Album:Pretty Hate Machine
Length:5:48
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Versions:Sanctified
Sanctified (Demo)
Sanctified (PF Version)
Sanctified (Demo)
Sanctified (PF Version)
Live:Pre-Hate(1988) through Dissonance (1995)
Retired
Retired
About
Sanctified is the fourth track on the 1989 release Pretty Hate Machine. It's best known for it's very tribal rhythms and distinctive bassline, though the original version of the song was apparently much brighter. A darker atmosphere was given to it for the Pretty Hate Machine version. The song appears to be about sex with a woman who the protagonist (Trent Reznor) is crazy about but is deathly afraid of. This could also be a metaphor for substance abuse.
Song Credits
- Production: Trent Reznor, John Fryer
- Engineer/Mix: John Fryer
Appearances
Versions
Sanctified
This is the official release.
Sanctified (Purest Feeling Version)
Coming soon.
Sanctified (Demo)
Coming soon.
Live
"Sanctified" has been a rarely played song since the Pretty Hate Machine tours, though when it is played, an extended intro is usually played during which Reznor addresses the audience.
Lyrics
It's still getting worse after everything I've tried What if I found a way to wash it all aside What if she touches with those fingertips As the words spill out like fire from her lips If she says come inside I'll come inside for her If she says give it all I'll give everything to her I am justified I am purified I am sanctified Inside you Heaven's just a rumor she'll dispel As she walks me through the nicest parts of Hell I still dream of lips I never should have kissed Well she knows exactly what i can't resist If she says come inside I'll come inside for her If she says give it all I'll give everything to her I am justified I am purified I am sanctified Inside you I'm just caught up in another of her spells She's turning me into someone else Every day I hope and pray that this will end But when I can I do it all again If she says come inside I'll come inside for her If she says give it all I'll give everything to her I am justified I am purified I am sanctified Inside you As surely as the blade's course is run Maybe my kingdom's finally come