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Characteritics{{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 the seventh track on the 1994 album ''[[The 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]]. The bassline on this track was done with a prototype of the 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.youtube.com/watch?v=4IwIxiovt_I] that the idea for the metaphor of a person becoming a machine was inspired by [[Shinya Tsukamoto]]'s ''Tetsuo: The Iron Man''.

This <blockquote><p>Oh, and "Annie" was abstractly referring to a college sweetheart/ heartbreak situation that, at the time I was writing that song , was a valid source of emotional pain to draw from. Her real name is Andrea Mulrain, and her phone number seven from the second former album, is [number deleted for privacy purposes. -Patriot Act Ed.]</p> <p>—Reznor [[The Downwad Spiral]]http://www. Its made from many loops of industrial soundstheninhotline. This song shows the hard sound from "TDS"net/archives/articles/manager/display_article.php?id=11]</p></blockquote>

The lyrics of the 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 ===Song Credits===*Production: [[Flood]] and mostly feelings.Trent Reznor*Mixing Engineer: [[Alan Moulder]]*Ring Mod Guitar: [[Adrian Belew]]*ARP2600: Flood

An acoustic version can be found in the second disc of the ==Appearances=====Halos===*''The Downward Spiral'' (1994)*''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]] release.'' (Deluxe Edition CD; 2002)*''Still''

Lyrics==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]]".

I beat my machine it===The Becoming (Instrumental)==='''''Running Time: 6:24''''s a part of me it's inside of me

I'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.

This version appears on the ''Still'' CD, which was disc two of the Deluxe Edition CD of ''And All That Could Have Been''. 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 me that you know Fragile]]" and ends suddenly after the final "noisy" section. Though he had some second thoughtsis absent from the credits, [[Danny Lohner]] is clearly seen performing in the video.

The me that you know he doesn==Live==This song, played live frequently on the [[Dissonance]] Tour and relegated to rarity 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]]'t come around muchs use of an acoustic guitar throughout. However, the structure of the song stayed close to the album version, with distortion used on the acoustic guitar for the loud parts. These performances also dropped the ''Robot Jox'' sample loop.

That ==Lyrics== I beat my machine it's a part of me isnit'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

All pain disappears it's the nature of my circuitry Drowns out all I hear no escape from this my new consciousness<br>{{Succession box| title=[[The me that you know he used to have feelings But the blood has stopped pumping Downward Spiral (halo)#Track Listing (original release and he's left to decay DVD-A release)|The me that you know is now made up of wiresDownward Spiral]]| before=[[Ruiner]]And even when | after=[[I'm right with you I'm so far awayDo Not Want This]]| track=7}} 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 of my bad parts I don't want to listen but it's all to clear  Hiding backwards inside of me I feel so unafraid Annie, hold a little tighter I might just slip away  It wont give up it wants me dead Goddamn this noise inside my head    External Links ---- Nine Inch Nails Official Page [http[Category://www.nin.comNIN Songs]] Nine Inch Nails Official Myspace Page [http[Category://www.myspace.com/ninKnow The Score]]