In This Twilight
"In This Twilight" is the fifteenth track on the 2007 release Year Zero.
Contents
Leak
On February 25, 2007, at 13:18 the following was added to theninhotline.com:
"Text messages have been received from the barrier at the Manchester show, citing the discovery of a USB pen. It's been handed to a girl called Elizabeth, who should be uploading the contents 'soon.' Stay tuned."
The song leaked at approximately 5:30 PM (PST) on the Echoing The Sound forums.
Miscellaneous
- It was rumored that http://www.inthistwilight.com/ was registered as one of the sites promoting the release of the Year Zero album. This rumor has been confirmed as false.
- The picture that came with the leak of this song lead to the website Hollywood in Memoriam.
- The lyrics "all the black is really white" may be a reference to the effect Opal has when droplets of it hit the eye
Appearances
Halos
- Year Zero
- Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D
Seeds
Versions
In This Twilight
This is the original album version. Its chorus features a bass guitar through a guitar amp with the gain and volume of the amp turned up very loud. Reznor's vocals are somewhat further back in the mix to highlight the haunting aspect of the song's instrumental parts.
In This Twilight: Fennesz
This remix is heard on Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D. It begins with a droning synth under which the vocals are added. These synth noises dominate the mix, almost drowning out the original melody and vocals. By the second verse, a swirling guitar is heard under the vocals rather than the original melody. The second chorus is repeated in the second half of the song as more sound elements are added over it. As the chorus ends, some sound elements drop out, leaving a melody and a droning sound to end the song.
Song Credits
- Remix by Fennesz
Live
"In This Twilight" was the final encore and set closer on 2008's Lights In The Sky Tour. It was also the very last song played at the 2009/09/10 Los Angeles, CA Wiltern Theatre show, which ended up being, (due to rescheduling), the final show in the Wave Goodbye Tour. Thus, "In This Twilight" is quite possibly the last song played live by NIN for at least several years.
Lyrics
Watch the sun
As it crawls across a final time
And it feels like
Like it was a friend
If it's watching us
And the world we set on fire
Do you wonder
If it feels the same?
And the sky is filled with light
Can you see it?
All the black is really white
If you believe it
As the time is running out
Let me take away your doubt
We can find a better place
In this twilight
Dust to dust
Ashes in your hair remind me
What it feels like
And I won't feel again
Night descends
Could I have been a better person?
If I could only
Do it all again
But the sky is filled with light
Can you see it?
All the black is really white
If you believe it
And the longing that you feel
You know none of this is real
We will find a better place
In this twilight
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