Songs & Lyrics
As Alive as You Need Me to Be
“As Alive as You Need Me to Be” opens As Alive as You Need Me to Be (2025) and was performed during the Peel It Back tour.
- Record type
- Lyrics available
- Classification
- Official NIN composition
- First record
- Halo 35 · As Alive as You Need Me to Be
- Known versions
- 4
Song details
About This Song
Available on four Halo releases in 4 titled versions.
- Classification
- Official NIN composition
- First documented release
- Halo 35 · As Alive as You Need Me to Be
- Release date
- July 17, 2025
- Track position
- 1
- Running time
- 3:54
- Tempo
- Not documented
- Known versions
- 4
Track Credits
- Performed
- Nine Inch Nails
- Written
- Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
- Produced
- Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Boys Noize
- Additional production
- Ian Kirkpatrick, Hudson Mohawke, BJ Burton
- Engineer
- Hudson Mohawke, Jacob Moreno
Live History
- Performance span
- Peel It Back Tour
- Live debut
- August 6, 2025 · Oakland, CA
Versions
- As Alive as You Need Me to Be
- As Alive as You Need Me to Be (Pixel Grip Remix)
- As Alive as You Need Me to Be (Arca Remix)
- As Alive as You Need Me to Be (Nine Inch Noize Version)
Related Records
- Music video: As Alive as You Need Me to Be
- Official multitracks available
Sources: NIN Wiki — As Alive as You Need Me to Be (song), revision 69146 (reviewed September 28, 2026). NIN Wiki song record
Words
Lyrics
It's almost like a tongue on the back of my neck
I never had a choice, connection
I never had a chance to catch my breath
It's eating up the space between us
It's eating up all remaining doubt
It's filling up the hole inside you
It's trying to find a way to let itself out
Give me something to believe in
All these hands have got a hold of me
Give me something to believe in
As alive as you need me to be
Always gonna go this way, there's no turning back
Never any other way, there's no turning back
Everything for a reason, everything for a reason
Everything for a reason, everything for a reason
Give me something to believe in
All these hands have got a hold of me (Hold of me)
Give me something to believe in
As alive as you need me to be
Feel, I can finally feel, I can finally feel
I can finally feel this infection
Feel, I can finally feel, I can finally feel
I can finally feel this infection
Feel
I can finally feel
Feel
I can finally feel
Feel
I can finally feel
Feel
I can finally feel
Lyrics reproduced with permission for non-profit educational use.
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