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<center>{{song| title =Terrible Lie{| classalbum ="infobox bordered" style''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]''| length ="width4: 25em; text-align: right; font-size: 80%;"39|+ styleBPM ="font-size: larger;" 88| versions =Terrible Lie<br>Terrible Lie (Demo)<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)|-|- ! Original Album:Beside You In Time]]'')| live =[["Pretty Hate Machine" Promotional Tour]]through present|- ! First Time Played Live:| Sometime in 1989|- ! Last Time Played Live:| Staple|- | colspan=}}'''"2Terrible Lie" style=''' is the second track on the 1989 release ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]'' and begins directly at the end of "font-size: smaller;[[Head Like A Hole (song)|Head Like A Hole]]" | {{{footnotes|}}}|}</center>(the end of the latter providing a segue into the beginning of the former).

==About=Song Credits===Terrible Lie is the second song off of *Production: [[Pretty Hate MachineFlood]] and begins directly at the end of , [[Head Like A Hole (song)|Head Like A HoleTrent Reznor]] (the end of the latter bleeding into the beginning of the former). The song is about having a belief in God while wondering about all the suffering (mostly personal/internal suffering) that one goes through in life*Engineering: Flood, about wanting to believe and wanting to be hopeful but being constantly proved wrong by events in one's life. It's "everyman" subject matter and distinct melody make it one of [[Nine Inch NailsJohn Fryer]]' better known songs and a staple of the live concerts., Doug de Angelis*Mix: John Fryer, Trent Reznor

==Appearances====Appearances=Halos===*''Pretty Hate Machine''*''[[Head Like A Hole (halo)|Head Like A Hole]]''*''[[Closure]]''*''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]]''*''[[Beside You In Time (halo)|Beside You In Time]]''

*[[Pretty Hate Machine]]*[[Head Like A Hole (halo)|Head Like A Hole]] (remixes)*[[Closure]] (live)===Seeds===*''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have BeenThe Definitive NIN - Deep Cuts]] (live)''*''[[Beside You In Time (halo)|Beside You In TimeThe Definitive NIN - Heavy Tracks]] (live)''

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*==Versions=====Terrible Lie===The second track from the album ''Pretty Hate Machine,'' 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 MixDemo)===*A demo for "Terrible Lie (Empathetic Mix)" does exist, but it has only leaked in short clips on the internet. It exists on a cassette tape handed out by Reznor to important figures. This cassette is also in the possession of [[Martin Atkins]], who has allowed fans to hear excerpts.

===LyricsTerrible Lie (Sympathetic Mix)==='''''Running Time: 4:26'''''

hey GodPresent on the ''Head Like A Hole'' single, why are you doing 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 me? am i not living up its similarity to what ithe album version, however, it'm supposed to be? why am i seething with this animosity? hey Gods often considered more of a "single mix" for the song, i think you owe me which is used as a great big apologyB-Side to ''Head Like A Hole.''

hey God, i really don===Terrible Lie (Empathetic Mix)==='''''Running Time: 6:11'''''t know what you mean seems like salvation comes only in our dreams i feel my hatred grow all the more extreme hey God, can this world really be as sad as it seems

hey God, there===Terrible Lie (''Closure'')==="Terrible Lie" is the first song from a live performance shown on ''Closure.''s nothing left 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 hide i lost my ignorancemore 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, security and pride ifollowing "[[Now I'm all alone Nothing]]." Both are recorded in a world you must despise hey God, i believed your promises, your promises and liesbootleg-like quality.

===Terrible Lie (terrible lie''Beside You In Time'')=== you made me throw it all away my morals left to decay The live version of "Terrible Lie," as performed on ''Beside You In Time,'' is much moodier than previous versions. During the choruses (during which "terrible lie" is chanted) how many you betray you, a previously unheard riff is played by guitar and bass. Also, Reznor seems much more desperate while singing the "Don've taken everything (terrible lie) my head t take it away from me…" lines in the song. The added "live" solo at the end of the song has also been modified. These changes can likely be attributed to the fact that this is filled with disease my skin an almost completely new live line up. The music is begging you please also much more cleaner and defined than the [[Fragility]] tour and on ''[[And All That Could Have Been (terrible liehalo) i|And All That Could Have Been]].'' At the end of the song, the band doesn'm on my hands and knees i want so much to believet play the extended live ending. Instead, they finish the song abruptly, as in the album version.

