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| length =6:5152| BPM = 64| versions =Reptile<br>Reptile (Instrumental)<br>Reptilian<br>Underneath The Skin<br>Reptile (''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]]'') DVD<br>Liar (Reptile Demo)| live =[[Self-Destruct TourTouring Cycle]] through present}}'''"Reptile"''' is the twelfth track on 1994's ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]].'' This song At 6:52, it is characteristic of the band's early 90s "industrial" sound, as it opens with longest track on the album. In an eerie, quiet machine-like sound collage that transitions into a nearly identical-sounding musical composition[http://thetentosaga.com/theninwebpit/axcess. Allegedlyhtml interview], it is a sample of a machine [[Trent Reznor]] stated that slaughters pigs, though no sources he would have liked the song to have been found that indicate thisreleased as a single.

The lyrics seem to be directed towards an old cohort of track "[[Trent ReznorShe's Gone Away]]" makes a reference to this song and because of the fact that "She'sGone Away" was written for ''Twin Peaks: The Return'', possibly a woman with whom he had some sort it is strongly speculated that "Reptile" is inspired by the character of relationLaura Palmer.

This is the original album version. Characteristic of the band's mid-90s industrial rock sound, it opens with an eerie and quiet machine-like sound collage sampled from the film ''Leviathan'', which transitions into an imitative musical composition. The structure, repetitive in nature, contains three distinct but similar sections, all driven by machine-like percussion loops and undulating rhythm guitar and synthesized bass. The choruses reflect a brighter mood with prominent melodic synthesizers and glimpses of guitar. The three sections are joined by two quiet instrumental breaks, a technique used later on "[[Even Deeper]]." A reversed version of the track is hidden on side B of the ''[[Not The Actual Events]]'' vinyl. ===Reptile (Instrumental)===Released by Reznor via his [[remix.nin.com]] account, this unmastered instrumental version is identical to the album version, save the lack of vocals and transitions to or from other songs.

Coming soon'''''Running Time: 8:40''''' This version has more loop layering, no intro, and instrumental choruses after the regular choruses."Reptilian" appeared as a bonus track on the Japanese release of ''[[Further Down The Spiral]]'' and as a ''March Of The Pigs'' b-side. ====Song Credits====* Re-construction: [[Dave Ogilvie]]

Coming soon'''''Running Time: 7:13''''' This version is a mostly instrumental mix that manipulates many of the rhythmic elements and synthesizers, also adding other layers of loops.====Song Credits====* Re-construction: Dave Ogilvie

Relatively '''''Running Time: 6:57''''' This demo is relatively the same as the version that found its way onto ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]]'' throughout the intro and verses, however but the chorus is somewhat altered featuring features a dancier more danceable beat and different vocals layered over.

This live version is an Easter Egg on the DVD version of ''And All That Could Have Been'' and is generally more guitar-heavy than the studio version.Reznor is barely audibly whispering "pig" as the intro fades in, showing that the song''s place in the tracklist is between "[[March Of The Pigs (song)|March of the Pigs]]" and "[[Piggy]]." He also adds lyrics during the quiet breaks. It and other hidden content can be found via the "Beneath The Surface" menu hidden on disc two, accessed during "[[Head Like A Hole (song)|Head Like A Hole]]" at the 11:20 mark by pressing 7 (or 6 for some copies) on the remote, then Enter.

The song has always been performed with the beeps beep melody as an introduction, though sometimes without the machine loop collage. During the breakdownsecond quiet bridge, Reznor often sings "please don't hurt me," followed by a desperate cry. Recently on On the [[Year Zero Warm-Up Tour]], the intro is was further extended with a more articulate sound and Reznor whispering over it. This song was also reworked and featured in the [http://www.nin.com/current/radioshows/index.html Boston, Massachusetts radio performance], ([[Peter Murphy]], Reznor, [[Atticus Ross]], and [[Jeordie White]]) on [[2006/06/23 Boston, MA (Radio show)|June 23, 2006]]. The drum loops used in this iteration seem to use the same sound set and a similar beat as those in "[[The Good Soldier]]."

This song was also featured in During at least one show of the [http://www.nin.com/current/radioshows/index.html Boston, MA radio performance], ([[Peter MurphyTension 2013 Tour]], Reznor, this song featured backing vocals by [[Atticus RossLisa Fischer]], and [[Jeordie WhiteSharlotte Gibson]]) on June 23, 2006.

She spreads herself wide open To to let the insects in She leaves a trail of honey To to show me where she’s been She has the blood of reptile Just just underneath her skin Seeds from a thousand lovers Drip others drip down from within

Devils speak of the ways In in which she’ll she'll manifest Angels bleed From from the tainted touch of my caress Need to contaminate To to alleviate, this loneliness I now know The the depths I reach are limitless