Mr. Self Destruct

Mr. Self Destruct

Original Album:	The Downward Spiral
First Time Played Live:	1994
Last Time Played Live:	2007

Lyrics

I am the voice inside your head
and I control you
I am the lover in your bed
and I control you
I am the sex that you provide
and I control you
I am the hate you try to hide
and I control you
 
I take you where you want to go
I give you all you need to know
I drag you down I use you up
Mr. Self-destruct
 
I speak religion's message clear
and I control you
I am denial guilt and fear
and I control you
I am the prayers of the naive
and I control you
I am the lie that you believe
and I control you

I take you where you want to go
I give you all you need to know
I drag you down I use you up
Mr. Self-destruct

I am the needle in your vein
and I control you
I am the high you can't sustain
and I control you
I am the pusher I'm a whore
and I control you
I am the need you have for more
and I control you
I am the bullet in the gun
and I control you
I am the truth from which you run
and I control you
I am the silencing machine
and I control you
I am the end of all your dreams
and I control you

I take you where you want to go
I give you all you need to know
I drag you down I use you up
Mr. Self-destruct

Performed live

Often used to open shows during the later Self Destruct tours. It begins with a much faster drum beat intro than the album version and features heavy amounts of guitar feedback at various points in the song. During the Pre-Year Zero Tour (and possibly the With_Teeth tours), Alessandro Cortini joins the rest of the band at the front of the stage playing guitar only to immediately return to the back when the song is finished.