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| album = ''[[The Fragile (halo)|The Fragile]]'' (Left)
| length = 4:37
| BPM = 12493| versions = La Mer<br>La Mer (Alt)<br>La Mer (Alternate Version)<br>La Mer (Version)<br>La Mer (''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]]'')—DVD/VHS
| live = [[Fragility]] through [[NIN 2013 Festival Tour]]
}}'''"La Mer"''' is the eleventh track from the Left disc of ''[[The Fragile (halo)|The Fragile]].'' Its main melodic elements and bassline are taken in a different direction with "[[Into The Void (song)|Into The Void]]."
On ''The Fragile'' vinyl and 2017 DE download, the introductory piano chords and standup bass are repeated one extra time before the solo begins over top, and the ending denouement is slightly longer, featuring more spoken samples. Because of this, the transition into "[[The Great Below]]" is also slightly different than the original CD version.
===La Mer (AltAlternate Version)===Released exclusively through Apple Music. Part of ''The Fragile Instrumental''. This is a significantly different mix of the album arrangement, with a very different drum sound and more pronounced standup bass. It appears to be marred with brief noise during the intro, potentially caused by a poor DAT transfer. The ending does not fade out or crossfade with "The Great Below."'Running Time: 4:54'''''
===La Mer (Version)===
'''''Running Time: 5:16'''''
An nin.com exclusive from ''The Fragile'' era, this remix by [[Jerome Dillon]] and [[Keith Hillebrandt]] features much more percussion-oriented loops, using atmospheric and base elements from the original. The track is currently available for download at the [[remix.nin.com]] website.
==Lyrics==
===Creole French===
Et il est un quand le jour arrivé Marteler Map touné le ciel Et marteler map touné la mer
Et la mer avait va embrassé moi Et la délivré moi de ma caillelakay
===English Translation===
There is an alternate, more literal translation of the lyrics:
And when the day has arrivedarrives To thresh I'll return to the sky And I'll return to thresh the sea
And the sea has embraced will embrace me And it has dispensed deliver me from my cellhome
Nothing can stop me now
==External Links==
*[http://archive.org/details/remix.-nin.-com/play/mix?id=124 -audio-00124 "La Mer" (Version) at remixarchive.nin.comorg]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95jbTEb9mD0 Reznor discloses the origins of "La Mer"]
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