"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. Texturally and melodically, this song has a somewhat similar feel to both "The Collector" and "Getting Smaller", but with a more upbeat garage rock style. It is driven by a chunky, distorted bassline and a post-punk revival type drum beat. The choruses during the second half feature richly layered harmonies.
Live
This song made its live debut on September 19, 2005 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