Difference between revisions of "Sanctified"

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Album:Pretty Hate Machine

Length:5:48

Tempo:{{{BPM}}} BPM

Versions:Sanctified
Sanctified (Demo)
Sanctified (PF Version)

Live:Pre-Hate(1988) through Dissonance (1995)
Retired

Sanctified is the fourth track on the 1989 release Pretty Hate Machine. It's best known for it's very tribal rhythms and distinctive bassline, though the original version of the song was apparently much brighter. A darker atmosphere was given to it for the Pretty Hate Machine version. The song appears to be about sex with a woman who the protagonist (Trent Reznor) is crazy about but is deathly afraid of. This could also be a metaphor for substance abuse.

Appearances

Halos

Pretty Hate Machine

Other

Purest Feeling
Purest Feeling II

Versions

Sanctified

The album version of the song features a very dark motif, given the very tribal rhythm, synthetic "chanting" and the oddly tuned "guitar" that accompanies the beat. There is a short bridge in the middle in which some muffled samples can be heard underneath the synthetic drum loops and Gregorian like chanting. The outro is comprised of a keyboard drone at the end, accompanied by some downmixed samples, which lowers in pitch and winds down, segueing directly into Something I Can Never Have.

Sanctified (Purest Feeling Version)

The second track on Purest Feeling, the song begins with a shouted four count with drumsticks before hitting into the song. Though the beats and bassline are identical, the song is played slightly faster and all the effects are at a higher octave, giving it a much brighter feel. The samples in the song are also much louder and more prominant (and more audiable) than in the version on Pretty Hate Machine.

   -Sample in the bridge:
    -(Old Man)"He wants to give it a try right now. Give it a try right now!"
    -*car starts*
    -"Doesn't that feel good?  Now you're ready to go! Hey there?  Ready to get in there and get the job done!  Live is great!  Life is terrific!  Thank you God, for another wonderful day."

Sanctified (Demo)

Coming soon.

Live

"Sanctified" has been a rarely played song since the Pretty Hate Machine tours, though when it is played, an extended intro is usually played during which Reznor addresses the audience.

Lyrics

    It's still getting worse after everything I've tried
    What if I found a way to wash it all aside
    What if she touches with those fingertips
    As the words spill out like fire from her lips

    If she says come inside I'll come inside for her
    If she says give it all I'll give everything to her
    I am justified
    I am purified
    I am sanctified
    Inside you

    Heaven's just a rumor she'll dispel
    As she walks me through the nicest parts of Hell
    I still dream of lips I never should have kissed
    Well she knows exactly what i can't resist

    If she says come inside I'll come inside for her
    If she says give it all I'll give everything to her
    I am justified
    I am purified
    I am sanctified
    Inside you

    I'm just caught up in another of her spells
    She's turning me into someone else
    Every day I hope and pray that this will end
    But when I can I do it all again

    If she says come inside I'll come inside for her
    If she says give it all I'll give everything to her
    I am justified
    I am purified
    I am sanctified
    Inside you

    As surely as the blade's course is run
    Maybe my kingdom's finally come