Difference between revisions of "And All That Could Have Been (song)"

Revision as of 15:23, 28 August 2008

Album:Still

Length:6:14

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Versions:And All That Could Have Been

Live:N/A

"And All That Could Have Been" is the seventh track on Still, which was released with the Deluxe Edition CD version of And All That Could Have Been and was available for mail-order with the purchase of the DVD version and is currently available for order through NIN.com. Some fans believe this song to be the emotional sequel to "The Great Below." The song's verses are performed in a 7/4 time signature, while the chorus is done in 4/4; furthermore, the bridge after the first chorus is performed in 6/8.

"AATCHB" features guitar distortion and the layering of multiple guitar effects often found in songs of the Shoegaze subgenre- bands such as My Bloody Valentine (whom NIN's usual mixer Alan Moulder, worked with) and The Jesus & Mary Chain (who NIN opened for back in 1989).

Appearances

Halos

And All That Could Have Been (Deluxe Edition)
Still

Seeds

The Definitive NIN - Quiet Tracks

Versions

And All That Could Have Been

This is the only available version.

Live

"And All That Could Have Been" has never been played live.

Lyrics

    Breeze still carries the sound
    Maybe I'll disappear
    Tracks will fade in the snow
    You won't find me here
    
    Ice is starting to form
    Ending what had begun
    I am locked in my head
    With what I've done
    I know you tried to rescue me
    Didn't let anyone get in
    Left with a trace of all that was
    And all that could have been
    
    Please
    Take this
    And run far away
    Far away from me
    I am
    Tainted
    The two of us
    Were never meant to be
    All these
    Pieces
    And promises and left behinds
    If only I could see
    In my
    Nothing
    You meant everything
    Everything to me
    Gone fading everything
    And all that could have been
    
    Please
    Take this
    And run far away
    Far as you can see
    I am
    Tainted
    And happiness and peace of mind
    Were never meant for me
    All these
    Pieces
    And promises and left behinds
    If only I could see
    In my
    Nothing
    You meant everything
    Everything to me