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Album:Hesitation Marks
Length:0:52
Tempo:84 BPM
Versions:The Eater Of Dreams
Live:NIN + QOTSA

"The Eater Of Dreams" is the first track on the 2013 release Hesitation Marks.

Contents

  • 1 Song Credits
  • 2 Appearances
  • 3 Versions
    • 3.1 The Eater Of Dreams
  • 4 Live
  • 5 Lyrics

Song Credits

  • Alessandro Cortini: Electronics
  • Trent Reznor: Vocals, Electronics
  • Written by Trent Reznor and Alessandro Cortini
  • Mixed and Engineered by Michael Patterson

Appearances

  • Hesitation Marks

Versions

The Eater Of Dreams

This is the only known version. A short introduction track in the tradition of "Pinion" and "999,999," it begins with rhythmic blips of noise, then adds synth layers that pulse at quarter notes. As layers add, its volume swells, and brief snippets of vocals enter in the background before the track suddenly cuts off.

Live

"The Eater Of Dreams" made its live debut alongside "Pinion" during the NIN + QOTSA leg of the Live 2013-2014 tour.

Lyrics

While the song is an instrumental, a short vocal can be heard at the beginning in a distorted quiet tone, and at the end in a loud distorted tone twice:

   Ain't goin' back

Or possibly:

   Let go of me

Or alternately:

   Reznor's back

Or hypothetically:

   The downward


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