Capital G (song)

Album:Year Zero

Length:3:50

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Versions:Capital G
Capital G (Edit)

Live:N/A

"Capital G" is the seventh track on the 2007 release Year Zero, and will be the second single for that album. Some have compared it to Tears For Fears' "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" and Michael Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel."

Song Title and Meaning

According to Trent Reznor in this interview (in German), "Capital G" refers to Greed, but can also be applied to political figures in the present day.

Miscellaneous

This article contains speculative material which may be disputed. See the discussion for this page for more details.

• The text 'capital G' can be seen in one of the images linked to from the official NIN Year Zero mini-site. It is edited onto the yellow box (actually a Metasonix 'Butt Probe' effects unit), third from the top in the first of the two columns.
• On Exterminal this song is used as evidence against Inmate A (presumably Reznor). It is in wav format in its entirety.
• One of the Exterminal subpages is a page of notes mentioning "Capital G" at the bottom.

Song Credits

• Drums: Josh Freese
• Brass/winds musical arrangement: Jeff "Double G" Gallegos
• Baritone sax: Jeff "Double G" Gallegos
• Tenor sax: Matt Demeritt
• Trombone: Elizabeth Lea
• Trumpet: William Artope

Appearances

Halos

• Year Zero

Other

• Capital G (promo)

Versions

Capital G

This is the original album version.

Capital G (Edit)

This radio edit is on the Capital G promo CD. The words "motherfuckers" and "shit" are deleted.

Lyrics

    I pushed a button and elected him to office and a
    He pushed a button and it dropped a bomb
    You pushed a button and could watch it on the television
    Those motherfuckers didn't last too long ha ha
    I'm sick of hearing 'bout the haves and the have nots
    Have some personal accountability
    The biggest problem with the way that we've been doing things is
    The more we let you have the less that I'll be keeping for me
    
    Well I used to stand for something
    Now I'm on my hands and knees
    Traded in my God for this one
    He signs his name with a Capital G
    
    Don't give a shit about the temperature in Guatemala
    Don't really see what all the fuss is about
    Ain't gonna worry bout no future generations and a
    I'm sure somebody's gonna figure it out
    Don't try to tell how some power can corrupt a person
    You haven't had enough to know what it's like
    You're only angry 'cause you wish you were in my position
    Now nod your head because you know that I'm right—all right!
    
    Well I used to stand for something
    But forgot what that could be
    There's a lot of me inside you
    Maybe you're afraid to see
    
    Well I used to stand for something
    Now I'm on my hands and knees
    Traded in my God for this one
    He signs his name with a Capital G

External Links

Echoing The Sound discussion about "Capital G"