"Maybe Just Once" is an early Nine Inch Nails demo. It is believed to be one of the demos Trent Reznor sent to record labels to get signed before Pretty Hate Machine.
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Appearances
Halos
"Maybe Just Once" has never been officially released.
Other
Versions
Coming soon.
Live
"Maybe Just Once" has not been performed live since the VIVIsectVI Tour.
Lyrics
Mickey Rourke (Boogie) and Ellen Barkin (Beth) in Diner (1982) "...when we were dating, did you care for me?" "Sure, I did." "Not because you could do stuff to me...but because you really cared?" "Of course, Beth. I mean...there was plenty of girls around for a quick pop... ...if that's what I wanted...but I got to tell you...you were good."
I can't believe that what I fear is finally happening to me Make it hurt And point the finger at my insecurities Well I guess I just don't understand about those complexities in your mind And I guess I just don't understand why this world seems so unkind Maybe, maybe just once, I could get what's coming Maybe, maybe just once, I could get what's coming to me So once again the way you feel will never ever stay the same And I'm to blame I wonder just who made the rules up for this game Well I guess I just don't understand about what you want and what you need And I guess I just don't understand about why this is how it has to be Maybe, maybe just once, I could get what's coming Maybe, maybe just once, I could get what's coming to me Oh "He sat down on this bed and he said, 'Christ, what the hell do you think this place is?' You know, he just couldn't believe it! And I said, 'I don't know but it sure is something different.'" So go ahead You say those thousand things you think you have to say Look at me And tell me love's not such a hard word anyway Well how can you count on me? I thought you realized for sure And how can you just believe? I thought I deserved a little more Maybe, maybe just once, I could get what's coming Maybe, maybe just once, I could get what's coming to me Maybe, maybe just once, I could get what's coming Maybe, maybe just once, I could get what's coming to me What's coming to me What's coming to me Oh God Oh, what's coming to me What's coming to me What's coming Oh God What's coming to me