Getting Smaller Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Getting a little erratic here
And I don't know who to trust
I guess they got a way of readin' my mind
I guess I got to adjust
I've got my arms that flip flop flip flop flip
I got my head on a spring
Well I thought I got you on my side
I haven't got fucking anything
[Chorus]
I'm just a face in the crowd
Nothing to worry about
Not even tryin' to stand out
I'm getting smaller and smaller and smaller
And I got nothing to say
It's all been taken away
I just behave and obey
I'm afraid I am starting to fade away
[Verse 2]
Uh-huh
I kinda see through the cracks
When I press up on the wall
I'm not lookin' to stand up real high
I'd be happy to crawl
I think I'm losing my grip
But I can still make a fist
You know I still got my one good arm
That I can beat, mmm, I can beat myself up with
Getting a little erratic here
And I don't know who to trust
I guess they got a way of readin' my mind
I guess I got to adjust
I've got my arms that flip flop flip flop flip
I got my head on a spring
Well I thought I got you on my side
I haven't got fucking anything
[Chorus]
I'm just a face in the crowd
Nothing to worry about
Not even tryin' to stand out
I'm getting smaller and smaller and smaller
And I got nothing to say
It's all been taken away
I just behave and obey
I'm afraid I am starting to fade away
[Verse 2]
Uh-huh
I kinda see through the cracks
When I press up on the wall
I'm not lookin' to stand up real high
I'd be happy to crawl
I think I'm losing my grip
But I can still make a fist
You know I still got my one good arm
That I can beat, mmm, I can beat myself up with
[Chorus]
I'm just a face in the crowd
Nothing to worry about
Not even tryin' to stand out
I'm getting smaller and smaller and smaller
And I got nothing to say
It's all been taken away
I just behave and obey
I'm afraid I am starting to fade away
[Bridge 1]
Hey, and for what it was worth
I really used to believe
That maybe there's some great thing
That we could achieve
And now I can't tell the difference
Or know what to feel
Between what I've been tryin' so hard to see
And what appears to be real
[Instrumental Break]
[Bridge 2]
Fading away
Fading away
Fading away
Fading away
I'm just a face in the crowd
Nothing to worry about
Not even tryin' to stand out
I'm getting smaller and smaller and smaller
And I got nothing to say
It's all been taken away
I just behave and obey
I'm afraid I am starting to fade away
[Bridge 1]
Hey, and for what it was worth
I really used to believe
That maybe there's some great thing
That we could achieve
And now I can't tell the difference
Or know what to feel
Between what I've been tryin' so hard to see
And what appears to be real
[Instrumental Break]
[Bridge 2]
Fading away
Fading away
Fading away
Fading away
About
Genius Annotation
The lyrics may address Trent Reznor coming back from his addictions as a humbled person.
According to at least one media promo listening, the working title for the song was slightly longer, appearing as “Getting Smaller Every Day.”
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- 1.Echoplex
- 2.All Time Low
- 3.Sunspots
- 4.Heresy
- 5.Metal
- 6.The Fragile
- 9.Disappointed
- 10.Head Down
- 11.Sanctified
- 12.The Frail
- 13.The Wretched
- 15.The Collector
- 19.No, You Don’t
- 21.Home
- 23.The Becoming
- 24.Gave Up
- 25.Reptile
- 26.Getting Smaller
- 27.Demon Seed
- 28.Me, I’m Not
- 29.Vessel
- 30.In This Twilight
Credits
Produced By
Written By
Mastering Engineer
Sound Design
Programmer
Drums
Recorded At
Nothing Studios
Release Date
May 3, 2005
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