Songs & Lyrics
Down in It
“Down in It” opens Down in It (1989) and has returned in setlists across multiple touring eras.
- Record type
- Lyrics available
- Classification
- Official NIN composition
- First record
- Halo 01 · Down in It
- Known versions
- 10
Song details
About This Song
Available on three Halo releases in 10 titled versions.
- Classification
- Official NIN composition
- First documented release
- Halo 01 · Down in It
- Release date
- September 15, 1989
- Track position
- 1
- Running time
- 3:46
- Tempo
- 104 BPM
- Known versions
- 10
Track Credits
- Production
- Trent Reznor, Adrian Sherwood, Keith LeBlanc
- Engineering
- Trent Reznor, Adrian Sherwood, Keith LeBlanc, Kennan Keating
- Mix
- Adrian Sherwood
Live History
- Performance span
- VIVIsectVI Tour through Wave Goodbye Tour · NIN 2022
Versions
- Down In It
- Down In It (Skin)
- Down In It (Shred)
- Down In It (Singe)
- Down In It (Keith LeBlanc Mix)
- Down In It (Demo from Head Like A Hole)
- Down In It (Demo from Demos & Remixes)
- Down In It (Big Whole Mix)
- Down In It (Purest Feeling)
- Down In It (Closure)
Related Records
Sources: NIN Wiki — Down In It (song), revision 69619 (reviewed September 28, 2026). NIN Wiki song record
Words
Lyrics
Sometimes I can't believe them myself and I decided I was never coming down
Just then a tiny little dot caught my eye it was just about too small to see
But I watched it way too long and that dot was pulling me down
I was up above it
Now I'm down in it
Well shut up so what what does it matter now
I was swimming in the haze now I crawl on the ground
And everything I never liked about you is kind of seeping into me
Try to laugh about it now but isn't it funny how everything works out
("I guess the joke's on me," she said)
I was up above it
Now I'm down in it
I used to be so big and strong
I used to know my right from wrong
I used to never be afraid
I used to be somebody
I used to have something inside
Now just this hole that's open wide
I used to want it all
I used to be somebody
I'll cross my heart and hope to die but the needle's already in my eye
And all the world's weight is on my back and I don't even know why
And what I used to think was me is just a fading memory
I looked him right in the eye and said "goodbye"
I was up above it
Now I'm down in it
Sometimes I don't believe them myself and I decided I was never coming down
But I watched it way too long, it was pulling me down
Rain, rain, go away, come again some other day
I looked him right in the eye and waved goodbye
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