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{{song
| title = Survivalism
| album = ''[[Year Zero]]''
| length = 4:23
| BPM = 130| versions = NSurvivalism<br>Survivalism (Instrumental)<br>Survivalism (Radio Edit)<br>Survivalism_Tardusted<br>Survivalism_OpalHeartClinic_Niggy_Tardust!(Escaped... <br>Survivalism (David Sitek Mix)<br>Survivalism (deadmau5 Remix)| live = [[Performance 2007]] through [[NIN 2014 Europe/UK Tour]]<br>[[I Can't Seem To Wake Up 2017]] through present}}'''"Survivalism"''' is the third track and the first single from the 2007 album ''[[Year Zero]].'' On March 13, the source files for the song were released in GarageBand format at [[nin.com]]. "Survivalism" is the third NIN song to be officially released as source files—"[[Only (song)|Only]]" and "[[The Hand That Feeds (song)|The Hand That Feeds]]" were previously released. ===Song Credits===*Production: [[Trent Reznor]], [[Atticus Ross]]*Mix: [[Alan Moulder]]*Backing vocals: [[Saul Williams]] ==Title meaning==Survivalism is the belief that one must be prepared to survive a major catastrophe by stocking up on food and weapons. Asurvivalist therefore is a person who anticipates and prepares for a future disruption in local, regional or worldwide social or political order. Survivalists often prepare for this anticipated disruption by learning skills (e.g., emergency medical training), stockpiling food and water, or building structures that will help them to survive (e.g., an underground shelter). ==Appearances=====Halos===*''[[Survivalism (halo)|Survivalism]]''*''Year Zero''*''[[Capital G (halo)| live Capital G]]''*''[[Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D]]'' ===Seeds===*''[[The Definitive NIN - Heavy Tracks]]'' ===Promos===* ''Survivalism'' ===Other=== *''[[2007The Definitive NIN - The Singles]]'' - online playlist(s); not on original Seed release* ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'': Season 7 : Living Doll (05/17/07)[http://www.tunefind.com/02artist/Nine+Inch+Nails] ==Versions=====Survivalism===Found on ''Year Zero'' as well as the ''Survivalism'' single and promo. Characterized by much synthetic layering and a consistent eighth note drum machine pulse, matched by a single note bass riff that begins on the second eighth and ends on the eighth before repeating. This gives the song an apparent metric shift one eighth note forward, though the first downbeat of each measure is actually in the space between the stop and start of the bass and guitar riff. The chorus features many layers of group vocals, including some by Saul Williams. After the final chorus, a new guitar riff leads off a coda that builds in layers of drones until suddenly stopping and leading into "[[The Good Soldier]]." ===Survivalism (Instrumental)==='''''Running Time: 4:30''''' This unmastered vocal-less mix was released by Reznor through his [[remix.nin.com]] account. ===Survivalism (Radio Edit)===A radio-friendly edited version that is found on the ''Survivalism'' promo. The word "whore" is edited out. ===Survivalism_Tardusted==='''''Running Time: 4:19''''' Included on the ''Survivalism'' single and ''Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D,'' this remix was created by Williams and Thavius Beck. The music isn't as guitar-driven as the album version and the chorus consists of Reznor's vocals with Williams' vocal contributions reduced significantly. The breakdown repeats the lyric "All a part of this great nation." There is also hand-clap percussion over pulsating beats and some distortion on Reznor's vocals at some points in the song. Although it may not seem as heavy as the original, it's still heavy in terms of percussion. ====Song Credits====Remix: Saul Williams, Thavius Beck ===Survivalism_OpalHeartClinic_Niggy_Tardust!(Escaped...===Available on the UK 9" Vinyl ''Survivalism'' single. This remix, also by Williams, features him incorporating new lyrics into the verses and delivering them with more of a spoken word/hip-hop flow. Reznor's vocals become backing vocals on this track, allowing Williams to come to the front. The music is very similar to that used in the "Tardusted" version. The new lyrics sung by Williams are as follows: Wanted to cap somebody Wanted to buck em' down Wanted to pull the trigger Just to hear the fucking sound I got my propaganda I get my cable free I hang it from my neck And go to work from tree to tree It's gotta be the poison They're putting in my food It takes me by the brain And marks me to my every move I try to change the channel The channel's changing me I take