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| length =5:55
| BPM = 108
| versions =Something I Can Never Have <br> Something I Can Never Have (''Natural Born Killers Soundtrack'') <br> Something I Can Never Have (''[[ClosureStill]]'') <br> Something I Can Never Have (''[[StillClosure]]'') <br> Something I Can Never Have (''[[Beside You In Time (halo)|Beside You In Time]]'')| live =[["Pretty Hate Machine" Promotional Tour]] through [[NIN 2013 Festival Tour]]<br>[[NIN + QOTSA Tour]] through [[NIN 2014 Europe/UK Tour]]<br>[[I Can't Seem To Wake Up 2017]] to present
}}'''"Something I Can Never Have"''' is the fifth track on the 1989 release ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]].'' It is apparently a song about lost love and missed chances, though the true story about the song isn't widely (or at all) known. It is the first chronological song in which [[Trent Reznor]] plays a piano and in which he uses the word "fuck" ("fading fucking reminder").
===Something I Can Never Have (''Natural Born Killers Soundtrack'')===
'''''Running Time: 4:04'''''
An edited/remixed version of the song appearing on the soundtrack to the motion picture, ''Natural Born Killers,'' which was arranged and produced by Reznor himself. The song only contains the first verse and chorus, after which it deviates into an alternate piano section which slowly wanders to the song's end. The song also contains samples from the movie as well as several sound effects including:
* A thunderclap (at the very beginning)
Even with the extended piano part, the song is a full minute and forty seconds shorter than its album counterpart.
===Something I Can Never Have (''ClosureStill'')===Indicative of performances from the [[Self Destruct Tour]], this live performance video has the stage blanketed in purples and blues. The arrangement retains its album instrumentation and structure, but features additional drum parts.'''''Running Time: 6:39'''''
This stripped-down reworking consists of Reznor on piano and vocals, and [[Jerome Dillon]] on guitar. It is the first track on ''Still'' and follows the general arrangement of the song, though it completely lacks any of the "industrial ambience" of the original version save for an odd guitar whine during the latter half of the song. It is also nearly a minute longer than its ''Pretty Hate Machine'' counterpart.
*Second engineering: [[Leo Herrera]]
*Programming: [[Keith Hillebrandt]]
===Something I Can Never Have (''Closure'')===
Indicative of performances from the [[Self Destruct Tour]], this live performance video has the stage blanketed in purples and blues. The arrangement retains its album instrumentation and structure, but features additional drum parts.
===Something I Can Never Have (''Beside You In Time'')===
==Live==
A difference from the studio version is the for many years was noticeably louder drums that are persistent in the choruses. The keyboard part is usually played by the bassist ([[Danny Lohner]] and [[Jeordie White]]). However, since joining the band in 2009, [[Ilan Rubin]] also plays keyboard and the song is played with no drums. During [[Woodstock '94]] and [[Self Destruct Touring Cycle|Self Destruct]], Trent ended the song with "I can never have... and you will never, ever, ever understand... how I feel." Since [[Live: With Teeth]], the last chorus has seen an additional rising guitar screech.
The version from the [[Bridge School Benefit]], like all the songs from this particular performance, is performed entirely with string instruments and Reznor on vocals. No synthetics were used at all during this performance, but the arrangements seem to correlate with extended live version of the song played in concert by [[Nine Inch Nails]].
==Covers==
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