Kinda I Want To

Album:Pretty Hate Machine

Length:4:33

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Versions:Kinda I Want To
Kinda I Want To (PF Version)
Kinda I Want To (Demo)

Live:1989 only

About

"Kinda I Want To" is the sixth track on Pretty Hate Machine, and has ties to lust, though it's unclear exactly what the speaker wants to do or whom they want to do it with. Notably hard to write, Trent Reznor has always been very unsatisified with the song and thinks it's by far the worst song he's ever done. He has also stated it's the one song he will not play live anymore, though as with anything, this is subject to change.

Appearances

• Purest Feeling (Demo)
• Purest Feeling II (Demo)
• Pretty Hate Machine

Versions

• Kinda I Want To
• Kinda I Want To (Purest Feeling Version)
• Kinda I Want To (Demo)

Song Credits

• Production: Trent Reznor, John Fryer
• Engineering: John Fryer, Keith LeBlanc, Kennan Keating, Ken Quartarone
• Mix: John Fryer, Trent Reznor, Keith LeBlanc

Lyrics

    I can’t shake this feeling from my head
    There’s a devil sleeping in my bed
    He’s watching you from across the way
    I cannot make this feeling go away
    
    I know it’s not the right thing
    And I know it’s not the good thing
    But kinda I want to
    
    I’m not sure of what I should do
    When everything I’m thinking of is you
    All of my excuses turn to lies
    Maybe God will over up His eyes
    
    I know it’s not the right thing
    And I know it’s not the good thing
    But kinda I want to
    Kinda I want to
    
    Maybe just for tonight
    We can pretend it’s alright
    What’s the price I pay
    I don’t care what they say
    I want to
    I want to (I’ll take my chance tonight)