Wish

Length:3:46

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Versions:Wish
Wish (Remix Version by J. G. Thirlwell)
Fist Fuck

Live:1994 - Present

About

Wish is the second track from the 1992 Broken EP, and displays that eras characteristic aggression an abrasive guitar attack. The song won a Grammy for 'Best Metal Performance'.

Meaning

Wish stays with the general mood of the Broken EP and includes numerous angry and self-deprecating lyrical passages, but unlike other songs, also shows a desire for something more.

The Video

Wish's video shows Nine Inch Nails performing inside a metal cage structure while hoards of angry looking men pound the walls and try to gain entry. At the end of the video, they break in and grab the band. This is featured in the infamous Broken Movie.

Performed Live

Wish has become a staple of the Nine Inch Nails live shows, due to it's high energy and guitar-oriented structure.

Lyrics

This is the first day of my last days
I built it up now I take it
Apart climbed up real
High now fall down real far
No need for me to stay the last thing left I just threw it away
I put my faith in god and my trust in you
Now there's nothing more fucked up I could do

Wish there was something real wish there was something true
Wish there was something real in this world full of you

I'm the one without a soul I'm the one with this big fucking hole
No new tale to tell twenty-six years on my way to hell
Gotta listen to your big time hard line bad luck fist fuck
Don't think you're having all the fun
You know me I hate everyone

Wish there was something real wish there was something true
Wish there was something real in this world full of you

I want to but I can't turn back
But I want to