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Terrible Lie is the second song off of [[Pretty Hate Machine]] and begins directly at the end of [[Head Like A Hole (song)|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.

===AppearancesMeaning===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.

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 ===Song Credits=Performed live==*Production: [[Flood]], Terrible Lie is often the opening song of Nine Inch Nails shows following the intro tape. The ending of the song is extended when performed live and is often concluded with [[Trent Reznor|Trent]]*Engineering: Floodscreaming "you promised me". During the With_Teeth tours,[[ John FryerAaron North]]plays a short solo during the last few moments of the song. This is a short, [[Doug de Angelis]]three note repeating solo. ===Aaron North solo tab=== Standard tuning<p><font face=courier new>e|-----------------------------<br>B|-----------------------------<br>G|-----------------------------<br>D|-13-15-16--13-15-16--13-15-16<br>A|-----------------------------<br>E|-----------------------------<br>*Mix: John Fryer, Trent Reznor</font>