Difference between revisions of "Now I'm Nothing"

Latest revision as of 09:30, 21 April 2025

Album:Closure (DVD)

Length:N/A

Versions:Now I'm Nothing

Live:Lollapalooza Tour
Pretty Hate Machine European Tour
NIN/JA Tour
Cold And Black And Infinite Tour

"Now I'm Nothing" is a song that was written for and used as an introduction to NIN's set during the Lollapalooza tour in 1991. It continued to be used during the Pretty Hate Machine European Tour. It was never recorded in the studio nor officially released, and Trent Reznor stated that some of the lyrics were absorbed into lyrics on Broken. A live recording of it can, however, be found on the DVD release of Closure, and in audio form on bootlegs.

Reznor confirms the track was never recorded in the studio

Appearances

Halos

Closure (DVD)

Versions

Now I'm Nothing (Closure)

Contained in the bonus footage on the Closure DVD, this is a live recording from 1991.

Live

"Now I'm Nothing" debuted on the Lollapalooza Tour and Pretty Hate Machine European Tour, always followed by "Terrible Lie". It then resurfaced for occasional performances on the NIN/JA Tour to once again precede "Terrible Lie". It was again performed in 2018, still preceding "Terrible Lie", during the Cold And Black And Infinite Tour.

Lyrics

It should be noted that several lines and words differ during different live performances of the song.

    I smashed myself to pieces
    I'm gonna fuck myself up
    I'm sifting through the ashes
    Of what I have become
    
    I gave myself away
    Now I'm nothing
    I let it slip away
    Now I'm nothing
    All that I can do
    Is break myself in two
    I fucked it all away
    Now I'm nothing
   
    Wave goodbye

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-}}'''"Now I'm Nothing"''' is a song that was written for and used as an introduction to [[NIN]]'s set during the [[Lollapalooza]] tour in 1991. It continued to be used during the [[Pretty Hate Machine European Tour]]. It was always followed by "[[Terrible Lie]]," but was never recorded in the studio nor officially released. A live recording of it can, however, be found on the DVD release of ''[[Closure]]'', and in audio form on [[bootlegs]].
+}}'''"Now I'm Nothing"''' is a song that was written for and used as an introduction to [[NIN]]'s set during the [[Lollapalooza]] tour in 1991. It continued to be used during the [[Pretty Hate Machine European Tour]]. It was never recorded in the studio nor officially released, and [[Trent Reznor]] stated that some of the lyrics were absorbed into lyrics on ''[[Broken]]''. A live recording of it can, however, be found on the DVD release of ''[[Closure]]'', and in audio form on [[bootlegs]].
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 ==Live==
-"Now I'm Nothing" debuted on the Lollapalooza Tour and Pretty Hate Machine European Tour, then resurfaced for occasional performances on the [[NIN/JA Tour]] to once again precede "Terrible Lie." It was again performed in 2018, preceding "Terrible Lie", during the [[Cold And Black And Infinite Tour]].
+"Now I'm Nothing" debuted on the Lollapalooza Tour and Pretty Hate Machine European Tour, always followed by "[[Terrible Lie]]". It then resurfaced for occasional performances on the [[NIN/JA Tour]] to once again precede "Terrible Lie". It was again performed in 2018, still preceding "Terrible Lie", during the [[Cold And Black And Infinite Tour]].
 ==Lyrics==