Not So Pretty Now
"Not So Pretty Now" is an outtake from from the With Teeth sessions, which also included another track called "Non-Entity". During a chat with fans in the official NIN fan club, The Spiral, Trent Reznor stated that studio recordings of them might one day surface. March 20, 2009, Reznor released the long-awaited studio versions of "Not So Pretty Now" and "Non-Entity" as part of the NINJA 2009 Summer Tour EP via ninja2009.com.
Contents
Song Credits
- Production: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Alan Moulder
- Mix: Alan Moulder
- Mastering: Tom Baker
Appearances
Seeds
- NINJA 2009 Summer Tour EP
Versions
Not So Pretty Now
The studio version of the song was finally released on March 20, 2009 as part of the NINJA 2009 Summer Tour EP. The recording dates back to the With Teeth era. Texturally and melodically, this song has a somewhat similar feel to both "The Collector" and "Getting Smaller", but with a more upbeat garage rock style. It is driven by a chunky, distorted bassline and a post-punk revival type drum beat. The choruses during the second half feature richly layered harmonies.
Not So Pretty Now (Demo)
A demo for "Not So Pretty Now" evidently exists on a pre-release version of With Teeth that has not been shared.
Live
This song made its live debut on September 19, 2005 and was played once during the Wave Goodbye Tour in 2009/05/12 Austin, TX
Lyrics
You like to open it up real wide Then you let everyone come inside There's always something you've got to hide So you lied and you lied and you lied Make sure you grab everything that you need You got a hole that you've got to feed Keep trying to fill it all up with your greed But it bleeds and it bleeds and it bleeds Well go take a little more We'll scrape you off the floor We love you anyhow But you're not so pretty now A great big superstar Is what you think you are We love you anyhow But you're not so pretty now Nobody burns quite as bright Well goddamn, maybe you're right There's always battles left for you to fight And you might, you might, you just might But there is something I've got to say There is a price you're gonna pay Try as hard as you can to stay You're just fading and fading and fading the fuck away Well go take a little more We'll scrape you off the floor We love you anyhow But you're not so pretty now A great big superstar Is what you think you are We love you anyhow But you're not so pretty now Well go take a little more We'll scrape you off the floor We love you anyhow But you're not so pretty now A great big superstar Is what you think you are We love you anyhow But you're not so pretty now Better turn the lights down low The cracks begin to show We all love you anyhow But you're not so pretty now Well soon you will be gone And we will all move on You never mattered anyhow And you're not so pretty now