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This {{song | title = The Becoming| album ='' [[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]]''| length = 5:31| BPM = 150| versions = The Becoming<br>The Becoming (Instrumental)<br>The Becoming (''[[Still]]'')| live = [[Dissonance]] <br> [[Performance 2007]]<br>[[Wave Goodbye Tour]]<br>[[NIN 2014 Europe/UK Tour]]<br>[[Cold And Black And Infinite Tour]] through present}}'''"The Becoming"''' is number seven from the second former seventh track on the 1994 album, ''[[The Downwad Downward Spiral(halo)|The Downward Spiral]].'' A semi-acoustic version can be found on ''[[Still]],'' which has an accompanying performance video released at the time on [[nin.com]]. Its made from many loops The bassline on this track was done with a prototype of industrial soundsthe Oberheim OB-Mx synthesizer.[https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw4RM5movKf/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=jqklvyc8wfw7] [[Trent Reznor]] stated in an interview[https://www. This song shows youtube.com/watch?v=4IwIxiovt_I] that the idea for the hard sound from "TDS"metaphor of a person becoming a machine was inspired by [[Shinya Tsukamoto]]'s ''Tetsuo: The Iron Man''.

The lyrics ===Annie===In a 2004 interview for ''Alternative Press'', Reznor was asked about the use of the name Annie in this song are about a man who is fighting against himself trying to avoid his "becoming", transforming him into a machine without the human's characteristics and mostly feelings.

An acoustic version can be found in <blockquote><p>Oh, and "Annie" was abstractly referring to a college sweetheart/ heartbreak situation that, at the second disc time I was writing that song, was a valid source of the emotional pain to draw from. Her real name is Andrea Mulrain, and her phone number is [number deleted for privacy purposes. -Patriot Act Ed.]</p> <p>—Reznor [And All That Could Have Beenhttp://www.theninhotline.net/archives/articles/manager/display_article.php?id=11]] release.</p></blockquote>

==LyricsAppearances=====Halos===*''The Downward Spiral'' (1994)*''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]]'' (Deluxe Edition CD; 2002)*''Still'' ===Seeds===*''[[The Definitive NIN - Deep Cuts]]'' ==Versions=====The Becoming===This is the original album version. It begins in a 13/8 time signature with a manipulated piano line, then bursts into drum and [[samples|sample]] loops of screams taken from the film ''Robot Jox''. 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. The quiet portions of the song also contain a backwards sample from the film ''Angel Heart'' where the character is repeatedly yelling "I know who I am!" 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'''''

I beat my machine it's a part of me it's inside of meI'm stuck Released by Reznor via his [[remix.nin.com]] account, this unmastered instrumental version is extended in this dream length, as it's changing me I am becomingdoes not fade out the ending, rather looping the acoustic guitar riff many times until stopping.

===The me that you know he had some second thoughtsBecoming (''Still'')===He's covered with scabs he is broken and soreThe me that you know he doesn't come around muchThat part of me isn't here anymore''Running Time: 4:30'''''

This version appears on the ''Still'' CD, which was disc two of the Deluxe Edition CD of ''And All pain disappears That Could Have Been''. Simpler in its instrumentation and without the sample loops, it's transitions immediately from the nature end of my circuitryDrowns out all I hear no escape "[[The_Fragile_%28song%29#The_Fragile_.28Still.29|The Fragile]]" and ends suddenly after the final "noisy" section. Though he is absent from this my new consciousnessthe credits, [[Danny Lohner]] is clearly seen performing in the video.

The me that you know is now made up of wires==Live==And even when I'm right with you I'm so far awayI can try This song, played live frequently on the [[Dissonance]] Tour and relegated to get away but Irarity status until its brief return on the [[Performance 2007]] Tour, was resurrected for the [[Wave Goodbye Tour]], during which it was characterized by [[Robin Finck]]'ve strapped myself inI can try s use of an acoustic guitar throughout. However, the structure of the song stayed close to scratch away the sound in my earsI can see it killing away all of my bad album version, with distortion used on the acoustic guitar for the loud partsI don. These performances also dropped the ''Robot Jox't want to listen but it's all to clearsample loop.

==Lyrics== I beat my machine it's a part of me it's inside of me I'm stuck in this dream it's changing me I am becoming The me that you know had some second thoughts He's covered with scabs he is broken and sore The me that you know doesn't come around much That part of me isn’t here anymore All pain disappears it's the nature of my circuitry Drowns out all I hear no escape from this my new consciousness The me that you know used to have feelings But the blood has stopped pumping and he's left to decay The me that you know is now made up of wires And even when I'm right with you I'm so far away I can try to get away but I've strapped myself in I can try to scratch away the sound in my ears I can see it killing away all my bad parts I don't want to listen but it's all too clear Hiding backwards inside of me I feel so unafraid Annie, hold a little tighter I might just slip away It won't give up it wants me dead Goddamn this noise inside my head