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It remains unclear what portions, if any, of ''The Slip'' should be considered as canon in the Year Zero storyline. Aside from from [[Art Is Resistance]] logo in the artwork for "Letting You", there are no clear direct references characters or events in Year Zero. Many of tracks do share similar themes, such as abuse of power ("Letting You"), an avatar of destruction ("Demon Seed"), submission to authority ("Head Down"), imprisonment ("Echoplex") and the appearance of entities in the sky ("Lights In The Sky"). Other songs, however, like "1,000,000" and "Discipline", seem completely unrelated and feature more "traditional" NIN themes of personal turmoil. However, through analysis of the lyrics and with consideration of the Year Zero theme. "1,000,000" could be about fleeing from authorities after committing offense in a totalitarian universe. "Discipline" could be a soldier or citizen trying to keep in line and not get caught. The song "Letting You," could be the abusive power saying that they want to use one citizen's escape so that they can find the rest of the resistance. This is pure speculation, though the red lines throughout the artwork could provide hints to connections with Year Zero. For example, tracks without red lines could denote songs written without YZ connections. This proves consistent except with "Lights In The Sky", which is not marked with red lines, but segues directly into "Corona Radiata", a piece that identifies most strongly with, if not a concentrated demonstration, of Year Zero's 'sound collage' concept. The unmistakeable concept-album features (Year Zero's AIR logo, the red-line artwork leading into "Demon Seed" as well as the symbolic artwork itself) can be used to easily interpret "The Slip" as an albeit loose sequel/continuation of YZ.That is, if the music itself wasn't the most obvious clue to us in the first place.