That's What I Get (Purest Feeling)
"That's What I Get" is the eighth track on the 1989 release Pretty Hate Machine. It's a song about breaking up and betrayal in a relationship. The song is notable for its instantly recognizable "hammer" synths, though the original version of the song had much plainer synths and included Trent Reznor on a saxophone as well as a set of drums that played throughout the song.
Contents
Song Credits
- Production: John Fryer
- Engineering: John Fryer
- Mix: John Fryer
Appearances
Halos
- Pretty Hate Machine
Other
Versions
That's What I Get
This is the original album version, notable for its excessive use of steel drum synths. The song itself is very minimal in its construction, having little in the way of melody, being almost entirely comprised of percussion with some slight keyboard backing and Reznor's vocals.
That's What I Get (Demo)
Taking a very different tone from its final version, the song is much less synthetic, with what at least sound like real drums and a synthetic saxophone backing, with the synthetic "melody" of the song being much more apparent. There is also a synth solo after the bridge verse that wasn't included in the final and some sampling that was omitted as well. The song also includes an extended, panning intro and extra lyrics and improvisation by Reznor towards the end of the song.
Live
"That's What I Get" is a retired live song. It was performed closely to the original version.
Lyrics
Just when everything was making sense
You took away all my self-confidence
Now all that I’ve been hearing must be true
I guess I’m not the only boy for you
That’s what I get
How could you turn us into this?
After you just taught me how to kiss you
I told you I’d never say goodbye
Now I’m slipping on the tears you made me cry
That’s what I get
Why does it come as a surprise
To think that I was so naïve
Maybe didn’t mean so much
But it meant everything to me
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