Not So Pretty Now
"Not So Pretty Now" is a song that was part of the set list on the Live: With Teeth tour. The tour also included "Non-Entity," another song from the With Teeth sessions. During a chat with fans in the official NIN fan club, The Spiral, Trent Reznor stated that these songs were outtakes from the With Teeth sessions, and studio recordings of them might one day surface. March 20, 2009, Reznor released the long awaited studio versions of "Not So Pretty Now" and "Non-Entity" as part of the NINJA 2009 Summer Tour EP via ninja2009.com.
Contents
Song Credits
- Production: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Alan Moulder
- Mix: Alan Moulder
- Mastering: Tom Baker
Appearances
Seeds
- NINJA 2009 Summer Tour EP
Versions
Not So Pretty Now
The studio version of the song was finally released on March 20, 2009 as part of the NINJA 2009 Summer Tour EP. The recording dates back to the With Teeth era.
Live
This song was played on at least one leg of the With Teeth Tour and was played once during the Wave Goodbye Tour in 2009/05/12 Austin, TX
Lyrics
You like to open it up real wide Then you let everyone come inside There's always something you've got to hide So you lied and you lied and you lied Make sure you grab everything that you need You got a hole that you've got to feed Keep trying to fill it all up with your greed But it bleeds and it bleeds and it bleeds Well go take a little more We'll scrape you off the floor We love you anyhow But you're not so pretty now A great big superstar Is what you think you are We love you anyhow But you're not so pretty now Nobody burns quite as bright Well goddamn, maybe you're right There's always battles left for you to fight And you might, you might, you just might But there is something I've got to say There is a price you're gonna pay Try as hard as you can to stay You're just fading and fading and fading the fuck away Well go take a little more We'll scrape you off the floor We love you anyhow But you're not so pretty now A great big superstar Is what you think you are We love you anyhow But you're not so pretty now Well go take a little more We'll scrape you off the floor We love you anyhow But you're not so pretty now A great big superstar Is what you think you are We love you anyhow But you're not so pretty now Better turn the lights down low The cracks begin to show We all love you anyhow But you're not so pretty now Well soon you will be gone And we will all move on You never mattered anyhow And you're not so pretty now