Songs & Lyrics
All the Love in the World
“All the Love in the World” opens With Teeth (2005) and has returned in setlists across multiple touring eras.
- Record type
- Lyrics available
- Classification
- Official NIN composition
- First record
- Halo 19 · With Teeth
- Known versions
- 4
Song details
About This Song
Four titled versions are documented.
- Classification
- Official NIN composition
- First documented release
- Halo 19 · With Teeth
- Release date
- May 3, 2005
- Track position
- 1
- Running time
- 5:14
- Tempo
- 120 BPM
- Known versions
- 4
Track Credits
- Live Percussion
- Dave Grohl
- Turntables
- Alien Tom
- Additional Programming
- Rupert Parkes
Live History
- Performance span
- Tension 2013 Tour · Cold And Black And Infinite Tour
- Live debut
- November 5, 2013 · San Antonio, TX
Versions
- All The Love In The World
- All The Love In the World (Instrumental)
- All The Love In The World (The Definitive NIN - Deep Cuts)
- All The Love In The World (Demo)
Sources: NIN Wiki — All The Love In The World, revision 64793 (reviewed September 28, 2026). NIN Wiki song record
Words
Lyrics
Seem to know just right where they belong
Smears of face reflecting in the chrome
Hiding in the crowd I'm all alone
No one's heard a single word I've said
They don't sound as good outside my head
Looks as though the past is here to stay
I've become a million miles a-
Why do you get all the love in the world?
All the jagged edges disappear
Colors all look brighter when you're near
The stars are all afire in the sky
Sometimes I get so lonely I could
Why do you get all the love in the world?
Why am I always watching from the outside?
On the other side of the glass
Behind glass.
Always watching everyone,
Separate, watching, always
Don't touch.
This is getting deeper
As time goes by,
The water's getting colder.
Here I am surrounded by people but still all alone,
I am always alone.
Even with myself,
Imprisoned in my head.
And there doesn't seem to be any way to get out of here,
And I am so fucking sick of here,
Wish I was there.
Right beside is still
A million miles away.
Behind these bars.
In a rut.
Anyplace else will do.
Hello?
Didn’t think so.
Broadcasting,
Only static coming in.
No one can hear me when I'm in here.
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