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===Sanctified (''Purest Feeling'')=== | ===Sanctified (''Purest Feeling'')=== | ||
Revision as of 21:05, 23 February 2025
Sanctified (Demo from Demos & Remixes)
Sanctified (Purest Feeling)
Sanctified (Live 2013 EP)
NIN 2013 Festival Tour through present
"Sanctified" is the fourth track on the 1989 release Pretty Hate Machine, recognizable by its electronic tom-based drum beat and distinctive slap bassline, the only NIN song containing that playing technique. Its mood was altered from its happier demo form to a darker, uneasier one for Pretty Hate Machine.
Trent Reznor has said the song is about a "relationship with a crack pipe."[1]
Contents
Song Credits
- Production: Trent Reznor, John Fryer
- Engineer/Mix: John Fryer
Appearances
Halos
- Pretty Hate Machine
Seeds
Video Games
- Rock Band 3 (available for download)
Other
Versions
Sanctified
The album version of the song begins with a programmed drum beat featuring prominent toms and atmospheric sounds created by guitar. The body of the song is dominated by a slap bassline atop this atmosphere and drum loop, joined by strumming guitars for the chorus. The bridge features Gregorian chant samples and dialog from the film Midnight Express, though the film sample was excised on the 2010 remaster of Pretty Hate Machine. The end of the song is comprised of a synth pad and a guitar drone (created by Richard Patrick), accompanied by another sample, which lower in pitch and winds down, segueing directly into "Something I Can Never Have." On the 2010 remastered vinyl edition, this song ends the first side; as such, the ending sample is removed, and the descending synth pad fades out.
Sanctified (Demo from Demos & Remixes)
Running Time: 5:44
Present on the Demos & Remixes bootleg, it has the same tone as the Pretty Hate Machine version while including a dialog sample and alternate sounds during the bridge, an alternate lyric near the end, and a sample at the very end with a man saying, "Hold on to hope even when it's hopeless, and you'll see your life begin to change." There also exists a version (with a running time of 5:33) from a cassette tape handed out by Reznor to important figures. One of these cassettes is in the possession of Martin Atkins, who has allowed fans to hear excerpts. Based on what fans have heard, this is the same demo.
Sample in the bridge:
Man's voice: "Think we should give it a try right now. Give it a try right now!"
*noise that sounds like a car starting*
Man's voice: "Doesn't that feel good? Now you're ready to go! See there?
We're ready to get in there and get the job done! Life is great! Life is terrific!
Thank you, God, for another wonderful day."
There is also one minor lyrical change in the last couple of lines.
I am purified! I am terrified
I am sanctified... inside you!
Sanctified (Purest Feeling)
Running Time: 5:31
The song begins with a shouted four count with drumsticks before hitting into the song. It is played slightly faster than other versions of the track, and all the effects are at a higher octave, giving it a much brighter mood. The intro also features the guitar riff used during the choruses. It contains samples similar to what appear on the demo version. The track segues directly into the next song on the album, "Maybe Just Once", where the beginning of a sample (from the movie Diner) is present.
Sanctified (Live 2013 EP)
Recorded live at Lollapalooza Festival 2013.
Live
Following the Pretty Hate Machine Tour, "Sanctified" was not played again until the Dissonance tour, where it featured heavily. After the Nights Of Nothing Tour, the song was not played for 17 years until it was resurrected for the NIN 2013 Festival Tour. The song featured heavily during the NIN 2013-2014 touring cycle, but was a rarer appearance during the NIN 2017-2018 and NIN 2022 touring cycles.
From the Dissonance Tour to the Nights Of Nothing Tour, a darker, slower-paced version of the song with an extended intro was performed. During the Nights of Nothing shows, the breakdown of the song included the lyric, "please, God, save me."
Beginning with the 2013 Festival Tour, a radically reworked version of the song was performed. The alternate version features a different bassline, and features Hesitation Marks-style synthesizers in place of the guitar and drum tracks. Elements of "Discipline," "Please," and "Sunspots" have been interpolated into the live 2013-present version. Namely, the line "just like now" from "Please" being whispered following the first verse, while the falsetto vocals from the post-chorus of "Discipline" and the synthesizer lead (or "blender sound") of "Sunspots" are featured towards the end of the song. During the Tension 2013 Tour, the song featured a further altered bassline by Pino Palladino and backing vocals by Lisa Fischer & Sharlotte Gibson. Beginning with the 2014 tour, the song was played to a backing track so Ilan Rubin could play bass.
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
The final two lines are only present in the Pretty Hate Machine lyrics booklet.
The following audio sample from the 1978 film Midnight Express can be heard at 3 minutes 19 seconds on the original studio version (but not the 2010 remaster):
Dear mom and dad, This is the hardest letter I've ever had to write. I'd hoped somehow to get out of this quickly so that you'd never have to know about it, but that just isn't possible now. I don't know what's going to happen, but what can I say to you? Will "I'm sorry" make a difference? Will it ease the pain? The shame you must be feeling? Forgive me, please.
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