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| − | You had all of them on your side, | + | You had all of them on your side, didn’t you? |
| − | + | You believed in all your lies, didn’t you? | |
| − | + | The Ruiner’s got a lot to prove he’s got nothing to lose and now he made you believe | |
| − | + | The Ruiner’s your only friend well he’s the living end to the cattle he deceives | |
| − | You believed in all your lies, | + | The raping of the innocent you know the Ruiner ruins everything he sees |
| − | + | Now the only pure thing left in my fucking world is wearing your disease | |
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| − | The Ruiner’s got a lot to prove | ||
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| − | The Ruiner’s your only friend | ||
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| − | The raping of the innocent | ||
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How did you get so big? | How did you get so big? | ||
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How did it get so long? | How did it get so long? | ||
| − | You had to give them all a sign, | + | You had to give them all a sign, didn’t you? |
| − | + | You had to covet what was mine, didn’t you? | |
| − | + | The Ruiner’s a collector he’s an infector serving his shit to his flies | |
| − | + | Maybe there will come a day when those that you keep blind will suddenly realize | |
| − | You had to covet what was mine, | + | Maybe it’s a part of me you took to a place I hoped it would never go |
| − | + | And maybe that fucked me up much more than you’ll ever know | |
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| − | The Ruiner’s a collector | ||
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| − | Maybe there will come a day | ||
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| − | Maybe it’s a part of me | ||
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| − | And maybe that fucked me up | ||
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How did you get so hard? | How did you get so hard? | ||
How did it get so long? | How did it get so long? | ||
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What you gave to me | What you gave to me | ||
My perfect ring of scars | My perfect ring of scars | ||
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What you really are | What you really are | ||
| − | You didn’t hurt me | + | You didn’t hurt me nothing can hurt me |
| − | + | You didn’t hurt me nothing can stop me now | |
| − | You didn’t hurt me | ||
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[[Category: NIN Songs]] | [[Category: NIN Songs]] | ||
Revision as of 14:05, 28 August 2007
"Ruiner" is the sixth track on The Downward Spiral. In 2004, a demo version was released with the Tenth Anniversary 2-disc Deluxe Edition of "The Downward Spiral."
Contents
Song Credits
- Production: Flood and Trent Reznor
- Mixing Engineer: Alan Moulder
Appearances
Halos
- The Downward Spiral
- Further Down The Spiral
Versions
Ruiner
This is the original album version.
Ruiner (version)
Throughout this version, there are glitch effects of splicing up Trent's voice. The fast verses are louder and clearer than the studio version. The order of the two verses are reversed. The synth chorus is replaced by a more guitar driven one. This remix was done by Charlie Clouser and is on the UK import of Further Down The Spiral (V2).
Ruiner (demo)
In this demo, the verses are almost whispered while the pre-choruses are sung in Reznor's lower-middle vocal range. The chorus is whispered rather than sung.
Live
"Ruiner" was performed live on the Self-Destruct Tour but would be retired until 2007, when it was played again for the first time in almost 13 years.
Lyrics
You had all of them on your side, didn’t you?
You believed in all your lies, didn’t you?
The Ruiner’s got a lot to prove he’s got nothing to lose and now he made you believe
The Ruiner’s your only friend well he’s the living end to the cattle he deceives
The raping of the innocent you know the Ruiner ruins everything he sees
Now the only pure thing left in my fucking world is wearing your disease
How did you get so big?
How did you get so strong?
How did you get so hard?
How did it get so long?
You had to give them all a sign, didn’t you?
You had to covet what was mine, didn’t you?
The Ruiner’s a collector he’s an infector serving his shit to his flies
Maybe there will come a day when those that you keep blind will suddenly realize
Maybe it’s a part of me you took to a place I hoped it would never go
And maybe that fucked me up much more than you’ll ever know
How did you get so big?
How did you get so strong?
How did you get so hard?
How did it get so long?
What you gave to me
My perfect ring of scars
You know I can see
What you really are
You didn’t hurt me nothing can hurt me
You didn’t hurt me nothing can stop me now