Nine Inch Nails

The Hand That Feeds

Duration: 3:31 • BPM: 128 • ninwiki

Appearances

• With Teeth (May 03, 2005)
• The Hand That Feeds 9"
• The Hand That Feeds (Limited Edition Digipack)
• The Hand That Feeds 10" Picture Vinyl
• The Hand That Feeds 12" (The Photex Releases)
• The Hand That Feeds (March 28, 2005)

Live

Performed 578 times
First time: March 23, 2005
Last time: September 19, 2025

Versions

The Hand That Feeds:

• The Hand That Feeds (Straight Mix) (2005) (7:47)

The Hand That Feeds (Limited Edition Digipack):

• The Hand That Feeds (Straight Mix) (7:47)
• The Hand That Feeds (Dub Mix) (7:51)
• The Hand That Feeds (Video) (3:41)

The Hand That Feeds (DVD Single):

• The Hand That Feeds (Video) (3:41)

The Hand That Feeds 9":

• The Hand That Feeds (Dub Mix) (7:51)

The Hand That Feeds 12" (The Photex Releases):

• The Hand That Feeds (Straight Mix) (7:47)
• The Hand That Feeds (Dub Instrumental) (7:51)
• The Hand That Feeds (Ruff Mix) (3:58)

The Hand That Feeds 12" (DFA Mixes):

• The Hand That Feeds (DFA Remix) (9:02)
• The Hand That Dubs (DFA Version 1) (14:12)
• The Hand That Dubs (DFA Remix Instrumental) (9:01)

Only (CD Maxi Europe):

• The Hand That Feeds (DFA Mix) (9:02)

Only 9" (UK):

• The Hand That Feeds (DFA Mix) (9:02)

Every Day Is Exactly The Same:

• The Hand That Feeds (DFA Mix) (2006) (9:02)
• The Hand That Feeds (Straight Mix) (2006) (7:47)

Every Day Is Exactly The Same (Japanese Edition):

• The Hand That Feeds (DFA Mix) (9:02)
• The Hand That Feeds (Straight Mix) (7:47)
• The Hand That Feeds (Dub Instrumental) (7:51)

Personnel

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

Lyrics

you're keeping in step
in the line
got your chin held high and you feel just fine
because you do
what you're told
but inside your heart it is black and it's hollow
and it's cold

just how deep do you believe?
will you bite the hand that feeds?
will you chew until it bleeds?
can you get up off your knees?
are you brave enough to see
do you want to change it?

what if this whole crusade's
a charade
and behind it all there's a price to be paid
for the blood
on which we dine
justified in the name of the holy and the divine

just how deep do you believe?
will you bite the hand that feeds?
will you chew until it bleeds?
can you get up off your knees?
are you brave enough to see?
do you want to change it?

so naïve
to keep holding on to what i want to believe
and i can see
but i keep
holding on and on and on and on

will you bite the hand that feeds you or will you stay down on your knees?