Nine Inch Nails

• The Fragile (September 21, 1999)
• The Fragile (Definitive Edition) (December 22, 2016)

Performed 143 times
First time: November 17, 1999
Last time: June 26, 2025

i woke up today
to find myself in the other place
with a trail of my footprints
from where i ran away
seems everything i've heard just might be true
and you know me
(well you think you do)
sometimes, i have everything—
yet i wish i felt something

do you know how far this has gone?
just how damaged have i become?
when i think i can overcome
it runs even deeper

in a dream i'm a different me
with a perfect you
we fit perfectly
and for once in my life i feel complete—
and i still want to ruin it
afraid to look
as clear as day
this plan has long been underway
i hear them call
i cannot stay
the voice inviting me away

do you know how far this has gone?
just how damaged have i become?
when i think i can overcome
it runs even deeper
everything that matters is gone
all the hands of hope have withdrawn
could you try to help me hang on
it runs…

i'm straight
i won't crack
on my way
and i can't turn back
i'm okay
i'm on track
on my way
and i can't turn back
i stayed
on this track
gone too far
and i can't come back
i stayed
on this track
lost my way
can't come back