That's What I Get

Album:Pretty Hate Machine

Length:4:30

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Versions:That's What I Get
That's What I Get (PF Version)

Live:Pre-Hate (1988) - Hate Tour (1990)
Retired

"That's What I Get" is the eighth track on Pretty Hate Machine. A song about breaking up and betrayal in a relationship. The song is notable for it's instantly recognizable "hammer" synths, though the original version of the song had much plainer synths and included Trent on a saxophone as well as a set of drums that played throughout the song.

Appearances

• Purest Feeling (demo)
• Pretty Hate Machine

Versions

• That's What I Get
• That's What I Get (Purest Feeling Version)

Lyrics

    Just when everything was making sense
    You took away all my self-confidence
    Now all that I’ve been hearing must be true
    I guess I’m not the only boy for you
    
    That’s what I get
    
    How could you turn us into this?
    After you just taught me how to kiss you
    I told you I’d never say goodbye
    Now I’m slipping on the tears you made me cry
    
    That’s what I get
    
    Why does it come as a surprise
    To think that I was so naïve
    Maybe didn’t mean so much
    But it meant everything to me