Nine Inch Nails
Album • 2005
Watching all the insects march along Seem to know just right where they belong Smears a face reflecting in the chrome Hiding in the crowd, I'm all alone No one's heard a single word I've said They don't sound as good outside my head It looks as though the past is here to stay I've become a million miles a- Why do you get all the love in the world? Why do you get all the love in the world? All the jagged edges disappear Colors all look brighter when you're near The stars are all afire in the sky Sometimes I get so lonely I could- Why do you get all the love in the world? Why do you get all the love in the world? Why do you get all the love in the world? Why do you get all the love in the world? Why do you get all the love in the world? Why do you get all the love in the world? Why do you get all the love in the world? (Why do you get all the love in the world?) Why do you get all the love in the world? Why do you get all the love in the world? Why do you get all the love in the world? Why do you get all the love in the world? Why do you get all the love in the world? Why do you get all the love in the world? Why do you get all the love in the world? Why do you get all the love in the world? Why do you get all the love in the world? Why do you get all the love in the world? Why do you get all the love in the world? (Why do you get?) Why do you get all the love in the world? (Why do you get?) Why do you get all the love in the world? Why do you get all the love in the world? (Why do you get?) Why do you get all the love in the world? Why do you get all the love in the world? Why do you get all the love in the world? Why do you get all the love in the world? Why do you get all the love in the world?
Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Feb 21, 2026
I tried to sneak myself through, tried to get to the other side (I tried to sneak myself through, tried to get to the other side) I had to patch up the cracks and the holes that I have to hide For a little bit of time even made it work okay Just long enough to really make it hurt When they figured me out and it all just rotted away Don't you fucking know what you are? Don't you fucking know what you are? Don't you fucking know what you are? Go on, get back to where you belong You better take a good look 'cause I'm full of shit (Shit, shit, shit) With every bit of my heart I've tried to believe in it You can dress it all up, you can try to pretend (You can try to pretend, you can try to pretend) But you can't change anything You can't change anything, in the end Don't you fucking know what you are? Don't you fucking know what you are? Don't you fucking know what you are? Go on, get back to where you belong (Don't you fucking know what you are?) (Remember where you came from, remember what you are) (Remember where you came from, remember what you are) (Remember where you came from, remember what you are) (Remember where you came from, remember what you are) (Remember where you came from, remember what you are) Remember where you came from, remember what you are Remember where you came from, remember what you are Remember where you came from, remember what you are Remember where you came from, remember what you are Remember where you came from, remember what you are! Don't you fucking know what you are? Go on, get back to where you belong Don't you fucking know what you are? Go on, get back to where you belong Don't you fucking know what you are? Go on, get back to where you belong Don't you fucking know what you are? Go on, get back to where you belong
Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Feb 21, 2026
I pick things up, I am a collector And things, well things, they tend to accumulate I have this net, it drags behind me It picks up feelings for me to feed upon There are times, plenty of times I wish I could let it go But they start to breathe, and they start to grow inside me There are times, plenty of times I wish I could let it go But they start to make me think things I don't wanna know I'm tryin' to fit it all inside I'm tryin' to open my mouth wide I'm tryin' not to choke and swallow it all, swallow it all Swallow it all, swallow it all I am the plague, I am the swarm All your hurt sticks on me, and I keep it warm They will make me stay, they won't let me leave There are so goddamn many of them, it gets hard to breathe I'm tryin' to fit it all inside I'm tryin' to open my mouth wide I'm tryin' not to choke inside I am a good boy and I will swallow it all, swallow it all Swallow it all, swallow it all Every last one, every last one, every last one, every last one Every last one, every last one, every last one, every last one Every last one, every last one, every last one, every last one Every last one, every last one, every last one, every last one Every last one, every last one, every last one, every last one
Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Feb 21, 2026
You're keeping in step in the line Got your chin held high and you feel just fine 'Cause you do what you're told But inside your heart, it is black and it's hollow and it's cold Just how deep do you believe? Will you bite the hand that feeds? Will you chew until it bleeds? Can you get up off your knees? Are you brave enough to see? Do you wanna change it? What if this whole crusade's a charade And behind it all there's a price to be paid For the blood which we dine Justified in the name of the holy and the divine Just how deep do you believe? Will you bite the hand that feeds? Will you chew until it bleeds? Can you get up off your knees? Are you brave enough to see? Do you wanna change it? So naive I keep holding on to what I wanna believe I can see But I keep holding on and on and on and on (On and on and on and on) Will you bite the hand that feeds you? Will you stay down on your knees? Will you bite the hand that feeds you? Will you stay down on your knees? Will you bite the hand that feeds you? Will you stay down on your knees? Will you bite the hand that feeds you? Will you stay down on your knees? Will you bite the hand that feeds you? Will you stay down on your knees? Will you bite the hand that feeds you? Will you stay down on your knees? Will you bite the hand that feeds you? Will you stay down on your knees? Will you bite the hand that feeds you? Will you stay down on your knees?
Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Feb 21, 2026
The more that we take The paler we get I can't remember what it is We try to forget The tile on the floor So cold it can sting In your eyes is a place Worth remembering For you to go and take this And smash it apart I've gone all this fuckin' way To wind up back at, back at the start Hey, the closer we think we are Well, it only got us so far Now you got anything left to show? No, no, I didn't think so Hey, the sooner we realize We cover ourselves with lies But underneath we're not so tough And love is not enough Well, it hides in the dark Like the witherin' vein We didn't give it a mouth So it cannot complain It never really had a chance We never really make it through I never think I'd believe I believed I could get better with you Hey, the closer we think we are Well, it never got us so far Now you got anything left to show? No, no, no, no, I didn't think so Hey, the sooner we realize (the sooner we realize) We cover ourselves with lies But underneath we're not so tough Oh, and love is not enough (Love is not enough) (Love is not enough) (Love is not enough) Oh, love is not enough Hey!
Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Feb 21, 2026
She comes along, she gets inside She makes you better than anything you've tried It's in her kiss, the blackest sea And it runs deeper than you dare to dream it could be With a-teeth-a A-with a-teeth-a A-with a-teeth-a A-with a-teeth-a Wave goodbye to what you were The rules have changed, the lines begin to blur She makes you hard, it comes on strong You've finally found the place where you belong With a-teeth-a A-with a-teeth-a A-with a-teeth-a A-with a-teeth-a (I cannot go through this again) (I cannot go through this again) (I cannot go through this again) (I cannot go through this again) (I cannot go through this again) (I cannot go through this again) (I cannot go through this again) (I cannot go through this again) With a-teeth-a A-with a-teeth-a A-with a-teeth-a A-with a-teeth-a She will not let you go, keeps holdin' on She will not let you go, keeps holdin' on This time, I'm not comin' back, she will not let you go This time, I'm not comin' back, she will not let you go
Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Feb 21, 2026
Getting a little erratic here And I don't know who to trust I guess they got a way of readin' my mind I guess I got to adjust I've got my arms that flip flop flip flop flip I got my head on a spring Well I thought I got you on my side I haven't got fucking anything I'm just a face in the crowd Nothing to worry about Not even tryin' to stand out I'm getting smaller and smaller and smaller And I have nothing to say It's all been taken away I just behave and obey I'm afraid I am starting to fade away Uh-huh I kinda see through the cracks When I press up on the wall I'm not lookin' to stand up real high I'd be happy to crawl I think I'm losing my grip But I can still make a fist You know I still got my one good arm That I can beat, mmm, I can beat myself up with I'm just a face in the crowd Nothing to worry about Not even tryin' to stand out I'm getting smaller and smaller and smaller And I have nothing to say It's all been taken away I just behave and obey I'm afraid I am starting to fade away Hey, and for what it was worth I really used to believe That maybe there's some great thing That we could achieve And now I can't tell the difference Or know what to feel Between what I've been tryin' so hard to see And what appears to be real Fading away Fading away Fading away Fading away My world is getting smaller every day Hey, hey hey, hey, and that's okay My world is getting smaller every day Hey, hey hey, hey, and that's okay My world is getting smaller every day Hey, hey hey, hey, and that's okay My world is getting smaller every day Hey, hey hey, hey, and that's okay
Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Feb 21, 2026
