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==About==
Terrible Lie is the second song off of [[Pretty Hate Machine]] and begins directly at the end of [[Head Like A Hole]] (the end of the latter bleeding into the beginning of the former). The song is about having a belief in God while wondering about all the suffering (mostly personal/internal suffering) that one goes through in life, about wanting to believe and wanting to be hopeful but being constantly proved wrong by events in one's life. It's "everyman" subject matter and distinct melody make it one of [[Nine Inch Nails]]' better known songs and a staple of the live concerts.
===Appearances===
*[[Pretty Hate Machine]]
*[[Head Like A Hole (halo)|Head Like A Hole]] (remixes)
*[[Closure]] (live)
*[[And All That Could Have Been]] (live)
*[[Beside You In Time]] (live)
===Versions===
*Terrible Lie
*Terrible Lie (Sympathetic Mix)
*Terrible Lie (Empathetic Mix)
===Lyrics===
hey God, why are you doing this to me?
am i not living up to what i'm supposed to be?
why am i seething with this animosity?
hey God, i think you owe me a great big apology
terrible lie
terrible lie
terrible lie
terrible lie
hey God, i really don't know what you mean
seems like salvation comes only in our dreams
i feel my hatred grow all the more extreme
hey God, can this world really be as sad as it seems
terrible lie
terrible lie
terrible lie
terrible lie
don't take it away from me
i need you to hold on to
don't take it away from me
i need you to hold on to
don't take it away from me
i need you to hold on to
don't take it away from me
i need someone to hold on to
don't tear it away from me
i need you to hold on to
don't tear it away from me
i need someone to hold on to
don't tear it away from me
i need you to hold on to
don't tear it
don't tear it
don't take it
don't take it
don't
hey God, there's nothing left for me to hide
i lost my ignorance, security and pride
i'm all alone in a world you must despise
hey God, i believed your promises, your promises and lies
terrible lie
terrible lie
terrible lie
terrible lie
(terrible lie)
you made me throw it all away
my morals left to decay (terrible lie)
how many you betray
you've taken everything (terrible lie)
my head is filled with disease
my skin is begging you please (terrible lie)
i'm on my hands and knees
i want so much to believe
i give you everything
my sweet everything
i give you everything (i need someone to hold on to. i need someone to hold on to)
my sweet everything (i need someone. i need someone. i need someone to hold on to)
i give you everything (i need someone to hold on to. i need someone to hold on to)
my sweet everything (i need someone to hold on to. i need someone to hold on)
i give you everything (i need someone to hold on to. i need someone to hold on to)
my sweet everything (i need someone. i need someone. i need someone to hold on to)
i give you everything (i need someone to hold on to. i need someone to hold on to)
my sweet everything (i need someone. i need someone. i need someone to hold on to)
(i need someone to hold on to)
==Performed live==