Changes

The structure of Somewhat Damaged is dictated around its simple four note guitar riff. The first half of the song is written in 9/4(or a repeating bar of 3/4) time signature, beginning and ending with giving the same riffsong an odd feel. An acoustic guitar opens the song with the four-note riff and layers of abstract sounds slowly fade in. The drums enter, and more acoustic guitars enter are heard as Trent begins to sing. After the first two stanzas, a small interlude occurs, in which the acoustic guitars are replaced with heavily distorted guitars. Trent's screaming abilities are shown as the majority of the lyrics are now shrieked out. Finally, the last third of the song is written in 4/4, with lyrics written sung built in 3/4a different time signature. The These final, peculiarly-structured lyrics are sung over the cacophony of instruments, with sounds of exhaling layered above the distorted guitars. Finally, the instruments and noises are slowly replaced with fade into a crescendoing ambient noise, segueing marking the segue into [[The Day The World Went Away (song)|The Day The World Went Away]].