Liquid Metal

from Idolic by NCN

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Chronicling a creative (liquid) time in the career of Trent Reznor, the making of his double album, 'The Fragile'. We hear the Nine Inch Nails cover for 'Metal' originally by Gary Numan. For contrast purposes, the original version of 'Metal' is included after the first verse... we hear Gary Numan sing the song. Over the ending 'vamp' we hear Reznor giving a tour of his Nothing studios in New Orleans, LA.

A clip from a Roger Waters interview is heard in the latter half of the track, talking about pain in art. We hear more of the Reznor interview which continues on in the next track.

lyrics

We're in the building where they make us grow
And I'm frightened by the liquid engineers
Like you

My Mallory heart is sure to fail
I could crawl around the floor just like I'm real
Like you

The sound of metal I want to be you
I could learn to be a man
Like you

Plug me in and turn me on
Oh everything is moving

I need my treatment it's tomorrow they send me
Singing "I am an American"
Do you?

Picture this if they could make the change
I'd love to pull the wires from the wall
Did you?

And who are you and how can I try?
Here inside I like metal
In you

All I know is no one dies
I'm still confusing love with need

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from Idolic, released November 9, 2012
Trent Reznor; Nine Inch Nails; Gary Numan; Roger Waters

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The National Cynical Network San Jose, California

The National Cynical Network (NCN) is a long-running, SF Bay Area alternate programming media remix project. It originally consisted of a trio of SF Bay-Area based radio collage artists: Phineas Narco, Ronald Redball and Alexander T. Newport. NCN seeks to play *with* music , using sound, and video media samples in the process of media collage or 'mediage'. ... more

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