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| − | This song debuted live on the [[2013/09/30 Kansas City, MO|second night]] of the [[Tension 2013 Tour]]. It featured backing vocals by [[Lisa Fischer]] and [[Sharlotte Gibson]]. | + | This song debuted live on the [[2013/09/30 Kansas City, MO|second night]] of the [[Tension 2013 Tour]], and was played at about half of the shows on that tour. It featured backing vocals by [[Lisa Fischer]] and [[Sharlotte Gibson]]. |
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| + | 'Various Methods Of Escape' appeared at [[2014/02/28 Tokyo, Japan|the third Japan show]] in 2014, and made [[2014/05/15 Berlin, Germany|one last appearance in Germany]] on the [[NIN 2014 Europe/UK Tour|2014 Europe/UK Tour]], but has not been played since. | ||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
Revision as of 04:05, 16 September 2019
"Various Methods Of Escape" is the ninth track on the 2013 release Hesitation Marks.
Contents
Song Credits
- Adrian Belew: Additional Guitar Treatments
- Pino Palladino: Bass
- Trent Reznor: Vocals, Electronics, Percussion, Guitar, Bass, Dulcitone
Appearances
Halos
- Hesitation Marks
Other
- The Definitive NIN - Deep Cuts - online playlist(s); not on original Seed release
Versions
Various Methods Of Escape
This is the only known version. It begins with its bassline and some atmosphere layering, soon joined by a beat which also refines the bassline into muted chunks. Distant and manipulated vocals sing the verses below these, while prominent guitar and louder vocals with many high notes create the choruses. They also feature backing vocal harmony layering reminiscent of "Every Day is Exactly the Same." Its second chorus suddenly gives way to a quiet bridge of bass and piano with muted percussion layers, building with distant and whispering vocals. These usher in a return to the chorus but with 'swarm' guitar layers and a more realistic-sounding, tom-led drum beat. After two repetitions of the chorus, the instrumentation ends, allowing the vocal echoes to fade away alone.
Live
This song debuted live on the second night of the Tension 2013 Tour, and was played at about half of the shows on that tour. It featured backing vocals by Lisa Fischer and Sharlotte Gibson.
'Various Methods Of Escape' appeared at the third Japan show in 2014, and made one last appearance in Germany on the 2014 Europe/UK Tour, but has not been played since.
Lyrics
Hallucinate in high fidelity Little pieces of a plan Construction of the highest quality Built from my own hand A line of lyric looping in my head Nobody listening I guess it really doesn't matter anymore I guess it doesn't mean a thing I've got to let it go I've got to get straight Why'd you have to make it so hard? Let me get away An effigy so wondrous to behold A statement so profound A place to bury every thing I did And burn it to the ground The fire illuminates our final scene The past repeats itself I can not tell the difference anymore I can not trust myself I've got to let it go I've got to get straight Why'd you have to make it so hard? Let me get away I think I could lose myself in here I've got to let it go I've got to get straight Why'd you have to make it so hard? Let me get away Got to let him go Find another way Why'd you have to make it so hard? Let me get away
In the final version, the line in the first verse:
Built from my own hand
was changed to:
The blood from my own hand
The first line of each chorus also seems to omit the word "it".
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