"Ruiner" was performed live on the [[Self-Destruct Tour]] but would be retired until the [[Performance 2007]] tour, when it was played again for the first time in almost 13 years.
It was then performed as a reworked version with augmented lyrics on the [[Peel It Back Tour]]. The song would start with Reznor alone on piano, but would add atmospherics, bass, and drums beats as [[Alessandro Cortini]] and [[Atticus Ross]] joined Reznor on the B-stage, and [[Ilan Rubin]]/[[Josh Freese]] played drums from the main stage.
==Lyrics==