Songs & Lyrics
Less Than
“Less Than” opens Add Violence (2017) and has remained in Nine Inch Nails setlists from I Can't Seem To Wake Up 2017 to the present.
- Record type
- Lyrics available
- Classification
- Official NIN composition
- First record
- Halo 31 · Add Violence
- Known versions
- 4
Song details
About This Song
Four titled versions are documented.
- Classification
- Official NIN composition
- First documented release
- Halo 31 · Add Violence
- Release date
- July 21, 2017
- Track position
- 1
- Running time
- 3:30 / 3:33 (Video version)
- Tempo
- 128 BPM
- Known versions
- 4
Track Credits
- Additional Vocals
- Sharlotte Gibson & Allison Iraheta
Live History
- Performance span
- I Can't Seem To Wake Up 2017 through present
Versions
- Less Than
- Less Than (Main)
- Less Than (Instrumental)
- Less Than (Acapella)
Related Records
- Music video: Less Than
- Official multitracks available
Sources: NIN Wiki — Less Than, revision 68208 (reviewed September 28, 2026). NIN Wiki song record
Words
Lyrics
We didn't even notice
We awake in a place we can barely recognize, yeah
Hypnosis
And you can justify it all your back was up against the wall again
(Shut up)
Silence
Add a little violence
And offend and pretend and defend and demand my compliance
And you can always justify the missile trails across the sky
Again
So what are you waiting for?
You got what you asked for
Did it fix what was wrong with you?
Are you less than?
Go and look what you gone done
Welcome oblivion
Did it fix what was wrong with you?
Are you less than?
Needful
Too many fucking people
You'll have to take care of yourselves (you know I've got my hands full)
And you can always justify the missile trails across the sky
Again
So what are you waiting for?
You got what you asked for
Did it fix what was wrong with you?
Are you less than?
Go and look what you gone done
Come on welcome oblivion
Did it fix what was wrong inside?
Are you less than?
Yes this is about you
true believers
did it feel [sic] that hole
doesn't it make you feel better
[I THOUGHT IT WOULD FIX ME]
[I CAN'T SEEM TO WAKE UP]
Lyrics reproduced with permission for non-profit educational use.
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