"God Break Down The Door" is the fourth track on the 2018 LP Bad Witch. It was first leaked through the official Nine Inch Nails YouTube channel on May 16, 2018 and officially released via all digital outlets and nin.com store on May 17th, 2018. The vocal and musical composition of this song seem to be influenced by David Bowie.
Contents
Song Credits
- N/A
About
In an interview with Zane Lowe [1], Trent Reznor explained the song's unusual style:
"We find if we donât watch ourselves we tend to try to get somewhere comfortable, because it feels better. And from the sound of the drums to the kind of frantic drumbeat to looking around the studio and seeing the untouched baritone, tenor and alto sax that are sitting there. Theyâre there because they remind me that I canât play them as well as I used to be able to. For 20 years, Iâve been saying Iâm going to really get my technique back because it would be fun to do. And there they sit taunting me in the corner. We pulled them out and we just started fucking around really, led with Atticus [Ross] arranging. I was just kind of going, an hour performance kind of turned into this thing that felt like we hadnât been there before and that started to reveal a whole different character. The space changed and then we felt motivated. When it came time to sing I was really just trying things out, just to see. I never had the courage to sing like that, I didnât know I could sing like that."
Appearances
- Bad Witch
Versions
This is the only known version.
Live
"God Break Down The Door" debuted live on June 13, 2018 at The Joint in Las Vegas.
Music Video
A video, much like the one from "Burning Bright (Field On Fire)", was posted to the official NIN YouTube account on May 17, 2018. It features the "solar flare"[2] from the Bad Witch album cover, which slowly expands as the song progresses.
Lyrics
God break down the door God break down the door You won't find the answers here Not the ones you came looking for God break down the door Everything I want There aren't any answers here No, no, not anymore God break down the door God break down the door You won't find the answers here Not the ones you came looking for God break down the door Everything I want There aren't any answers here No, no Remove the pain and push it back in Remove the pain and push it back in Remove the pain and push it back in (Remove the pain and push it back in) Remove the pain and push it back in (Remove the pain and push it back in) Remove the pain and push it back in (Remove the pain and push it back in) Remove the pain and push it back in (Remove the pain and push it back in) Remove the pain and push it back in (Pull it out, push it back, pull it out, push it back) Remove the pain and push it back in (Pull it out, push it back, pull it out, push it back) Remove the pain and push it back in
Additional lyrics found in the digital distribution
We are a treacherous people As night falls down again In this house of dust The shades are drawn in All of the thousands of rooms We sleep hypnotized from the center Yes in this new place we call home Is there anybody but you sitting in the dark Wondering if you'll remove my skin Not so different after all Remove the pain or push it back in Maybe not so different after all That kind of thing just doesnât happen here I didnât think that could happen around here I didnât think that could happen to me Can you see what is happening Pull it out, and push it back see, Iâm not from this world not anymore Not me and iâve come to believe thatâs OK I know who I am yes, I believe I am sleeping after all
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