Nine Inch Nails

Sin

Duration: 4:06 • BPM: 129 • ninwiki
Appearances
Pretty Hate Machine (October 20, 1989)
Live
Performed 523 times
First time: October 22, 1989
Last time: September 12, 2025
Versions
Sin:
Sin (Long) (1990) (5:51)
Sin (Dub) (1990) (5:00)
Sin (Short) (1990) (4:19)
Sin (UK):
Sin (Short) (4:19)
Sin (Long) (5:51)
Sin (Dub) (5:00)
Sin 9":
Sin (Long) (5:51)
Sin (Dub) (5:00)
Sin (Cassette):
Sin (Short) (4:19)
Personnel
Composer(s):
Trent Reznor
Producer(s):
John Fryer , Trent Reznor
Engineer(s):
Doug DeAngelis , Flood , Kennan Keating , Keith LeBlanc , Ken Quartarone
Mixer(s):
Keith LeBlanc , Trent Reznor
Lyrics
you give me the reason
you give me control
i gave you my purity
my purity you stole
did you think i wouldn't recognize this compromise?
am i just too stupid to realize?
stale incense, old sweat and lies, lies, lies

it comes down to this
your kiss
your fist
and your strain
it gets under my skin
within
take in
the extent of my sin

you give me the anger
you give me the nerve
carry out my sentence
i get what i deserve
i'm just an effigy to be defaced
to be disgraced
your need for me has been replaced
and if i can't have everything well then just give me a taste

it comes down to this
your kiss
your fist
and your strain
it gets under my skin
within
take in
the extent of my sin