the cup and prop it up Before I start to pee I stumble from the toilet I'm sprawled across the floor I feel my head expand Beyond the room Beyond the door I'm in an oval office In an electric chair I sign my name Beneath the claim That I don't really care I got survivalism You've got my claim to fame I got the right to say I'm fighting under Jesus' name I see the .45's But I wont act surprised Lost my faith along the way And found myself believing your lies The spoken word rhythm of this remix has a strong resemblance to Williams' song "P.G." from ''[[wp:Saul Williams (album)|Saul Williams]]''. }}===Survivalism (Dave Sitek Mix)==='''''Running Time: 4:31''''' David Andrew Sitek is member of [[TV On The Radio]], who opened for [[Nine Inch Nails]] during the [[Live: With Teeth]] tour. This remix was originally available as a UK-only iTunes download. It came as a free bonus track packaged with the full album download of ''Year Zero.'' It is alternatively available on the [[Capital G (halo)|''Capital G'' single]]. It is akin to the original song sound-wise, but features a heavier and more plodding drum line. Additionally, it enhances Williams' back up vocals and makes them more prominent than in the original. The structure and length of the song remains relatively unchanged. ===Survivalism (deadmau5 Remix)==='''''Running Time: 3:37''''' This is a remix by deadmau5, originally released through his official SoundCloud account in 2012, then commercially on his album ''while(1<2)''.
==LeakMusic Video==[[Image:Survivalismstill.jpg|thumb|Screenshot from the "Survivalism" video]][[Image:Survivalscreens.png|thumbnail|Layout of the video screens]]Filming for the "Survivalism" [[Nine Inch Nails music videos|music video]] began on February 5, 2007, at Lacy Street Studios. It was directed by Alex Lieu, [[Rob Sheridan]], and Reznor, and produced by Susan Bonds. The video was "leaked" to the internet via flash drives found dotted around the venue by people attending the Nine Inch Nails concert in London on March 7, 2007.
====Notes====
* The graffiti wall has "Isaiah 15:9" written on it. The biblical verse for this is: "For the waters of Dimon shall be full of blood: for I will bring more upon Dimon, lions upon him that escapeth of Moab, and upon the remnant of the land."
* The picture of Jesus in the "TV Room" has "John 19:34" written on it. The biblical verse for this is: "But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water."
* "Exodus 7:21" is visible in the room with the man on the computer. The biblical verse for this is: "And the fish that [was] in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt."
* "II Kings 3:22" is visible in the room with the man on the computer. The biblical verse for this is: "And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood."
* The door knocked in has "Rev 18.3.4" painted on its exterior. The biblical verses Revelation 18:3 and 18:4 are: "For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies," and "And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues."
* One room shows a couple injecting opal
* The letters hidden in time counter at the monitors T H E T U R N E D T O lead to webside [ http://www.thewaterturnedtoblood.net/ ]
* New code in the cd-single track list RSWTB in the credits of track 2 - survivalism_tardusted [http://farm1.static.flickr.com/231/448174774_0360234f30.jpg?v=0]
== Lyrics ==
I should have listened to her
So hard to keep control
We kept on eating but our
Bloated bellies still not full
She gave us all she had but
We went and took some more
Can't seem to shut her legs our
Mother Nature is a whore
I got my propaganda I got revisionism
I got my violence in high def ultra-realism
All a part of this great nation
I got my fist I got my plan I got survivalism
Hypnotic sound of sirens
Echoing through the street
The cocking of the rifles
The marching of the feet
You see your world on fire
Don't try to act surprised
We did just what you told us
Lost our faith along the way and found ourselves believing your lies
I got my propaganda I got revisionism
I got my violence in high def ultra-realism
All a part of this great nation
I got my fist I got my plan I got survivalism
All bruised and broken, bleeding
She asks to take my hand
I turn and keep on walking
What you'd do the same thing in the circumstance I'm sure you understand
I got my propaganda I got revisionism
I got my violence in high-def ultra-realism
All a part of this great nation
I got my fist I got my plan I got survivalism
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