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| length =4:39
| BPM = 88
| versions =Terrible Lie<br>Terrible Lie (Sympathetic Mix)<br>Terrible Lie (Empathetic Mix)<br>Terrible Lie (Demo - Martin Atkins tape)<br>Terrible Lie (''[[Closure]]'')<br>Terrible Lie (''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]]'')<br>Terrible Lie (''[[Beside You In Time (halo)|Beside You In Time]]'')
| live =[["Pretty Hate Machine" Promotional Tour]] through present
}}'''"Terrible Lie"''' is the second track on the 1989 release ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]'' and begins directly at the end of "[[Head Like A Hole (song)|Head Like A Hole]]" (the end of the latter providing a segue into the beginning of the former).
===Song Credits===
*Production: [[Flood]], [[Trent Reznor]]
*Engineering: Flood, [[John Fryer]], [[Doug de Angelis]]
*Mix: John Fryer, Trent Reznor
==Versions==
===Terrible Lie===
The second track from the album ''Pretty Hate Machine,'' its intro beat bleeds in from the outro of "Head Like A Hole" and pops up occasionally throughout the song. The song is almost entirely synthetic and is extremely layered when compared to most of the other songs on the album. A dissonant theme runs through the outro of the song in the form of variously pitched [[samples]] of a woodblock.
===Terrible Lie (Sympathetic Mix)===
'''''Running Time: 4:26'''''
Present on the ''Head Like A Hole'' single, this version is essentially the same as the album version with a few slight differences such as an unadulterated intro, a bit less layering and different arrangements, as well as a different outro and ending. Due to its similarity to the album version, however, it's often considered more of a "single mix" for the song, which is used as a B-Side to ''Head Like A Hole.''
===Terrible Lie (Empathetic Mix)===
'''''Running Time: 6:11'''''
Present on the ''Head Like A Hole'' single, this version is notably more remixed than the other version, lacking the normal intro and is much more upbeat as well with different arrangements of the main parts of the song, though the flow of the song remains intact. The background noises are much clearer as well and the song is noticeably extended in this version. Some of the lyrics (such as the distorted "Hey God!") are much clearer in this version as well. It also has a different ending as well.
====Song Credits====
*Production and mix: Flood, Trent Reznor
===Terrible Lie (Demo - Martin Atkins tape)===
'''''Running Time: 4:55'''''
A demo for "Terrible Lie" does exist, but it has only leaked in short clips on the internet. It exists on a cassette tape handed out by Reznor to important figures. This cassette is also in the possession of [[Martin Atkins]], who has allowed fans to hear excerpts.
===Terrible Lie (''Closure'')===
==Live==
"Terrible Lie" is often the opening song of Nine Inch Nails shows following an introduction, which may be "[[Now I'm Nothing]]" ([[Lollapalooza]] '91, [[Wave_Goodbye_Tour#NIN.2FJA_2009|NIN/JA 2009]]) or, often, a manipulated pre-recorded version of "[[Pinion]]." The live version typically omits the keyboard and bass harmony for the first half of the first chorus, a feature of the [[Terrible_Lie#Terrible_Lie_.28Sympathetic_Mix.29|Sympathetic mix]]. The ending of the song is extended when performed live and is often concluded with Reznor screaming "you promised me" repeatedly. A brief sample of the words "who do you think you're fooling?" often surrounded the song in performances prior to the Fragility tour, most often at the end of the song (though also used at the start of the song on ''Pretty Hate Machine'' tours as it emerged from the sample collage). The variation performed on the [[Wave Goodbye Tour]] is was mostly the same as the version introduced during [[Live: With Teeth]]. However, as the live band is now only 4 members, all synthesizer parts are absent, leaving only loud guitar riffs (this is most noticeable in the chorus, and right before the outro where there is usually a 'hammer-synth' countermelody played over the chorus progression). Due to During the hectic nature Australian leg of the Wave Goodbye Tour, the songfeatured a minimalist intro, using the band will often destroy instruments and/or the stage during the song. This synth parts that can be seen in heard during the 1989-1991 footage that was added as an appendage to choruses of the "DVD" studio version of ''[[Closure]]''.
Due to the hectic nature of the song, the band will often destroy instruments and/or the stage during the song. This can be seen in the 1989-1991 footage that was added as an appendage to the "DVD" version of ''[[Closure]]''. During the [[Live: With Teeth]] tours, [[Aaron North]] plays a short solo during the last few moments of the song. This is a short, three note repeating solo.
===Aaron North solo tab===
e|-----------------------------<br>
B|-----------------------------<br>
G|-9-11-12--9-11-12--9-11-12<br>D| ------------------<br>D|-13-15-16--13-15-16--13-15-16<br>
A|-----------------------------<br>
E|-----------------------------<br>
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