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I’m I'm trying to fit it all inside I’m I'm trying to open my mouth wide I’m I'm trying not to choke and
I’m I'm trying to fit it all inside I’m I'm trying to open my mouth wide I’m I'm trying not to choke inside
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| album =''[[With Teeth (halo)|With Teeth]]''
| length =3:07
| BPM = 138| versions =The Collector<br>The Collector (Instrumental)<br>The Collector (Live At Rehearsals)| live =[[Live: With Teeth]] through [[Performance 2007Wave Goodbye Tour]]}}'''"The Collector"''' is the third track on the 2005 release ''[[With Teeth (halo)|With Teeth]]''. It's in a very odd time signature, with the verses in a 3/4-3/4-3/4-4/4 pattern and the chorus in a 4/4-4/4-6/4 pattern. Lyrically, the song seems to address [[Trent Reznor]]'s insecurities leading up to writing the ''With Teeth'' album in regards to him questioning if he would ever write music again, or be able to write sober. In [http://www.megavideo.com/?d=JOD4JV0F a fan interview], Reznor stated that this was initially his favourite song on the record.
===Song Credits===
===Seeds===
*''[[The Definitive NIN - Deep Cuts]]''
*''[[The Definitive NIN - Heavy Tracks]]''
===Video Games===
*''[[Rock Band]]'' (available for download)
==Versions==
===The Collector===
This is the original album version. It is characterized by a very odd time signature, with the verses in a 3/4-3/4-3/4-4/4 pattern and the chorus in a 4/4-4/4-6/4 pattern. Opening with Dave Grohl's live drumming and soon joined by the verse bassline, Reznor's vocal delivery is coarse and loud through the verses. Abrasive guitars enter for the yelled choruses, playing a fast rhythm in 16th notes. The repeated line "swallow it all" accompanied only by loud, intense drumming forms a bridge from chorus back to the second verse, then from the second chorus to the final verse, which builds upon the drumming and bassline with the mantra "every last one" and chromatic piano improvisation. The introductory percussion loop of "[[The Hand That Feeds (song)|The Hand That Feeds]]" begins immediately beneath the decay of the final drum and cymbal hits of this song. ===The Collector (Instrumental)==='''''Running Time: 3:11''''' Released exclusively through Apple Music.
===The Collector (Live At Rehearsals)===
==Live==
"The Collector" has been was played live primarily on the [[Live: With Teeth]] tour, becoming a rarity in the setlist as the tour went on. It was played once on the [[Lights In The Sky Tour]] and several times on the [[Wave Goodbye Tour]]. Several of these live versions featured the additional lyrics printed in the With Teeth PDF booklet.
==Lyrics==
I wish I could let it go
But they start to make me think
Things I don’t don't want to know
Swallow it all
Swallow it all
And I keep it warm
They make me stay
They won’t won't let me leave
There are so God damned many of them
It gets hard to breathe
I am a good boy and
Will swallow it all
Every last one
Every last one
Additional lyrics printed in the ''With Teeth'' PDF booklet, but not appearing in the song itself (though they have occasionally been sung live).
Are you listening?
With all of this
==External Links==
*[http://vimeo.com/61672247 "The Collector" Live From Rehearsals]
{{Succession box
| title=[[With Teeth (halo)|With Teeth]]
| before=[[You Know What You Are?]]
| after=[[The Hand That Feeds (song)|The Hand That Feeds]]
| track=3}}
[[Category: NIN Songs]]
[[Category:Songs With Unused Lyrics]]