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| length = 4:31

| BPM = 110

| live = [[Fragility]] through [[Performance 2007]]<br>[[Wave Goodbye Tour]] through present

}}'''"Somewhat Damaged"''' is the first track on the Left side of the double disc ''[[The Fragile (halo)|The Fragile]].'' It primarily builds using percussive samples, without many melodic elements. The first part of the song is in a 3/4 time signature before turning into a 4/4 time signature superimposed over a 3/4 time signature.

===Somewhat Damaged===

Like "[[Mr. Self Destruct |Mr. Self Destruct]]" on ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]]'', "Somewhat Damaged" introduces the listener to the album's sonic structure. The song is dictated around its simple four note guitar riff, with the first half of the song written in a 9/4 (or a repeating 3/4) time signature. It opens with an acoustic guitar playing the simple riff and layers of abstract sounds slowly fading in. The drums enter, while more acoustic guitars are layered in, echoing the primary guitar. After the first two stanzas, a small interlude occurs, during which the acoustic guitars are replaced with heavily distorted guitars. Reznor's screaming abilities are put on display as the majority of the lyrics are now shrieked out. The last third of the song is written in 4/4 (or a 4/4 time signature superimposed over a 3/4 time signature), while the lyrics are sung in a clashing time signature. These final, peculiarly-structured lyrics are sung over the cacophony of instruments, which then quickly give way to a crescendoing chorus synth sampled with Trent Reznor's voice. The introductory drone of "[[The Day The World Went Away (song)|The Day The World Went Away]]" also fades in at this point.

===Somewhat Damaged (Beside You In Time)===