Random NIN Fact: La Mer was written by Trent Reznor during a period in which he locked himself in a house by the ocean and seriously considered committing suicide hence the water/sea imagery located throughout The Fragile period. Luckily he did not stick to his actions and he ended up writing La Mer. Back in 2009, Trent finally went back to the house and got married to Mariqueen Maandig there, Trent openly talked about this experience during the 3rd of June 2009 concert in Mansfield, Massachusetts  which can be found in this link here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIsAazPVnFQ