Songs & Lyrics
Ahead of Ourselves
“Ahead of Ourselves” appears on Bad Witch (2018) and was performed from Las Vegas Warm-Up through NIN 2022.
- Record type
- Lyrics available
- Classification
- Official NIN composition
- First record
- Halo 32 · Bad Witch
- Known versions
- 3
Song details
About This Song
Three titled versions are documented.
- Classification
- Official NIN composition
- First documented release
- Halo 32 · Bad Witch
- Release date
- June 22, 2018
- Track position
- 2
- Running time
- 3:30
- Tempo
- 162 BPM
- Known versions
- 3
Live History
- Performance span
- Las Vegas Warm-Up through NIN 2022
Versions
- Ahead Of Ourselves
- Ahead Of Ourselves (Instrumental)
- Ahead Of Ourselves (Live)
Sources: NIN Wiki — Ahead Of Ourselves, revision 69144 (reviewed September 28, 2026). NIN Wiki song record
Words
Lyrics
Like it was meant to be
We’re on the precipice (I can feel it)
We’re on the precipice
Created us in his image
Better be proud of his work
That is if he existed (not so sure anymore)
That is if he existed
And we just can’t help ourselves
And we just can’t help ourselves
And we just can’t help ourselves
And we just can’t help ourselves (I don’t think that’s me)
Obsolete
Insignificant
Antiquated
Irrelevant
Celebration of ignorance
Why try change when you know you can’t?
Did you ever get that feeling?
Man I can’t seem to shake it
Not quite as clever as we think we are
Knuckle dragging animal
When we could have done anything
We wound up building this we deserve
With illusions of enlightenment
With our snouts in the dirt
With our snouts in the dirt
Obsolete
Insignificant
Antiquated
Irrelevant
Celebration of ignorance
Why try change when you know you can’t?
We got ahead of ourselves
We got ahead of ourselves
We got ahead of ourselves
We got ahead of ourselves
I'm not so sure anymore
I'm not so sure anymore
Lyrics reproduced with permission for non-profit educational use.
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