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Nine Inch Nails – A Warm Place (3:23)

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A Warm Place can be regarded as the turning point of the album. It is the only instrumental, discounting the practically inaudible spoken words at the beginning. Its tranquil and soothing nature highly contrasts with the other tracks on the album, which all contain loud and angry parts.

The previous track, “Big Man With A Gun,” is arguably the most chaotic on the album. The narrator asserts his power and domination over samples of tortured screams. The last instance of “nothing can stop me now” in the album is shouted, and this is perhaps his last straw (no pun intended). At just over a minute and a half, “Big Man With A Gun” suddenly collapses, and “A Warm Place” starts immediately.

The narrator has begun a drastic change in point of view. He experiences a moment of clarity to truly consider his situation in a way unhindered by intoxicants, or perhaps enhanced by them. Backed by the melancholy piano tune, he realizes who he has become and what he has done. He had known subconsciously before, and he had voiced the varying attributes (the title of “The Becoming” being the most obvious example), but he had not yet come to grips with the real consequences of his character and actions, which differ from the extreme views he had expressed previously. “Warm” contrasts with the cold, indifferent quality of machines, which are sampled throughout the album. This “warm place” relates to the womb or to the rise in body temperature during intercourse, where life begins.
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  • fariborz69

    MMMM

    25 days ago

  • NickWire77

    last month

  • Elidoan

    I hear definite similarities between this and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amJGBOGAd0U. Just an observation

    last month

  • WhiskyPlease

    beautiful sound

    March 2012

  • nicolasbj

    it´s really warm LOL

    March 2012

  • trent107

    MASTERPIECE

    March 2012

  • familyguy02011

    A Warm Place is definitely referring to a vagina, especially after Big Man with a Gun, but this song is more beautiful than any vagina.. just saying.

    February 2012

  • createeternity

    Trent is such a talented musician that he can convey that sense of total helplessness, that sinking feeling, without even using vocals.

    February 2012

  • CabinnerZ

    Strangely I have always had a waking dream of a lovely underwater vista when I listen to this, but I have always felt warm in the dream either way!

    February 2012

  • hiddensinful

    Warm and beautiful, while still sad {2]

    January 2012

  • MCIS

    Warm and beautiful, while still sad. <3

    January 2012

  • naldo_mmwp

    Amazing track.

    December 2011

  • malonemuert

    just please stop with stupid comparisons - even if it sounds similar to this Bowie track, it's still A WHOLE LOT better

    December 2011

  • V0LTA13

    I honestly don't hear any similarities whatsoever. And this is coming from a HUGE Bowie fan.

    November 2011

  • cupido

    crystal japan? more like the legend of zelda on snes!

    November 2011

  • maplegrey

    takes you there every single time... even on repeat.

    November 2011

  • DARKZSOU7

    Its still alot better than Crystal Japan

    November 2011

  • Poltergeist_MX

    LSD

    October 2011

  • adam_wrong

    Am I the only one who thinks the melody has a strong resemblance with Philip Glass' Koyaanisqati? Yeah, I think I'm the only one.

    September 2011

  • prominence_la

    Wonderful. Placing this after Big Man With A Gun was a brilliant touch.

    September 2011
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