Changes

This is the original album version, found on ''The Fragile.'' It follows the percussive and aggressive "[[Somewhat Damaged]]," and is one of NIN's most uniquely structured songs. Musically the opposite of "Somewhat Damaged" in almost every way, it lacks the use of any standard form of percussion. It also features the use of a mandolin, another first for NIN. The and begins with drones that form the beginning of the song fade in during the ending of "[[Somewhat Damaged]]." These soon give way to loud," distorted guitars and bass playing a simple five-chord progression. As it repeats, a synthesizer melody enters on top, ascending in intensity and pitch until it drops out along with the guitars. The bass continues playing the progression above the drones while Reznor sings the song's verse, backed with a distant harmony for the second half. The song features the use of a mandolin in this section, another first for NIN, and it is the mandolin alone that strums a bridge from the end of the verse and into the finalsection, characterized by a return of the loud guitar and bass playing a new progression, joined by group vocals singing a wordless melody. This all gives way at the end of the phrase to a quiet percussive sound that ends the song repeats , repeating while fading out into the opening soundscape layers of "[[The Frail]]." The song's introductory guitar chords are extended by roughly 30 seconds on ''The Fragile'' vinyl version.

This is a very different version of the song. The structure was changed significantly, moving a different version of the chanting to the beginning of the song and featuring additional vocals by Kim Prevost. The first half features mainly atmospherics and piano behind the vocals, while the second half features a the final bass riff, quiet guitar, and keyboard pads. This remix was done by Reznor and seems to have formed the basis of the ''Still'' versionas well as the extended version played live as exemplified on ''And All That Could Have Been.''