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| versions =Terrible Lie<br>Terrible Lie (Sympathetic Mix)<br>Terrible Lie (Empathetic Mix)<br>Terrible Lie (Demo - 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 (halo)|Beside You In Time]]'')
| live =[["Pretty Hate Machine" Promotional Tour]] through present
}}'''"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===
*Production: [[Flood]], [[Trent Reznor]]
*Engineering: Flood, [[John Fryer]], [[Doug de Angelis]]
*Mix: John Fryer, Trent Reznor
====Song Credits====
*Production and mix: Flood, Trent Reznor
===Terrible Lie (Demo - Martin Atkins tape)===
'''''Running Time: 4:55'''''
A demo for "Terrible Lie" 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.
===Terrible Lie (''Closure'')===
"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).
The variation performed on the [[Wave Goodbye Tour]] is 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 (this 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.
Due to the hectic nature of the song, the band 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 the "DVD" version of ''[[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.
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