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| BPM = 150| versions = The Becoming<br>The Becoming (Instrumental)<br>The Becoming (''[[Still]]'')| live = [[Dissonance]] tour <br> [[Year Zero Warm-Up Performance 2007]]<br>[[Wave Goodbye Tour]]<br>[[NIN 2014 Europe/UK Tour]]<br>[[Cold And Black And Infinite Tour]]}}'''"The Becoming"''' is the seventh track on the 1994 album ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]].''

"''===Annie===In a 2004 interview for 'The Becoming'Alternative Press''" is made from many loops of industrial sounds, showcasing the hard sound from ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward SpiralTrent Reznor]].'' The main body was asked about the use of the name Annie in this song is in a 13/8 time signature before switching to a 6/8 time signature at the breakdown. It then goes back to 13/8 before ending in 6/8, leading into "[[I Do Not Want This]]."

A more acoustic version (with [[Trent Reznor]] on piano, [[Danny Lohner]] on guitar, [[Jerome Dillon]] on drums, with drum machine and samples) can be found on'' [[Still]],'' with an accompanying video on [[nin.com]] ([http://youtube.com/watch?v=eaX4Ac2-Fww YouTube upload]).<blockquote> ===Meaning===The lyrics describe a man fighting against himself, trying to avoid his <p>"becomingOh," transforming him into a machine without human characteristics and feelings. This is a rare example of Reznor directly referencing a name ("Annie") in his lyrics. Usuallywas abstractly referring to a college sweetheart/ heartbreak situation that, he uses ambiguous pronouns. This expresses at the need for attachmenttime I was writing that song, the need to interact intimately with another human despite the narrator's extreme attempts was a valid source of emotional pain to detach himself draw from the world. The song begins with industrial noises such as those from a drum machine Her real name is Andrea Mulrain, and what appears to be distorted screamsher phone number is [number deleted for privacy purposes. At the 3-minute mark it mellows into swooshy sounds with ''ahh''ing from more emotive voicesPatriot Act Ed.]"</p> <p>—Reznor [http://www. There is a final outburst of noise and screaming before fading out with the ''ahh''s againtheninhotline. This song structure is indicative of the struggle between the narrator and the noisenet/archives/articles/manager/machinedisplay_article.php?id=11]</p></blockquote>

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*''[[And All That Could Have Been(halo)|And All That Could Have Been]]'' (Deluxe Edition CD; 2002)*''Still''

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This is the original album version. It begins in a 13/8 time signature with a manipulated piano line, then bursts into drum and sample loops of screams taken from the film ''Robot Joxx''. The drum loop pattern is also nearly identical in "[[The Way Out Is Through]]." At the 3-minute mark, it mellows into an acoustic guitar-led passage in 6/8, with machine-like loops and synthesized chorus pads sampled from Reznor's voice. There is a final outburst of noise and screaming before returning to the acoustic section, which crossfades with the opening of "[[I Do Not Want This]]." ===The Becoming (Instrumental)==='''''Running Time: 6:24''''' Released by Reznor via his [[remix.nin.com]] account, this unmastered instrumental version is extended in length, as it does not fade out the ending, rather looping the acoustic guitar riff many times until stopping.

'''''Running Time: 4:30''''' This version appears on the ''Still'' CD, which was Disc 2 of the Deluxe Edition CD of ''And All That Could Have Been'' and is currently available through NINnin.com. Simpler in its instrumentation and without the sample loops, it transitions immediately from the end of "[[The_Fragile_%28song%29#The_Fragile_.28Still.29|The Fragile]]" and ends suddenly after the final "noisy" section. Though he is absent from the credits, [[Danny Lohner]] is clearly seen performing in the video.

I beat my machine it’s it's a part of me it’s it's inside of me I’m I'm stuck in this dream it’s it's changing me I am becoming The me that you know, he had some second thoughts He’s He's covered with scabs, he is broken and sore The me that you know doesn’t doesn't come around much

All pain disappears it’s it's the nature of my circuitry Drowns out all I hear no escape from this my new consciousness

But the blood has stopped pumping and he’s he's left to decay

And even when I’m I'm right with you I’m I'm so far away

I can try to get away but I’ve I've strapped myself in

I don’t don't want to listen but it’s it's all too clear

It won’t won't give up it wants me dead