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| BPM = 113| versions =Ringfinger <br> Twist (''Purest Feeling'' Version)<br> Twist (Demo''Demos and Remixes'' Version)| live =Pre-[[Pretty Hate (1988) Machine Tour]] through [[Hate Lollapalooza Tour]] (1990) <br> Retired}} ==About=='''''"Ringfinger''"''' is the tenth and final track on the 1989 release ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]],'' telling about a man who is devoted to a woman who refuses to commit to him and his outrage at her using him, even though he does truly desire her. The demo version of this song was called "Twist," composing of the same basic music which remains musically almost identical but different uses alternate lyrics and a slightly more victimizing subject matter.

===Appearances===

*''[[Purest Feeling (halo)|Purest Feeling]]'' (demo)*''[[Purest Feeling IIDemos and Remixes]]'' (demo)

This is the final album version. Opening with a thumping beat and a synth melody, Reznor's reverberating vocals dominate the verses. A different beat is introduced during the second verse, while vocal harmonies and a synth pad enter during the choruses. During the break, there is a short distorted guitar riff before the final verse and choruses. The end of the track comes in after the final chorus with a funky guitar riff playing over a panned drum beat. This is followed by a scream [[samples|sampled]] from the beginning of [[Jane's Addiction]]'s "Had a Dad," which leads into an entirely different beat, sampled from "Alphabet St." by Prince. This is accompanied by a synth that sounds very similar to the one used in "[[That's What I Get]]" and vinyl scratching. ===Twist (''Purest Feeling'' Version)===Found on the ''Purest Feeling'' bootleg, it uses different lyrics.

===Twist=Lyrics====Coming soon Well you've got me working so hard lately Working my hands until they bleed If I was twice the man I could be I'd still be half of what you need Still you lead me and I follow All of your back up to your chin Over to the tip of your switchblade As you pull it out and you stick it in (Twist twist twist) it can go a little deeper (Twist twist twist) I'm wearing these chains (Twist twist twist) you make it hurt real good (Twist twist twist) I love the pain Well you just leave me nailed here Hanging like Jesus on this cross I'm just dying for your sins And aiding to the cause (Twist twist twist) it can go a little deeper (Twist twist twist) I'm wearing these chains (Twist twist twist) you make it hurt real good (Twist twist twist) I love the pain Wrap my soul in bandages I'm tired of this war Go ahead and cut me I can't even feel it anymore (Twist twist twist) it can go a little deeper (Twist twist twist) I'm wearing these chains (Twist twist twist) you make it hurt real good (Twist twist twist) but I love, love the pain (Twist twist twist) it can go a little deeper (Twist twist twist) I'm wearing these chains (Twist twist twist) make it hurt, make it hurt (Twist twist twist) I love the pain (Twist twist twist)

===Twist (Demo''Demos and Remixes'' Version)===Coming soonThe "Twist" recording on ''Demos and Remixes'' substitutes the following line:  From the small of your back up to your chin and also includes the spoken lyrics printed at the end of "Ringfinger" in the ''Pretty Hate Machine'' liner notes. ==Live==Very similar in structure to the studio version, the live version adds only a few changes. The song acquires a harder, darker sound, with the drums becoming more prominent and a more noticeable guitar riff added from the second verse onwards. It was played often on the [["Pretty Hate Machine" Promotional Tour|''Pretty Hate Machine'']], [[Hate Tour|Hate]], [[Sin Tour|Sin]] and 1991 [[Lollapalooza Tour|Lollapalooza Tours]], but has not been played since.

Well you’ve you've got me working so hard lately

I’d I'd still be half of what you need

Anything you ask you know I’ll I'll do

Sever flash flesh and bone

I’ll be I'm just dying for your sins

Sever flash flesh and bone

Sever flash flesh and bone

Devil’s Devil's flesh and bone

I’m I'm so tired I can’t can't get to sleep And the squeaking of the bed is right in time with the song that’s that's repeating in my head

“When "When I do it, I only think of you”you"

The final four lines are only present in the ''Pretty Hate Machine'' lyrics booklet.<BR>{{succession box | title=[[Pretty Hate Machine#Track Listing|Pretty Hate Machine]] | before= [[The Only Time]]| after= N/A: Final Track| track= 10}}[[Category:NIN Songs]][[Category:Songs With Unused Lyrics]]