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{{expand}}{{song
| title=Letting You
| album=''[[The Slip]]''
| length=3:50
| versions=Letting You <br> Letting You (Live At Rehearsals)
| live=[[Lights In The Sky Tour]]
}}
[[Image:Lettingyou.jpg|thumb|200px|Artwork accompanying the MP3 file]]
'''"Letting You"''' is the third track on the Nine Inch Nails album ''[[The Slip]]''. A noisy and fast-paced song, it is somewhat similar to "[[You Know What You Are]]" from ''[[With Teeth (halo)|With Teeth]]'' and "[[March of the Pigs (halo)|March Of The Pigs]]" from ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]]'', but is also similar to "[[Hyperpower!]]"
The artwork is a vertically oriented [[Art Is Resistance]] emblem that can also be seen as the letters L and Y, with a red line originating from where the star would be. The song can be interpreted as a protest song, similar to "[[The Hand That Feeds (song)|The Hand That Feeds]]," from 2005's ''[[With Teeth (halo)|With Teeth]].'' The artwork and subject matter of the lyrics may suggest a connection to ''[[Year Zero]]''.
The artwork for the sticker from the CD/DVD release is the same, but with the red line omitted.
==Appearances==
===Halos===
*''[[The Slip]]''
==Versions==
===Letting You===
This is the original album version. Fast-paced and featuring blistering guitar, the odd drum rhythm loops throughout the track, sometimes complicated further with extra bass drum hits. Bass enters in short bursts through the choruses. Vocals throughout the song are shouted rhythmically. Various ambient synthesizers fill the background throughout, layering through its instrumental coda along with a stabbing synthesizer that increases in volume until it overcomes the rest of the mix and cuts off suddenly.
===Letting You (Live At Rehearsals)===
This version of the song was released online via [[nin.com]] and PitchforkTV. It was filmed and recorded in the band's rehearsal space in mid 2008 and directed by [[Rob Sheridan]]. It also features on the physical release of ''The Slip,'' on an accompanying DVD of rehearsal footage.
==Live==
This song was played very frequently on the [[Lights In The Sky Tour]], with the last line of the chorus sung "Get away, get away" instead of "Get away with it." An example of this can be seen in the HD Video: Letting You live from on stage, Brisbane 2.21.09 that was filmed by Rob Sheridan available on the Nine Inch Nails Official Youtube channel.
==Lyrics==
The sky is painted black
The smoke pours out the stack
One hand upon your heart
One hand behind your back
You train us how to act
You keep the fear intact
The imminent attack
Everything is right on track
And we are letting you get away
We are letting you get away with it
Upon our plates to feed
The dying left to bleed
How much we really need
Your politics of greed
The cancer takes ahold
The wolf is in the fold
Our destiny’s been sold
We do just what we’re told
And we are letting you get away
We are letting you get away with it
Your armies filled with hate
Believing your charade
Begin to suffocate
For us it’s far too late
And we are letting you get away
We are letting you get away with it
==External Links==
*[http://vimeo.com/3523270 "Letting You:" Live From Rehearsals]
<BR>
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| title=[[The Slip#Track Listing|The Slip]]
| before= [[1,000,000]]
| after= [[Discipline]]
| track= 3
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[[Category: NIN Songs]]
| title=Letting You
| album=''[[The Slip]]''
| length=3:50
| versions=Letting You <br> Letting You (Live At Rehearsals)
| live=[[Lights In The Sky Tour]]
}}
[[Image:Lettingyou.jpg|thumb|200px|Artwork accompanying the MP3 file]]
'''"Letting You"''' is the third track on the Nine Inch Nails album ''[[The Slip]]''. A noisy and fast-paced song, it is somewhat similar to "[[You Know What You Are]]" from ''[[With Teeth (halo)|With Teeth]]'' and "[[March of the Pigs (halo)|March Of The Pigs]]" from ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]]'', but is also similar to "[[Hyperpower!]]"
The artwork is a vertically oriented [[Art Is Resistance]] emblem that can also be seen as the letters L and Y, with a red line originating from where the star would be. The song can be interpreted as a protest song, similar to "[[The Hand That Feeds (song)|The Hand That Feeds]]," from 2005's ''[[With Teeth (halo)|With Teeth]].'' The artwork and subject matter of the lyrics may suggest a connection to ''[[Year Zero]]''.
The artwork for the sticker from the CD/DVD release is the same, but with the red line omitted.
==Appearances==
===Halos===
*''[[The Slip]]''
==Versions==
===Letting You===
This is the original album version. Fast-paced and featuring blistering guitar, the odd drum rhythm loops throughout the track, sometimes complicated further with extra bass drum hits. Bass enters in short bursts through the choruses. Vocals throughout the song are shouted rhythmically. Various ambient synthesizers fill the background throughout, layering through its instrumental coda along with a stabbing synthesizer that increases in volume until it overcomes the rest of the mix and cuts off suddenly.
===Letting You (Live At Rehearsals)===
This version of the song was released online via [[nin.com]] and PitchforkTV. It was filmed and recorded in the band's rehearsal space in mid 2008 and directed by [[Rob Sheridan]]. It also features on the physical release of ''The Slip,'' on an accompanying DVD of rehearsal footage.
==Live==
This song was played very frequently on the [[Lights In The Sky Tour]], with the last line of the chorus sung "Get away, get away" instead of "Get away with it." An example of this can be seen in the HD Video: Letting You live from on stage, Brisbane 2.21.09 that was filmed by Rob Sheridan available on the Nine Inch Nails Official Youtube channel.
==Lyrics==
The sky is painted black
The smoke pours out the stack
One hand upon your heart
One hand behind your back
You train us how to act
You keep the fear intact
The imminent attack
Everything is right on track
And we are letting you get away
We are letting you get away with it
Upon our plates to feed
The dying left to bleed
How much we really need
Your politics of greed
The cancer takes ahold
The wolf is in the fold
Our destiny’s been sold
We do just what we’re told
And we are letting you get away
We are letting you get away with it
Your armies filled with hate
Believing your charade
Begin to suffocate
For us it’s far too late
And we are letting you get away
We are letting you get away with it
==External Links==
*[http://vimeo.com/3523270 "Letting You:" Live From Rehearsals]
<BR>
{{succession box
| title=[[The Slip#Track Listing|The Slip]]
| before= [[1,000,000]]
| after= [[Discipline]]
| track= 3
}}
[[Category: NIN Songs]]