The Day The World Went Away (song)

Album:The Fragile

Length:4:33

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Versions:The Day The World Went Away
The Day the World Went Away (Quiet)
The Day The World Went Away (Porter Ricks mix)

Live:1999 - present

About

The Day The World Went Away is the second song on the Left disc of The Fragile. It was released as a single preceding the release of The Fragile and received the designation of Halo 13.

Meaning

The song's lyrics are rumored to be about Trent's grandmother's death, which occured before The Fragile was recorded. Analysis of the lyrics do support the theory of this song being about death, but no one can say with any certainty what Trent's inspiration was.

Structure

TDTWWA follows the percussive and aggressive Somewhat Damaged. It is one of Nine Inch Nails' most uniquely structured songs and it is musically the opposite of Somewhat Damaged in almost every way, actually lacking the use of any percussion. It also features the use of a mandolin, another first for NIN.

The Video

This song is among the many Nine Inch Nails songs that have had a video scrapped. The video, which was partially finished, apparently showed images of a funeral. Parts of the video appeared as a bonus on the live DVD And All That Could Have Been.

Lyrics

I'd listen to the words he'd say
But in his voice I heard decay
The plastic face forced to portray
All the insides left cold and gray
There is a place that still remains
It eats the fear, it eats the pain
The sweetest price he'll have to pay
The day the whole world went away

Na na nah
Na na na, nah
Na na nah
Na na na, nah