Sunspots cast a glare in my eyes Sometimes I forget I'm alive I feel it coming and I've got to get out of its way I hear it calling and I come cause I can't disobey I should not listen and I shouldn't believe, but I do Yes I do She turns me on She makes it real I have to apologize For the way I feel My life, it seems has taken a turn Why in the name of god would I ever want to return? Peel off our skin, we're gonna burn what we were to the ground Fuck in the fire and we'll spread all the ashes around I want to kill away the rest of what's left and I do Yes I do She turns me on She makes it real I have to apologize For the way I feel And nothing can stop me now There is nothing to fear And everything I'd ever want Is inside of here Oh, inside of here Now I just stare into the sun And I see everything I've done I think I could have been someone But I can't stop what has begun When everything is said and done And there is no place left to run I think I used to be someone Now I just stare into the sun
Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Feb 21, 2026
There are things that I said I would never do There are fears that I cannot believe have come true For my soul is too sick and too little and too late And myself, I have grown too weary to hate The more I stay in here, the more it's not so clear The more I stay in here, the more I disappear As far as I have gone, I knew what side I'm on But now I'm not so sure, the line begins to blur Is there somebody on top of me? I don't know, I don't know Isn't anybody stoppin' me? I don't know, I don't know Well, I'm tryin' to hold my breath, I don't know, I don't know Just how far down can I go? I don't know, I don't know, I don't know As I lie here and stare, the fabric starts to tear It's far beyond repair, and I don't really care As far as I have gone, I knew what side I'm on But now I'm not so sure, the line begins to blur
Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Feb 21, 2026
I am all alone this time around Sometimes on the side I hear a sound Places parallel, I know it's you Feel the little pieces bleeding through And on (and on) this goes on (and on) And on (and on) and on (and on) And on (and on) and on (and on) And on (and on) and on (and on) And on (and on) this goes on And on and on And on and on And on and on And on Now that I've decided not to stay I can feel me start to fade away Everything is back where it belongs I will be beside you before long And on (and on) this goes on (and on) And on (and on) and on (and on) And on (and on) and on (and on) And on (and on) and on (and on) And on (and on) this goes on And on and on And on and on And on and on And on Ooh, we will never die Ooh, beside you in time Ooh, we will never die Ooh, beside you in time
Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Feb 21, 2026
See the animal in his cage that you built Are you sure what side you're on? Better not look him too closely in the eye Are you sure what side of the glass you are on? See the safety of the life you have built Everything where it belongs Feel the hollowness inside of your heart And it's all... right where it belongs What if everything around you Isn't quite as it seems? What if all the world you think you know Is an elaborate dream? And if you look at your reflection Is it all you want it to be? What if you could look right through the cracks? Would you find yourself, find yourself afraid to see? What if all the world's inside of your head Just creations of your own? Your devils and your gods, all the living and the dead And you're really all alone? You can live in this illusion You can choose to believe You keep looking but you can't find the woods While you're hiding in the trees What if everything around you Isn't quite as it seems? What if all the world you used to know Is an elaborate dream? And if you look at your reflection Is that all you want it to be? What if you could look right through the cracks? Would you find yourself, find yourself afraid to see? Ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Feb 21, 2026
Everything Is catching up with me I awake To find I'm not at all where I Should be And it feels I'm getting to the end And it's hard To figure out what's real, and what's Pretend To break from what we're tied to God knows how much I've tried to And I am still inside you And I am still inside you I escape Every now and then And to think I find myself back here again And again I used to know who I was Until you came along I return To the only place I've ever felt That I belong To break from what we're tied to God knows how much I've tried to And I am still inside you And I am still inside you
Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Feb 21, 2026
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