I Would for You Lyrics
[Verse 1]
What a pathetic string of words
Just leave them lying on the floor
The warning posted on the door
Not over here, not anymore
There was a place that could have been
Step over all that used to be
Since you have let yourself come in
Some things I'd rather you not see
[Chorus]
See, I keep lying to myself
Don't know what else there is to do
If I could be somebody else
Well, I think I would for you
[Verse 2]
Didn't it seem like something more?
So long, I can't remember when
All this has happened all before
And this will happen all again
And I only have myself to blame
And I only have myself to blame
[Chorus]
See, I keep lying to myself
Don't know what else there is to do
If I could be somebody else
Well, I think I would for you
See, I keep lying to myself
Don't know what else there is to do
If I could be somebody else
Well, I think I would for you
What a pathetic string of words
Just leave them lying on the floor
The warning posted on the door
Not over here, not anymore
There was a place that could have been
Step over all that used to be
Since you have let yourself come in
Some things I'd rather you not see
[Chorus]
See, I keep lying to myself
Don't know what else there is to do
If I could be somebody else
Well, I think I would for you
[Verse 2]
Didn't it seem like something more?
So long, I can't remember when
All this has happened all before
And this will happen all again
And I only have myself to blame
And I only have myself to blame
[Chorus]
See, I keep lying to myself
Don't know what else there is to do
If I could be somebody else
Well, I think I would for you
See, I keep lying to myself
Don't know what else there is to do
If I could be somebody else
Well, I think I would for you
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Genius Annotation
A beat loop characterised by quick double kicks opens this track, with deep bass and quiet vocals creating the first verse.
Choruses open up with a simpler, clearer drum loop, a different bassline, and strange guitar layering that acts like a strings keyboard patch, creating a large stage for Reznor’s loud and echoing vocals.
The second chorus is followed by a new distorted guitar riff, which repeats as synth and percussion layers build; these eventually give way to a solitary piano melody, which quietly segues into “In Two” in a method recalling “Lights in the Sky” becoming “Corona Radiata” on The Slip.
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- 2.Copy of a
- 4.Find My Way
- 5.All Time Low
- 6.Disappointed
- 7.Everything
- 8.Satellite
- 10.Running
- 11.I Would for You
- 12.In Two
- 14.Black Noise
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Drums
Piano
Bass
Guitar
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Vocals
Violin
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Release Date
September 3, 2013
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