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 ('Demo)

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

That's What I Get is the eighth track on the 1989 release Pretty Hate Machine. It's a song about breaking up and betrayal in a relationship. The song is notable for its instantly recognizable "hammer" synths, though the original version of the song had much plainer synths and included Trent Reznor on a saxophone as well as a set of drums that played throughout the song.

Song Credits

• Production: John Fryer
• Engineering: John Fryer
• Mix: John Fryer

Appearances

Halos

• Pretty Hate Machine

Other

• Purest Feeling

Versions

That's What I Get

This is the original album version.

That's What I Get (Demo)

Coming soon.

Live

Coming soon.

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