Nine Inch Nails

Mr. Self Destruct

Duration: 4:30 • BPM: 100 • ninwiki

Appearances

• The Downward Spiral (March 08, 1994)

Live

Performed 209 times
First time: April 13, 1994
Last time: September 19, 2025

Versions

Further Down The Spiral:

• The Art of Self Destruction, Part One (1995) (5:41)
• Self Destruction, Part Two (1995) (5:37)
• Self Destruction, Final (1995) (9:52)
• The Beauty Of Being Numb (1995) (5:06)

Further Down The Spiral International (Halo 10 V2):

• The Art of Self Destruction, Part One (5:41)
• Self Destruction, Part Three (3:28)
• Self Destruction, Final (9:52)

Personnel

Composer(s):: Trent Reznor
Producer(s):: Flood , Trent Reznor
Engineer(s):: Alan Moulder
Mixer(s):: Alan Moulder

Lyrics

i am the voice inside your head and i control you
i am the lover in your bed and i control you
i am the sex that you provide and i control you
i am the hate you try to hide and i control you

i take you where you want to go
i give you all you need to know
i drag you down i use you up
mr. self destruct

i speak religion's message clear and i control you
i am denial guilt and fear and i control you
i am the prayers of the naïve and i control you
i am the lie that you believe and i control you

i take you where you want to go
i give you all you need to know
i drag you down i use you up
mr. self destruct

i am the needle in your vein and i control you
i am the high you can't sustain and i control you
i am the pusher i'm a whore and i control you
i am the need you have for more and i control you
i am the bullet in the gun and i control you
i am the truth from which you run and i control you
i am the silencing machine and i control you
i am the need in you for more and i control you

i take you where you want to go
i give you all you need to know
i drag you down i use you up
mr. self destruct