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| album =''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]''
| length =4:39
| BPM = 88
| versions =Terrible Lie<br>Terrible Lie (Sympathetic Mix)<br>Terrible Lie (Empathetic Mix)<br>Terrible Lie (''[[Closure]]'')<br>Terrible Lie (''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]]'')<br>Terrible Lie (''[[Beside You In Time (halo)|Beside You In Time]]'')
| live =[["Pretty Hate Machine" Promotional Tour]] through Presentpresent
}}'''"Terrible Lie"''' is the second track on the 1989 release ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]'' and begins directly at the end of "[[Head Like A Hole (song)|Head Like A Hole]]" (the end of the latter providing a segue into the beginning of the former).
===Song Credits===
*''[[The Definitive NIN - Deep Cuts]]''
*''[[The Definitive NIN - Heavy Tracks]]''
===Video Games===
*''[[Rock Band|Rock Band 3]]'' (available for download)
==Versions==
===Terrible Lie===
The second track from the album ''Pretty Hate Machine,'' it is perhaps the most industrial selection on the record. Its its intro beat bleeds in from the outro of "Head Like A Hole" and pops up occasionally throughout the song. The song is almost entirely synthetic and is extremely layered when compared to most of the other songs on the album. A dissonant theme runs through the outro of the song in the form of variously pitched samples of a woodblock.
===Terrible Lie (Sympathetic Mix)===
'''''Running Time: 4:26'''''
Present on the ''Head Like A Hole'' single, this version is essentially the same as the album version with a few slight differences such as an unadulterated intro, a bit less layering and different arrangements, as well as a different outro and ending. Due to its similarity to the album version, however, it's often considered more of a "single mix" for the song, which is used as a B-Side to ''Head Like A Hole.''
===Terrible Lie (Empathetic Mix)===
'''''Running Time: 6:11'''''
Present on the ''Head Like A Hole'' single, this version is notably more remixed than the other version, lacking the normal intro and is much more upbeat as well with different arrangements of the main parts of the song, though the flow of the song remains intact. The background noises are much clearer as well and the song is noticeably extended in this version. Some of the lyrics (such as the distorted "Hey God!") are much clearer in this version as well. It also has a different ending as well.
===Terrible Lie (''Closure'')===
"Terrible Lie" is the first song from a live performance shown on ''Closure.'' It follows footage from Nine Inch Nails fans and protesters alike as well as backstage footage. The classic "[[Pinion]]" intro leads into "Terrible Lie" and a spotlight projects the silhouette of Reznor onto the screen. The band is covered in cornstarch as per usual for the era and Reznor finishes up half singing/half saying "you promised me" into the mike. The video then goes to more fan and backstage footage and is eventually followed by "[[Piggy]]."On the DVD leak of this release, an older Lollapalooza '91 performance of this song is featured in the Appendage section, following "[[Now I'm Nothing]]." Both are recorded in bootleg-like quality.
===Terrible Lie (''And All That Could Have Been'')===
==Live==
"Terrible Lie" is often the opening song of Nine Inch Nails shows following the intro tapean introduction, which may be "[[Now I'm Nothing]]" ([[Lollapalooza]] '91, [[Wave_Goodbye_Tour#NIN. Unlike the album 2FJA_2009|NIN/JA 2009]]) or, often, a manipulated pre-recorded version where a keyboard and bass melody is present throughout the entire chorus, the of "Pinion." The live version typically omits the melody keyboard and bass harmony for the first half of the first chorus, a feature of the [[Terrible_Lie#Terrible_Lie_.28Sympathetic_Mix.29|Sympathetic mix]]. The ending of the song is extended when performed live and is often concluded with Reznor screaming "you promised me," followed by a repeatedly. A brief sample of the words "will who do you think you forgive me're fooling?" heard clearly often surrounded the song in performances prior to the Fragility tour, most often at the end of the song (though also used at the start of the song on ''Pretty Hate Machine'' tours as it emerged from the sample collage). The variation performed on the [[Wave Goodbye Tour]] is mostly the same as the version introduced during [[httpLive://wwwWith Teeth]].4shared.com/file/101153106/9c4183de/forgiveme_sample_shallowgrave.html However, as the live band is now only 4 members, all synthesizer parts are absent, leaving only loud guitar riffs (this] example (from is most noticeable in the chorus, and right before the outro where there is usually a 'hammer-synth' countermelody played over the bootleg Shallow Gravechorus progression). At Due to the end hectic nature of the song, the band has been known will often destroy instruments and/or the stage during the song. This can be seen in the 1989-1991 footage that was added as an appendage to cause a little bit the "DVD" version of instrument destruction (though not always)''[[Closure]]''. During the [[Live: With Teeth]] tours, [[Aaron North]] plays a short solo during the last few moments of the song. This is a short, three note repeating solo.
===Aaron North solo tab===
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