when he mentions that he used to have a Porpoise.

Bring this kind of music back!!!

I can relate to this song because most days are pretty much the same. We especially wake up early and go to work then come home to do it all over again. But it is life and being grounded and having kids you have to do what it takes to make sure that there taking care of.

this song hit me hard the minute it actually came out and heard it the first time. I appreciate what Trent did for his life and does now. He is showing and saying that is could be better, we just need to not let it get to us and knockout the negative that consumes and takes a life sometimes.

Being in quarantine looking back at these comments like oof y'all pre-2020 don't know how good you had it

After all these years, NIN is still my favorite.

They never cease to amaze me... Their songs are just so genuine , so epic, and so intense.

This is not just my favorite song but its also my comfort song cause I feel like I'm controlled by my mother's beliefs and I can't speak up or I will get bullied more and because I get bullied almost every day in school and every day it's just the same it hurts so much

One of my favorites from NIN .. the text is right out of my soul in 2020 like then before.... Love it so much...

Fucking classic performance.

what a great song. Trent voice is so sick. chills down my spine

This is my favorite song I absolutely love this band. They are beyond talented. Thank you so much.

after hearing this song on repeat going to work everyday, i finally quit and began my own journey

Holy CRAP. This is my life.

Rehearsals. This is what bands do before they hit the road. Got nothing but LOVE for the NIN.

Bass like a heartbeat, guitar a scalpel, lyrics - the doctor diagnosing you with cancer. Welcome to your life. Trent, a prophet, divining our future.

Its crazy how many people come back to this everyday... this song is masterpiece!

One of their best

I am usually in a melancholy mood everytime I listen to this song, but I always laugh when he sings "I think I used to have a purpose" because in my head I always sing "I think I used to have a porpoise"

The joy he shows in tossing that tambourine (a repeating, rhythmic element) away for the last verse of the song is like a little hint at breaking out of a cycle. Beautiful.

Most people can learn how to sing, but this man was born with such an iconic tone.

this song got me through some really dark places. made me sad but also showed I'm not alone. thank you NIN

These men are incredible! it is amazing to watch such artists

The Drummer Effing Nailed that drum break ! Icing on the cake.

This performance was awesome..Never gets old ..

One of NIN's top tunes in my opinion, belter

Few artists (or people) ever achieve this level of improvement 👏

I love this song. It fits my mood now more than ever.

This is what makes NIN such a great band. Sound great on record, sound ever better live! Not that many bands call pull this off!