Songs & Lyrics
Letting You
“Letting You” appears on The Slip (2008) and has returned in setlists across multiple touring eras.
- Record type
- Lyrics available
- Classification
- Official NIN composition
- First record
- Halo 27 · The Slip
- Known versions
- 2
Song details
About This Song
Two titled versions are documented.
- Classification
- Official NIN composition
- First documented release
- Halo 27 · The Slip
- Release date
- May 5, 2008
- Track position
- 3
- Running time
- 3:50
- Tempo
- 91 BPM
- Known versions
- 2
Live History
- Performance span
- Lights In The Sky Tour · NIN 2014 Japan Tour through NIN 2014 Europe/UK Tour · Europe + Asia 2018 through present
- Live debut
- July 19, 2008 · Los Angeles, CA
Versions
- Letting You
- Letting You (Live At Rehearsals)
Related Records
- Official multitracks available
Sources: NIN Wiki — Letting You, revision 67600 (reviewed September 28, 2026). NIN Wiki song record
Words
Lyrics
The smoke pours out the stack
One hand upon your heart
One hand behind your back
You train us how to act
You keep the fear intact
The imminent attack
Everything is right on track
And we are letting you get away
We are letting you get away with it
Upon our plates to feed
The dying left to bleed
How much we really need
Your politics of greed
The cancer takes ahold
The wolf is in the fold
Our destiny’s been sold
We do just what we’re told
And we are letting you get away
We are letting you get away with it
Your armies filled with hate
Believing your charade
Begin to suffocate
For us it’s far too late
And we are letting you get away
We are letting you get away with it
Lyrics reproduced with permission for non-profit educational use.
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