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| length = 5:14<br>6:34 (With Decay)| BPM = 80| versions = Ripe<br>Ripe (With Decay) <br>Ripe (6:34With Decay) (Alt)<br>Ripe (With Decay) (Instrumental)| live = N/A[[NIN songs never played live|Unperformed]]}}'''"Ripe"''' is the final track, an atmospheric instrumental, on ''[[The Fragile (halo)|The Fragile]]'' vinyl. "Ripe (With Decay)" is the final track on ''The Fragile'' CD and cassette, with an extra part at the end.

'''''The song "Ripe" is a very moody, dark finale to ''The Fragile''' is . The cassette and CD versions of the final tracksong feature an additional section, an atmospheric instrumental"Decay". Many of the instruments sound out of tune or oddly tuned, and some of the parts seem to be incomplete. [[Trent Reznor]] spoke on this, saying that ''The Fragile'' was supposed to be a continuation of ''[[The Fragile Downward Spiral (halo)|The FragileDownward Spiral]],'' vinyl. "Ripe with the protagonist going from happy to depressed on the first side (With DecayLeft)" is the final track , then finding new hope on ''The Fragile'' CD and cassette, with an extra part at the end(Right) only to lose it again.

The song "Ripe" It is a very moody, dark finale to worth noting that since the Apple Music release of ''The Fragile.Instrumental'' The cassette and CD versions of the song featured an added part at the end, which further set the tone of the song. Most of the instruments in the song are either out of tune, or the actual music is incomplete, such as the piano in the background track of the song. [[Trent Reznor]] himself spoke on this, saying that ''The Fragilewell as '' was supposed to be a continuation of Deviations 1''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]],'' with the protagonist going from happy to depressed on the first side (Left), then finding new hope on (Right) only to lose it againtitle has lost its parentheses and is printed as "Ripe With Decay". He also stated that due to the nature of the album, he wanted it to sound flawed, imperfect so to sayIt is unclear if this was intentional or an oversight. For this reason, most of the songs on the album are performed by guitars, except for the obvious such as " [[Into the Void (song)Image:Ripe_synth_screen_sm.JPG|thumb|Into The Void]],Screenshot showing synthesizer tweaks used in " and Ripe"[[The Frail.]]," because stringed instruments are naturally imperfect, i.e., they come out of tune, they don't always make the same sound, etc..., and Reznor wanted to incorporate the imperfection of these instruments to represent the imperfections of life. The song itself goes from a very beautiful, methodical melody, gradually descending into chaos with several instruments playing wildly and out of harmony with each other, before all the sounds stop at once. Then as an added bonus, the cassette and CD versions contain an extra part after this, consisting of dark, moody bass and synth., with Reznor humming in the background. The guitar picks back up and the music becomes chaotic again for a moment, just to stop as abruptly as it started, almost saying that he gave it one last try and failed again. All in all, this is a masterpiece of a song.

This version is only available on the vinyl edition of ''The Fragile.'', including the 2017 DE download. After the slinking guitar riff returns post-piano improvisation, a loop of it and the insect noises below simply fade out.

This version is on the original CD and audio cassette releases of ''The Fragile''. The song mutates from a very beautiful piano improvisation by Mike Garson above a methodical, slinking guitar riff in 6/8, gradually descending into chaos with several instruments playing wildly and disharmoniously before all the sounds stop at once. The opening riff returns, this time with insect loops and a deep bass pad, crossfading with "Decay"; this movement initially builds on the "Ripe" riff with horns, bleating synth and piano, then slows down to a cadence of the bass pad surrounded by crickets. The second part of "Decay" begins in 4/4 with a new bass guitar riff, gradually joined by distant drum loops, strange acoustic and electric guitars, and Reznor's wordless, harmonized vocals, which cut off layer by layer. ===Ripe (With Decay) (Alt)==='''''Running Time: 4:34''''' Released exclusively through Apple Music.Doesn't actually contain "Decay." The various layers built atop the 6/8 riff are joined by manipulated beats. ===Ripe (With Decay) (Instrumental)==='''''Running Time: 7:35''''' ''The Fragile: Deviations 1'' version. It seems to be a combination of the Apple Music alt version and the same arrangement of "Decay" (including the crossfade with the "Ripe" riff) as the original album.

"Ripe" has / "Ripe (With Decay)" [[NIN songs never played live|has never been performed played live]].

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