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<center>{{song{| classtitle ="infobox bordered" style="width: 25em; text-align: right; font-size: 80%;"Terrible Lie|+ stylealbum ="font-size: larger;" | '''Terrible Lie'''|-|- ! Original Album:| [[Pretty Hate Machine]]''|- ! First Time Played Livelength =4:39| Sometime in 1989BPM = 88|versions =Terrible Lie<br>Terrible Lie (Sympathetic Mix)<br>Terrible Lie (Empathetic Mix)<br>Terrible Lie (Demo - ! Last Martin Atkins tape)<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 Played Live:(halo)| Staple|- Beside You In Time]]'')| colspanlive =[["2Pretty Hate Machine" Promotional Tour]] through present}}'''" style=Terrible Lie"font-size: smaller;''' is the second track on the 1989 release ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]'' and begins directly at the end of " [[Head Like A Hole (song)| {{{footnotes|}}}|}</center>Head Like A Hole]]" (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)''

===VersionsVideo Games===*''[[Rock Band|Rock Band 3]]'' (available for download)

*Terrible Lie==Versions==*===Terrible Lie (Sympathetic Mix)===*Terrible Lie (Empathetic Mix)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.

===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 (Demo - Martin Atkins tape)==='''''Running Time: 4:55''''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 your promises, your promises and lies

===Terrible Lie (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 made promised me throw it all away my morals left " into the mike. The video then goes to decay (terrible lie) how many you betray youmore fan and backstage footage and is eventually followed by "[[Piggy]]." On the DVD leak of this release, an older Lollapalooza 've taken everything (terrible lie) my head is filled with disease my skin 91 performance of this song is begging you please (terrible lie) ifeatured in the Appendage section, following "[[Now I'm on my hands and knees i want so much to believeNothing]]." Both are recorded in bootleg-like quality.

i give you everything my sweet everything===Terrible Lie (''And All That Could Have Been'')=== i give you everything (i need someone to hold The first song on to. i need someone to hold both the CD and DVD/VHS versions of ''And All That Could Have Been,'' the song takes place with just the multi-colored set lighting on and does not have any special motif to) my sweet everything (i need someoneit. i need someoneDuring certain shots, one can see the sunset through the opening at the top of the stadium. i need someone to hold on to) i give you everything Reznor can be seen wearing cornstarch makeup and mascara during this song, though most of it does not last through "[[March of the Pigs (i need someone to hold on to. i need someone to hold on tosong) my sweet everything (i need someone to hold on to|March of the Pigs]]. i need someone to hold on) i give you everything (i need someone to hold on " The song starts out with the recorded "[[The New Flesh]]"/"Pinion" intro typical tothe [[Fragility 2. i need someone 0]] shows, though this is entirely cut off along with the actual intro to hold the song on to) my sweet everything (i need someone. i need someonethe CD version. i need someone to hold on to) i give you everything The song ends with Reznor screaming "You fucking promised me!", before seguing directly into "[[Sin (i need someone to hold on to. i need someone to hold on tosong) my sweet everything (i need someone. i need someone|Sin]]. i need someone to hold on to)"

===Terrible Lie (i need someone ''Beside You In Time'')===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), a previously unheard riff is played by guitar and bass. Also, Reznor seems much more desperate while singing the "Don'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 hold the fact that this is an almost completely new live line up. The music is also much more cleaner and defined than the [[Fragility]] tour and on to''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]].'' At the end of the song, the band doesn't play the extended live ending. Instead, they finish the song abruptly, as in the album version.

==Performed liveLive=="Terrible Lie" is often the opening song of Nine Inch Nails shows following an introduction, which may be "[[Now I'm Nothing]]" ([[Lollapalooza]] '91, [[Wave_Goodbye_Tour#NIN.2FJA_2009|NIN/JA 2009]]) or, often, a manipulated pre-recorded version of "Pinion." 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_.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" repeatedly. A brief sample of the words "who do you think you're fooling?" 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).

Terrible Lie is often the opening song of Nine Inch Nails shows following the intro tape. The ending of variation performed on the song is extended when performed live and is often concluded with [[Trent Reznor|TrentWave Goodbye Tour]] screaming "you promised me". During was mostly the same as the With_Teeth tours, version introduced during [[Aaron NorthLive: With Teeth]] plays . However, as the live band is now only 4 members, all synthesizer parts are absent, leaving only loud guitar riffs (this is most noticeable in the chorus, and right before the outro where there is usually a short solo during 'hammer-synth' countermelody played over the chorus progression). During the last few moments Australian leg of the Wave Goodbye Tour, the song. This is featured a shortminimalist intro, three note repeating solousing the synth parts that can be heard during the choruses of the studio version.

===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]]