Changes

This is the original album version. Beginning immediately with a thumping drum beat and distorted bassline, doubled by synthesizers, Reznor delivers the first verse rapidly yet melodically, harkening back to his lyrical delivery on "[[Down In It (song)|Down In It]]." The chorus features a guitar riff as well as rhythm changes for the vocal tracks, which are layered to form harmonies. After the second chorus, a wall of guitars enters, backed by more synthesizers, which eventually give way to Adrian Belew's reversed guitar soloing. This ending crossfades with a brief, quiet, dark and distant instrumental coda, which segues into "[[The Mark Has Been Made]]."