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| album =''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]]''

| BPM = 115| versions =Heresy<br>Heresy (Instrumental)<br>Heresy (Version)<br>Heresy (Blind)<br>Heresy (Demo)| live = Played once (possibly twice) in 1994, and retired until [[Self Destruct Warm-up]]<br>[[Performance 2007]]<br>[[Wave Goodbye Tour]]<br>[[NIN 2022]]}}'''"Heresy"''' is the third track on ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]].'' In 2004, a demo version was included with the Tenth Anniversary 2-disc SACD of ''The Downward Spiral.''

==About=Song Credits===*Production: [[Trent Reznor]]*Mixing Engineer: [[Alan Moulder]] ==Meaning==In an interview with U. Magazine published April 1994, Trent Reznor spoke about the meaning behind the lyrics of this song:"Heresy" <blockquote>I was trying to explore some of the paranoia I have as a sexually active person in the age of AIDS. I guess I feel cheated for not growing up in a more liberated era. At the same time, what gets me mad is the third track on way the right wing has used the 'convenience' of this epidemic in helping to promote their own agenda. [http://nothing.nin.net/int30.html]</blockquote> ==Appearances=====Halos===*''The Downward Spiral''*''[[Further Down The Downward Spiral]]'' (UK)*''[[Closer To God (halo)|Closer To God]]'' ===Seeds===*''[[The Definitive NIN - Deep Cuts]]'' ===Other===*''Righteous Kill'' internet teaser trailer ==Versions=====Heresy===Best described lyrically as a scathing attack on religion (particularly Western Christianity), "Heresy" contains synthesized bass, simple and powerful drum loops, and distorted guitar riffs backing aggressive vocals and moody atmospherics. The lyrics are ripe with Nietzschean concepts and allude to the infamous "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_Is_Dead God Is Dead]" statement. In 2004Like many other songs on the album, a demo version was included the song's bridge contrasts heavily with the Tenth Anniversary 2-disc SACD of verses and choruses by being considerably quieter. This is also the second song on the album to contain "The Downward SpiralMotif" and is played (in power chords at Drop D tuning) by the guitars during the chorus as follows:<br>[[Image:Heresy_Motif_Tab."JPG|The motif found in the chorus]] ===Heresy (Instrumental)===Released by Reznor through his [[remix.nin.com]] account, this is an unmastered and vocalless version of the album cut. ===Heresy (Version)==='''''Running Time: 5:19'''''

This remix [[samples]] "In Suburbia" and "Television Believers" from Aron Ranen's ''Religion In Suburbia''.====Song Credits=Appearances===*The Downward Spiral*Further Down The Spiral (UK)*Closer To GodManipulation: [[Charlie Clouser]]

===Versions===*Heresy*Heresy (Version)*Heresy (Blind)===*Heresy (Demo)'''''Running Time: 5:32'''''

This version splices up the bass track and the drums to create a dancier beat (like the "Slate" remix of "[[Head Like A Hole (song)|Head Like A Hole]]"). The choruses are much less layered. On June 22, 2011, Joseph Bishara commented on the creation of the remix on his facebook page: "It was a great time - working at Bryan Adams studio in Vancouver with [[Dave Ogilvie]] and Anthony Valcic - programmed around the tracks, and we recorded hours of live at the console mixes, later edited into Heresy and Reptile remixes." A slightly extended version of this mix appears on the promo-only vinyl of ''Closer To God''.====Song Credits====*ProductionManipulation: [[Trent Dave Ogilvie, Anthony Valcic, Joseph Bishara ===Heresy (Demo)===This demo version is found on the 2-disc Deluxe Edition of ''The Downward Spiral.'' The vocals in the verses are solely whispered, rather than both whispered and sung in Reznor]]*Mixing Engineer: [[Alan Moulder]]'s high register as on album version. As well, the tempo is slower (105 instead of 115 BPM), and the structure is altered, featuring a differently-arranged introduction.

He’s He's got the answers to ease my curiosity

Your god God is dead and no one cares

Your god God is dead and no one cares

And if If there is a Hell I will see you there