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This remix contains dialog snippets, presumably of Genesis and Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge. Unofficial transcription'''''Running Time:7:03'''''
→While I'm Still Here (Breyer P-Orridge 'Howler' Remix)
| BPM = 87
| versions=While I'm Still Here<br>While I'm Still Here (Breyer P-Orridge 'Howler' Remix)
| live=[[Nine Inch Nails Live Tension 2013|TensionTour]]
}}'''"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]]".
==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)===
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 (probably spoken by Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge):
I'm, I'm limited by,
by time, by gravity.
that I've ever dreamed of being.
Middle section (probably spoken by Genesis Breyer P-Orridge):
We do not believe in human feelings,
nor in human senses,
This is a preset world, there are no secrets.
Ending (probably 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,
==Live==
This song debuted live on the [[2013/09/28 St. Paul, MN|first night]] of the [[Tension 2013 leg of the Tour]]. It featured backing vocals by [[Nine Inch Nails Live 2013Lisa Fischer]] and [[Sharlotte Gibson]] tour.
==Lyrics==
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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