nine inch nails: pretty hate machine

1. head like a hole
2. terrible lie
3. down in it
4. sanctified
5. something i can never have
6. kinda i want to
7. sin
8. that's what i get
9. the only time
10. ringfinger
 
 
1. head like a hole.
god money i'll do anything for you. god money just tell me what you want me to. god money nail
me up against the wall, god money don't want everything he wants it all. no you can't take it. no no you can't take it (no you can't take that away from me)
head like a hole. black as yours soul. i'd rather die that give you control. head like a hole. black as your soul. i'd rather die that give you control
bow down before the one you serve. you're going to get what you deserve
god money's not looking for the cure. god money's not concerned about this sick among the pure. god money let's go dancing on the backs of the bruised. god money's not one to choose. no you
can't take it. no no you can't take it. no you can't take that away from me
head like a hole. black as yours soul. i'd rather die that give you control. head like a hole. black as your soul. i'd rather die that give you control
bow down before the one you serve. you're going to get what you deserve. you know who you
are

2. terrible lie.
hey 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 animosity? hey God, i think you owe me a great big apology
terrible lie
hey God, i really don't know what you mean. seems like salvation comes only in our dreams. i feel my hatred grow all the roe extreme. hey God, can this world really be as sad as it seems
terrible lie
don't take it away from me. i need somebody 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 the promises, the promises and lies
terrible lie
you made me throw it all way. 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 to
hold on to. 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
 
3. down in it.
kinda like a cloud i was way up in the sky and i was feeling some feelings you wouldn't believe
sometimes i can't believe them myself and i decided i was never coming down. just then a tiny little dot caught my eye it was just about too small to see. but i watched it way too long and that dot
was pulling my down.
i was up above it. now i'm down in it
well shut up so what what does it matter. i was swimming in the haze now i crawl on the ground.
and everything i never liked about you is kind of seeping into me. try to laugh about it now but isn't it funny how everything works out (" i guess the jokes on me," she said)
i was up above it. now i'm down in it
i used to be so big and strong. i used to know my right from wrong. i used to never be afraid. i
used to be somebody. i used to have something inside. now just this hole that's open wide. i used
to want it all. i used to be somebody
i'll cross my heart and hope to die but the needle's already in my eye. and all the world's weight is
on my back and i don't even know why. and what i used to think was me is just fading memory
i looked him right in the eye and said "goodbye."
i was up above it. now i'm down in it

4. sanctified.
it's still getting worse after everything i tried. what if i found a way to wash it all aside. what if she touches with those fingertips. as the words spill out like fire from her lips
if she says come inside i'll come inside for her. if she says give it all i'll give everything to her
i am justified. i am purified. i am sanctified. inside you
Heaven's just a rumor she'll dispel. as she walks me through the nicest parts of hell. i still dream of lips i never should have kissed. well she knows exactly what i can't resist
if she says come inside i'll come inside for her. if she says give it all i'll give everything to her
i am justified. i am purified. i am sanctified. inside you
i'm just caught up in another of her spells. she's turing me into someone else. every day i hope and pray that this will end. but when i can i do it all again
if she says come inside i'll come inside for her. if she says give it all i'll give everything to her
i am justified. i am purified. i am sanctified. inside you
as surely as the blade's course is run. maybe my kingdom's finally come

5. something i can never have.
i still recall the taste of my tears. echoing your voice just like the ringing in my ears. my favorite dreams of you still wash ashore. scraping through my head 'till i don't want to sleep anymore
come on tell me. make this all go away. you make this all go away. i'm down to just one thing and i'm starting to scare myself. make this all go away. you make this all go away. i just want something. i just want something i can never have
you always were the one to show me how. back then i couldn't do the things that i can do now
this thing is slowly taking me apart. grey would be the color if i had a heart
i just want something i can never have
in this place it seems like such a shame. though it all looks different now, i know it's still the same
everywhere i look you're all i see. just the fading fucking reminder of who i used to be
come on tell me. make this all go away. you make this all go away. i'm down to just one thing and i'm starting to scare myself. make this all go away. you make this all go away. i just want something. i just want something i can never have. i just want something i can never have
think i know what you meant. that night on my bed. still picking at this scab. i wish you were dead
you sweet and perry ellis. just stains on my sheets

6. kinda i want to.
i can't shake this feeling from my head. there's a devil sleeping in my bed. he's watching you from across the way. i cannot make this feeling go away
i know it's not the right thing. and i know it's not the good thing. but kinda i ant to
i'm not sure of what i should do. when everything i'm thinking of is you. all of my excuses turn to lies. maybe God will cover up his eyes
i know it's not the tight thing. and i know it's not the good thing. but kinda i want to. kinda i want to
maybe just for tonight. we can pretend it's alright. what's the price i pay i don't care what they say. i want to. i want to (i'll take my chance tonight)

7. sin.
 you give me the reason. you give me control. i gave you my Purity. my Purity you stole. did you think i wouldn't recognize this compromise. am i just stupid to realize. stale incense old sweat and lies lies lies
it comes down to this. your kiss. your fist. and your stain. it get's under my skin. within. take in the extent of my sin
you give me the anger. you give me the nerve. carry out the sentence. i ge what i deserve. i'm just an effigy to be defaced. to be disgraced. your need for me has been replaced. and if i can't have everything well then just give me a taste
it comes down to this. your kiss. your fist. and your stain. it get's under my skin. within. take in the extent of my sin

8. that's what i get.
just when everything was making sense. you took away all my self-confidence. now all that i've been hearing must be true. i guess i'm not the only boy for you
but that's what i get
how could you turn us into this? after you just taught me how to kiss you. i told you i'd never say goodbye. now i'm slipping on the tears you made me cry
but that's what i get
why does it come as a surprise. to think that i was so naive. maybe didn't mean so much. but it meant everything to me

9. the only time.
i'm drunk. and right now i'm so in love with you. and i don't want to think too much about what we should or shouldn't do. lay my hands on Heaven and the sun and the moon and the stars. while the devil wants to fuck me in the back of his car. nothing quite like the feel of something new
maybe i'm all messed up. maybe i'm all messed up in you
but this is the only time i really feel alive. this is the only time i really feel alive
i swear. i just found everything i need. the sweat in your eyes the blood in your veins are listening to me. well i want to drink it up and swim in it until i drown. my moral standing is lying down
nothing quite like the feel of something new
maybe i'm all messed up. maybe i'm all messed up in you
but this is the only time i really feel alive. this is the only time i really feel alive
i can't help thinking Christ never had it like this

10. ringfinger.
well you've got me working so hard lately. working my hands until they bleed. if i was twice the man i could be. i'd still be half of what you need. still you lead me and i follow. anything you ask you know i'll do. but this one act of consecration is what i ask of you
ringfinger. promise carved in stone. deeper that the sea. ringfinger. sever flesh and bone and offer it to me
you just leave me nailed here. hanging like Jesus on this cross. i'll be dying for your sins and aiding to the cause
ringfinger. promise carved in stone. deeper that the sea. ringfinger. sever flesh and bone and offer it to me
wrap my eyes in bandages. confessions i see through. i get everything i want. when i get part of you
ringfinger. promise carved in stone. deeper that the sea. ringfinger. sever flesh and bone and offer it to me. ringfinger. promise carved in stone. deeper that the sea. ringfinger. sever flesh and bone. do something for me
 
 

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