Songs & Lyrics
Copy of A
“Copy of A” appears on Hesitation Marks (2013) and has remained in Nine Inch Nails setlists from the NIN 2013 Festival tour to the present.
- Record type
- Lyrics available
- Classification
- Official NIN composition
- First record
- Halo 28 · Hesitation Marks
- Known versions
- 6
Song details
About This Song
Available on two Halo releases in 6 titled versions.
- Classification
- Official NIN composition
- First documented release
- Halo 28 · Hesitation Marks
- Release date
- September 3, 2013
- Track position
- 2
- Running time
- 5:23
- Tempo
- 138 BPM
- Known versions
- 6
Track Credits
- Lindsey Buckingham
- Guitar
- Pino Palladino
- Bass
- Trent Reznor
- Vocals, Electronics, Percussion, Guitar
- Ilan Rubin
- Toms
Live History
- Performance span
- NIN 2013 Festival Tour through present
- Live debut
- July 26, 2013 · Naeba, Japan
Versions
- Copy Of A
- Copy Of A (Instrumental)
- Copy Of A (Radio Edit)
- Copy Of A (Simian Mobile Disco Remix)
- Copy Of A (Live 2013 EP)
- Copy Of A (Nine Inch Noize Version)
Sources: NIN Wiki — Copy Of A, revision 69067 (reviewed September 28, 2026). NIN Wiki song record
Words
Lyrics
Everything I say has come before
Assembled into something into something into something
I don't know for certain anymore
I am just a shadow of a shadow of a shadow
Always trying to catch up with myself
I am just an echo of an echo of an echo
Listening to someone's cry for help
Look what you had to start
Why all the change of heart?
You need to play your part
A copy of a copy of a
Now look what you've gone and done
Well that doesn't sound like fun
See I'm not the only one
Copy of a copy of a
I am little pieces little pieces little pieces
Pieces that we picked up on the way
Imprinted with a purpose with a purpose with a purpose
A purpose that's become quite clear today
I am just a finger on a trigger on a finger
Doing everything I'm told to do
Always my intention my intention your attention
Doing everything you tell me to
Look what you had to start
Why all the change of heart?
You need to play your part
A copy of a copy of a
Now look what you've gone and done
Well that doesn't sound like fun
See I'm not the only one
Copy of a copy of a
Lyrics reproduced with permission for non-profit educational use.
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