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Like "[[Mr. Self Destruct |Mr. Self Destruct]]" on ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]]'', "Somewhat Damaged" introduces the listener to the album's sonic structure. The song is dictated around its simple four note guitar riff, with the first half of the song written in a 9/4 (or a repeating 3/4) time signature. An It opens with an acoustic guitar opens the song with playing the simple riff and layers of abstract sounds slowly fade fading in. As the The drums enter, while more acoustic guitars enter and Reznor begins to singare layered in, echoing the primary guitar. After the first two stanzas, a small interlude occurs, during which the acoustic guitars are replaced with heavily distorted guitars. Reznor's screaming abilities are put on display as the majority of the lyrics are now shrieked out. Finally, the The last third of the song is written in 4/4 (or a 4/4 time signature superimposed over a 3/4 time signature), while the lyrics are sung in a clashing time signature. These final, peculiarly-structured lyrics are sung over the cacophony of instruments, with sounds of exhaling layered above. The instruments and noises then quickly fade into a crescendoing ambient noise, providing a segue into "[[The Day The World Went Away (song)|The Day The World Went Away]]."