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| live=N/A[[Tension 2013 Tour]]}} '''"While I'm Still Here"''' is the thirteenth track on the 2013 release ''[[Hesitation Marks]]''. It is sometimes referred to by its acronym '''WISH,''' though this may be confused with "[[Wish (song)|Wish]]".
===Song Credits===
*Lindsey Buckingham: Guitar
*[[Pino Palladino]]: Bass
*[[Trent Reznor]]: Vocals, Electronics, Saxophone, Percussion, Guitar, Bass
*Contains (lyrical) portions of "Weary Blues From Waiting" by Hank Williams, Sr.
==Appearances==
==Versions==
===While I'm Still Here===
This is the original album version. A simplistic track, it is dominated by its quirky beat and staccato plucked string instruments. A busy bassline joins the ascending vocals in the verses, while the nearly spoken choruses are backed by a droning synth. After the second chorus, a sort of coda or bridge featuring a more complicated bassline and staccato baritone saxophone leads directly into "[[Black Noise]]". Its call-and-response style verses recall those of "[[Mr.Self Destruct]]".
===While I'm Still Here (Breyer P-Orridge 'Howler' Remix)===
Coming soon'''''Running Time: 7:03''''' This remix contains dialog snippets of Genesis and Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge.It begins with the sound of Howler Monkeys at the LA Zoo, which plays throughout the track. Quarter note kicks replace the staccato beat of the original version. An instrumentally minimalistic track, other notable sound effects include a Tibetan Thighbone Trumpet which sounds in the second verse.  Unofficial transcription: Beginning (spoken by Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge): I'm, I'm limited by, by time, by gravity. Uhhm... by all these physical forces. When... really I just uhh... I wish my consciousness would be liberated completely free, to go everywhere, to be everywhere, to do everything, to be, to be everyone, that I've ever dreamed of being. Middle section (spoken by Genesis Breyer P-Orridge): We do not believe in human feelings, nor in human senses, nor human needs, human values, human fears, or even human hopes. The only purpose or believe, is the path from the mind to the brain, path from the mind to the brain, mind... to the brain, This is a preset world, there are no secrets. Ending (spoken by Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge): I feel as though I found my soulmate. Uhm I never feel, I never feel alone or lonely, that's just something I don't experience / kind of feeling of alienation. No matter how strange the world outside gets, I know that there is someone that understands me. 
====Song Credits====
*Remixed by Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, an Angry Love production (BMI)
*Additional Vocals: Genesis and Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge
*Tibetan Thigh Bone Trumpet & Shiva Naga Serpent Trumpet: Sean Ragon
 
==Live==
This song debuted live on the [[2013/09/28 St. Paul, MN|first night]] of the [[Tension 2013 Tour]]. It featured backing vocals by [[Lisa Fischer]] and [[Sharlotte Gibson]].
==Lyrics==
Oh all the things that might have been
Ticking time is running out
Watch young lovers flocking backwalking by
Ticking time is running out
God forgive me if I cry
Hold me near
While I'm still here
 
The portion of the final chorus that says:
We always were
Yes, even then
 
Was changed in the final recording to:
Always were, yeah
Even then
 
==External Links==
*[http://nineinchnails.tumblr.com/post/65708445123/nine-inch-nails-while-im-still-here-breyer Story behind the Breyer P-Orridge 'Howler' Remix]
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