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| album = ''[[Year Zero]]''| length = N/A3:23| BPM = 87| versions = N/AThe Good Soldier<br>The Good Soldier (Instrumental)<br>The Good Soldier: Sam Fog| live = N[[Performance 2007]] through [[NIN 2013 Festival Tour]]<br>[[Europe + Asia 2018]] through [[Cold And Black And Infinite Tour]]}}'''"The Good Soldier"''' is the fourth track on the 2007 release ''[[Year Zero]]''. The chorus of this song includes the line "I Am Trying To Believe." Alan Cross from 102.1 CFNYFM The Edge in Toronto had this song "mysteriously show up" in his office. His description of this song is "Moody, slower. Great grind-y bass synth groove. A natural pick for a single!"[http://www.edge102.com/station/blog_ongoing_history_of_new_music.cfm?bid=8236] A similar drum sound set and beat were used in a live reworked performance of "[[Reptile#Live|Reptile]]" with [[Peter Murphy]] in Boston, Massachusetts on [[2006/06/23 Boston, MA (Radio show)|June 23, 2006]]. While this song appears on ''[[The Definitive NIN - The Singles]]'', it was never released as a single or promo. ==Theories==The "Good Soldier" could be the captain from the comic book portrayed at the website [[One Country At ATime]]. ==Appearances=====Halos===* ''Year Zero''}}*''[[Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D]]''

== About =Other==="'*''The Good SoldierDefinitive NIN - The Singles'''" is the fourth track - online playlist(s); not on the 2007 original Seed release ''[[Year Zero]]''.

==Versions=====The Good Soldier===This is the original album version. Both the drum loop and bass riff that begin the song remain steady throughout the song, though the drums drop out to leave the filtered bass riff as a bridge to the song's coda. Its melodically-sung verses are backed by a distorted guitar riff that contrasts musically with the chorus , which features airy synthesizer pads. The ending adds a second bass riff on top of the first and a new guitar riff, also characterized by [[Trent Reznor]]'s wordless background wailing. Most of this song includes the lyrics layers eventually stop together, leaving the drum loop to repeat for four measures and lead directly into "I Am Trying To Believe[[Vessel]]."

== Appearances =The Good Soldier (Instrumental)==='''''Running Time: 3:34'''''

* ===The Good Soldier—Sam Fog Mix (Friend Or Faux 001)==='''''Running Time: 8:05'''[[Year Zero]]''

==Live= ="The Good Soldier ===This is " was played live for the only known version first time on [[2007/05/09 Sydney, Australia|May 9, 2007]] at Luna Park in Sydney, Australia, on the [[Performance 2007]] tour, and continued as a regular for the present momentrest of that tour.

== Reviews ==Alan Cross from 102.1 CFNYFM The Edge On the [[Lights in Toronto had this song the Sky Tour]], "mysteriously show upThe Good Soldier" appeared as an encore in his office. His description about half of this song is "Moodythe shows, slower. Great grind-y bass synth groove. A natual pick for a single!"[http://www.edge102.com/station/blog_ongoing_history_of_new_musicappearing more regularly as the tour went on.cfm?bid=8236]

==Lyrics== Gun fire in the street Where we used to meet Echoes out a beat and the bass goes Bomb right over my head Step over the dead Remember what you said you know, the part about Life is just a waking dream Well I know what you mean But that ain't how it seems right here and how How can all this be real I can barely feel Anymore I am trying to see I am trying to believe This song has is not yet been released.where I should be I am trying to believe Blood hardens in the sand Cold metal in my hand Maybe help you understand The way that things will be There's nowhere left to hide 'Cause God is on our side I keep telling myself I am trying to see I am trying to believe This is not where I should be I am trying to believe No one's even sure What we're fighting for Or who we even are Anymore I feel So far away

A "Good Soldier" is another term for a samovar (a decorative metal tea dispensing device *The third and fourth lines of the second verse were slightly reworded: Help you understand The way that resembles a keg and is traditionally used in Russia).things are gonna be

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