The Wretched (Version)
The Wretched (And All That Could Have Been)
"The Wretched" is the fourth track on the Left disc of The Fragile.
Appearances
Versions
The Wretched
This is the original album version. The vinyl edition of The Fragile has an extended ending, playing out much like it does on And All That Could Have Been: instead of the beat fading out under the melody, it repeats four times and then stops, allowing the melody to repeat once more.
The Wretched (Version)
This remix starts with a very bassy intro before building to a loud, drum-heavy second verse. It eventually breaks down to just a guitar and the lyrics "Now you know/This is what it feels like" before building again towards the end, which drops back to the elements used in the intro along with what appears to be a live version of the end of the song from a concert in the distance.
Song Credits
- Maniputation: Keith Hillebrandt
The Wretched (And All That Could Have Been)
This live version is performed very similarly to the album version. After the chorus is sung the second time, just before the guitar solo, Reznor whispers the lines "There is a place/In the back of mind/Where I used to try/Change"
Live
Coming soon.
Lyrics
Just a reflection
Just a glimpse
Just a little reminder
Of all the what abouts
And all the might have
Could have beens
Another day
Some other way
But not another reason to continue
And now you’re one of us
The Wretched
The hopes and prays
The better days
The far aways
Forget it
It didn’t turn out the way you wanted it to
It didn’t turn out the way you wanted it, did it?
It didn’t turn out the way you wanted it to
It didn’t turn out the way you wanted it, did it?
Now you know
This is what it feels like
Now you know
This is what it feels like
The clouds will part
And the sky cracks open
And God Himself
Will reach His fucking arm through
Just to push you down
Just to hold you down
Stuck in this hole
With the shit and the piss
And it’s hard to believe
It could come down to this
Back at the beginning
Sinking
Spinning
And in the end
We still pretend
The time we spend
Not knowing when
You’re finally free
And you could be
But it didn’t turn out the way you wanted it to
It didn’t turn out quite the way that you wanted it
Now you know
This is what it feels like
Now you know
This is what it feels like
You can try to stop it but it keeps on coming
You can try to stop it but