OK, to start, I always felt the first video I posted was just lazy. To me anyway. I just basically "cheated" by copying and pasting portions of the video. Making them overlap so the video fit the audio. The quick edit.
I decided not to do that this time.
I challenged myself by stretching or editing minute parts of the video, making everything fit and nothing overlapping. Not very easy. It would be if I didn't have to match the dubbing. Hard stuff.
Plus I have always hated the audio. I used the default program that came with Windows to make that video. So it sounded bad to me.
While it's different in some ways compared to the first. I made sure this was converted to 1080p and has the 5.1 digital audio. If you have the set-up, comment on how it sounds.
As for the "pop" you hear when the video starts, that's all YouTube.
Enjoy.
The full song of "The Perfect Drug", written by Trent Reznor. The video has been altered to fit the full version of Reznor's song "The Perfect Drug". I take no credit for the song or video.
"The Perfect Drug" is a 1997 song by Nine Inch Nails. It was written for the David Lynch film Lost Highway and originally appeared on the Lost Highway soundtrack. Remixes of the song were released in an EP, "The Perfect Drug" Versions (also known as Halo 11).
The music video was directed by Mark Romanek and released on January 18, 1997. It portrays a despairing father played by Reznor who mourns a dead child in his gothic estate, losing himself in the consumption of absinthe. The theme was inspired by the art of Edward Gorey. It also references The Gashlycrumb Tinies. Other references include Gustav Klimt's painting The Kiss (1907 - 1908) and a "Scanning Machine" designed by Frenchman François Willème in 1860.
Charlie Clouser, Danny Lohner, and Chris Vrenna appear in the video, most notably playing string instruments at the beginning of the video.
Joanne Gair's work with Nine Inch Nails on "The Perfect Drug" won her the makeup portion of the best hair/makeup in a music video at the Music Video Production Awards.
Despite being a single, "The Perfect Drug" has never been performed live. On the official NIN website, "Sara" asked whether this is because "the drum solo would make Jerome's arms fall off." Then-drummer Jerome Dillon replied that they "never rule out the possibility of playing any of the songs live."
On April 6, 2005, despite its fast-moving worldwide success, while presenting the late-night BBC Radio 1 Rock Show in the UK, Trent Reznor stated that "The Perfect Drug" was his least favorite creation. His reasons were the short production time and the "overblown" video.
I got my head but my head is unraveling.
Can't keep control. Can't keep track of where it's traveling.
I got my heart but my heart is no good.
And you're the only one that's understood.
I come along but I don't know where you're taking me.
I shouldn't go but you're itching, dragging, shaking me.
Turn off the sun pull the stars from the sky.
The more I give to you the more I die.
And I want you.
You are the perfect drug.
You make me hard when I'm all soft inside.
I see the truth when I'm all stupid-eyed.
The arrow goes straight through my heart.
Without you everything just falls apart.
My blood wants to say hello to you.
My fears want to get inside of you.
My soul is so afraid to realize.
How very little bit is left of me.
And I want you.
You are the perfect drug.
Take me with you.
Without you everything falls apart.
Without you it's not as much fun to pick up the pieces.
