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Nine Inch Nails Terrible Lie Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7/10 [3 votes]Album: Pretty Hate Machine / Original Release Date: 1989-11-20Genre: ElectronicSong Duration: 4 min 38 sec
Terrible Lie
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails
NINE INCH NAILS
- Terrible Lie Lyricshey God
why are you doing this to me?
am i not living up to what i'm supposed to be?
why am i seething with this animosity?
hey God
i think you owe me a great big apology.
terrible lie
terrible lie
terrible lie
terrible lie
hey God
i really don't know what you mean.
seems like salvation come only in our dreams.
i feel my hatred grow all the more extreme.
hey God
can this world really be as sad as it seems?
terrible lie
terrible lie
terrible lie
terrible lie
don't take it away from me.
i need someone to hold on to.
don't take it away from me.
i need someone to hold on to.
hey God
there's nothing left for me to hide.
i lost my ignorance, security and pride.
i'm all alone in a world you must despise.
hey God
i believed your promises, your promises and lies.
terrible lie
terrible lie
terrible lie
terrible lie
you made me throw it all away.
my morals left to decay.
how many you betray.
you've taken everything.
terrible lie.
my head is filled with disease.
my skin is begging you please.
i'm on my hands and knees.
i want so much to believe.
i need someone to hold on to.
i need someone to hold on to.
i need someone i need someone.
i need someone to hold on to.
i give you everything.
my sweet everything.
hey God
i really don't know who i am.
in this world of piss
why are you doing this to me?
am i not living up to what i'm supposed to be?
why am i seething with this animosity?
hey God
i think you owe me a great big apology.
terrible lie
terrible lie
terrible lie
terrible lie
hey God
i really don't know what you mean.
seems like salvation come only in our dreams.
i feel my hatred grow all the more extreme.
hey God
can this world really be as sad as it seems?
terrible lie
terrible lie
terrible lie
terrible lie
don't take it away from me.
i need someone to hold on to.
don't take it away from me.
i need someone to hold on to.
hey God
there's nothing left for me to hide.
i lost my ignorance, security and pride.
hey God
i believed your promises, your promises and lies.
terrible lie
terrible lie
terrible lie
terrible lie
you made me throw it all away.
my morals left to decay.
how many you betray.
you've taken everything.
terrible lie.
my head is filled with disease.
my skin is begging you please.
i'm on my hands and knees.
i want so much to believe.
i need someone to hold on to.
i need someone to hold on to.
i need someone i need someone.
i need someone to hold on to.
i give you everything.
my sweet everything.
hey God
i really don't know who i am.
in this world of piss
Facts about Terrible Lie
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Terrible Lie is written by Trent Reznor.
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It is first released on November 20, 1989 as part of Nine Inch Nails's album "Pretty Hate Machine" which includes 11 tracks in total. This song is the 1st track on this album.
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When we dive into the story the lyrics are telling, the Nine Inch Nails' song 'Terrible Lie' portrays a higher power and the artist as 'God' through feelings of betrayal, disillusionment, and anger. The main character of the song is in doubt about the whole idea of salvation, and, in the end, feels forsaken and tricked. He shows loss, loneliness, and a great need for something or someone to cling to amid the chaos and despair that the world is represented to express. The lyrics of Terrible lie convey mainly the brutality of the situation, heartbreak, despair, reflection, and anger. At the same time, the song emphasizes the struggle with faith, feelings of isolation, desperate need for connection, and finally, betrayal and disillusionment. The lyrics are rooted in hatred, existential questioning, and emotional turmoil, which could easily be classified as unsuitable for children below the age of thirteen. Phrases such as 'my head is filled with disease' and 'my morals left to decay' hint at the artist's darker emotional state and imply the need for parental guidance.
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Terrible Lie falls under the genre Electronic.
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Terrible Lie is produced by Flood, Trent Reznor.
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Terrible Lie song length is 4 minutes and 38 seconds.
Who wrote Terrible Lie lyrics?
Terrible Lie is written by Trent Reznor.
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When was Terrible Lie released?
It is first released on November 20, 1989 as part of Nine Inch Nails's album "Pretty Hate Machine" which includes 11 tracks in total. This song is the 1st track on this album.
✔️
What is the meaning behind Terrible Lie lyrics?
When we dive into the story the lyrics are telling, the Nine Inch Nails' song 'Terrible Lie' portrays a higher power and the artist as 'God' through feelings of betrayal, disillusionment, and anger. The main character of the song is in doubt about the whole idea of salvation, and, in the end, feels forsaken and tricked. He shows loss, loneliness, and a great need for something or someone to cling to amid the chaos and despair that the world is represented to express. The lyrics of Terrible lie convey mainly the brutality of the situation, heartbreak, despair, reflection, and anger. At the same time, the song emphasizes the struggle with faith, feelings of isolation, desperate need for connection, and finally, betrayal and disillusionment. The lyrics are rooted in hatred, existential questioning, and emotional turmoil, which could easily be classified as unsuitable for children below the age of thirteen. Phrases such as 'my head is filled with disease' and 'my morals left to decay' hint at the artist's darker emotional state and imply the need for parental guidance.
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Which genre is Terrible Lie?
Terrible Lie falls under the genre Electronic.
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Who produced Terrible Lie?
Terrible Lie is produced by Flood, Trent Reznor.
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How long is the song Terrible Lie?
Terrible Lie song length is 4 minutes and 38 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Trent Reznor
Record Label(s): 2011 Null
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