<P> Lyrically , `` Closer '' is a meditation on self - hatred and obsession , but to Reznor 's dismay , the song was widely misinterpreted as a lust anthem due to its chorus , which included the line `` I wan na fuck you like an animal '' . In 2003 , VH1 ranked the song at number 93 in its countdown of the `` 100 Greatest Songs of the Past 25 Years . '' The song was ranked at the number 2 position on AOL 's `` 69 Sexiest Songs of All Time , '' mostly due to the explicit frankness of the chorus . `` Come on dude : ' I wan na fuck you like an animal ' ? '' remarked Mötley Crüe drummer and The Downward Spiral contributor Tommy Lee . `` That 's the all - time fuck song . Those are pure fuck beats -- Trent Reznor knew what he was doing . You can fuck to it , you can dance to it and you can break shit to it . Since I 'm engaged now ( to Mayte Garcia ) , I 'll just say that the most memorable episode that I remember with ' Closer ' took place on a swing . '' </P>
<P> Lyrically , `` Closer '' is a meditation on self - hatred and obsession , but to Reznor 's dismay , the song was widely misinterpreted as a lust anthem due to its chorus , which included the line `` I wan na fuck you like an animal '' . In 2003 , VH1 ranked the song at number 93 in its countdown of the `` 100 Greatest Songs of the Past 25 Years . '' The song was ranked at the number 2 position on AOL 's `` 69 Sexiest Songs of All Time , '' mostly due to the explicit frankness of the chorus . `` Come on dude : ' I wan na fuck you like an animal ' ? '' remarked Mötley Crüe drummer and The Downward Spiral contributor Tommy Lee . `` That 's the all - time fuck song . Those are pure fuck beats -- Trent Reznor knew what he was doing . You can fuck to it , you can dance to it and you can break shit to it . Since I 'm engaged now ( to Mayte Garcia ) , I 'll just say that the most memorable episode that I remember with ' Closer ' took place on a swing . '' </P>
what does the song closer by nine inch nails mean
what does the song closer by nine inch nails mean
a meditation on self - hatred and obsession
a meditation on self - hatred and obsession