i give you everything==Live== my sweet everything i give you everything "Terrible Lie" is often the opening song of Nine Inch Nails shows following an introduction, which may be "[[Now I'm Nothing]]" (i need someone to hold on to[[Lollapalooza]] '91, [[Wave_Goodbye_Tour#NIN. i need someone to hold on to2FJA_2009|NIN/JA 2009]]) my sweet everything (i need someoneor, often, a manipulated pre-recorded version of "Pinion. i need someone" The live version typically omits the keyboard and bass harmony for the first half of the first chorus, a feature of the [[Terrible_Lie#Terrible_Lie_. i need someone to hold on to) i give you everything (i need someone to hold on to28Sympathetic_Mix. i need someone to hold on to) my sweet everything (i need someone to hold on to29|Sympathetic mix]]. i need someone to hold on) i give The ending of the song is extended when performed live and is often concluded with Reznor screaming "you everything (i need someone to hold on topromised me" repeatedly. i need someone to hold on A brief sample of the words "who do you think you're fooling?" often surrounded the song in performances prior to) my sweet everything the Fragility tour, most often at the end of the song (i need someone. i need someone. i need someone to hold though also used at the start of the song on to''Pretty Hate Machine'' tours as it emerged from the sample collage) i give you everything (i need someone to hold on to. i need someone to hold on to) my sweet everything (i need someone. i need someone. i need someone to hold on to)

The variation performed on the [[Wave Goodbye Tour]] was mostly the same as the version introduced during [[Live: With Teeth]]. However, as the live band is now only 4 members, all synthesizer parts are absent, leaving only loud guitar riffs (i need someone to hold on tothis is most noticeable in the chorus, and right before the outro where there is usually a 'hammer-synth' countermelody played over the chorus progression). During the Australian leg of the Wave Goodbye Tour, the song featured a minimalist intro, using the synth parts that can be heard during the choruses of the studio version.

==Performed live== Terrible Lie is Due to the hectic nature of the song, the band will often destroy instruments and/or the stage during the opening song of Nine Inch Nails shows following . This can be seen in the 1989-1991 footage that was added as an appendage to the intro tape. The ending "DVD" version of the song is extended when performed live and is often concluded with ''[[Trent Reznor|TrentClosure]] screaming "you promised me"''. During the With_Teeth [[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==

G|-9-11-12--9-11-12--9-11-12<br>D| ------------------<br>D|-13-15-16--13-15-16--13-15-16<br>

==Lyrics== Hey God, why are you doing this to me? Am I not living up to what I'm supposed to be? Why am I seething with this animosity? Hey God, I think you owe me a great big apology Terrible lie Hey God, I really don't know what you mean Seems like salvation comes only in our dreams I feel my hatred grow all the more extreme Hey God, can this world really be as sad as it seems? Terrible lie Don't take it away from me I need someone to hold on to Don't take it away from me I need someone to hold on to Hey God, there's nothing left for me to hide I lost my ignorance, security and pride I'm all alone in a world you must despise Hey God, I believed the promises, the promises and lies Terrible lie You made me throw it all away My morals left to decay How many you betray You've taken everything Terrible lie My head is filled with disease My skin is begging you please I'm on my hands and knees I want so much to believe I need someone to hold on to I need someone to hold on to I need someone to hold on to I need someone to hold on to I give you everything My sweet everything Hey God, I really don't know who I am In this world of piss.The last two lines only appear in the album booklet for ''Pretty Hate Machine'' It should be noted that the following line was changed on the recording: Hey God, I believed your promises, your promises and lies <BR>{{succession box | title=[[Pretty Hate Machine#Track Listing|Pretty Hate Machine]] | before= [[Head Like A Hole (song)|Head Like A Hole]]| after=[[Down in It (song)|Down In It]]| track= 2}} [[Category:NIN Songs]][[Category:Songs With Unused Lyrics]]