"Getting Smaller" is the ninth track on the 2005 release With Teeth. Many NIN fans feel that the lyrics address Trent Reznor coming back from his addictions a humbled person.
Contents
Song Credits
- Live drums: Dave Grohl
Appearances
Halos
- With Teeth
Other
- Tony Hawk's Project 8 video game
Versions
Getting Smaller
This is the only version currently available.
Live
"Getting Smaller" has been played live since the first leg of the Live: With Teeth tour in 2005.
Lyrics
Getting a little erratic here And I don’t know who to trust I guess they got a way of reading my mind I guess I got to adjust I got my arms that flip flop flip flop flip I got my head on a spring Well I thought I got you on my side I haven’t got fucking anything I'm just a face in the crowd Nothing to worry about Not even trying to stand out I'm getting smaller and smaller and smaller And I have nothing to say It's all been taken away I just behave and obey I'm afraid I am starting to fade away Can kind of see out the cracks When I press up to the wall I'm not looking to stand up real high I'd be happy to crawl I think I'm losing my grip But I can still make a fist You know I still got my one good arm That I can beat—I can beat myself up with I'm just a face in the crowd Nothing to worry about Not even trying to stand out I'm getting smaller and smaller and smaller And I have nothing to say It's all been taken away I just behave and obey I'm afraid I am starting to fade away Hey and for what it is worth I really used to believe That maybe there's some great thing That we could achieve And now I can't tell the difference Or know what to feel Between what I've been trying so hard to see And what appears to be real My world is getting smaller every day Hey hey hey hey And that's OK