Songs & Lyrics

March of the Pigs

“March of the Pigs” opens March of the Pigs (1994) and has remained in Nine Inch Nails setlists from Self Destruct Touring Cycle to the present.

Record type: Lyrics available
Classification: Official NIN composition
First record: Halo 07 · March of the Pigs
Known versions: 9

Song details

About This Song

Available on six Halo releases in 9 titled versions.

Classification: Official NIN composition
First documented release: Halo 07 · March of the Pigs
Release date: February 25, 1994
Track position: 1
Running time: 2:58
Tempo: 269 BPM
Known versions: 9

Track Credits

Production: Trent Reznor
Mixing Engineer: Alan Moulder

Live History

Performance span: Self Destruct Touring Cycle through present

Versions

March Of The Pigs
March Of The Pigs (Instrumental)
March Of The Pigs (Clean)
All The Pigs, All Lined Up
March Of The Pigs (Video Version)
March Of The Pigs (Fortnite Festival Version)
March Of The Pigs (Closure)
March Of The Pigs (And All That Could Have Been)
March Of The Pigs (Beside You In Time)

Related Records

Music video: March of the Pigs

Sources: NIN Wiki — March Of The Pigs (song), revision 69169 (reviewed September 28, 2026). NIN Wiki song record

Words

Lyrics

Crawl right up on your knees
Please greed feed (no time to hesitate)
I want a little bit I want a piece of it I think he's losing it
I want to watch it come down
Don't like the look of it don't like the taste of it don't like the smell of it
I want to watch it come down

All the pigs are all lined up
I give you all that you want
Take the skin and peel it back
Now doesn't that make you feel better?

Shove it up inside surprise! Lies
Stains like blood on your teeth
Bite chew suck away the tender parts
I want to break it up I want to smash it up I want to fuck it up
I want to watch it come down
Maybe afraid of it let's discredit it let's pick away at it
I want to watch it come down

All the pigs are all lined up
I give you all that you want
Take the skin and peel it back
Now doesn't that make you feel better?
The pigs have won tonight
Now they can all sleep soundly
And everything is all right

Lyrics reproduced with permission for non-profit educational use.

Where it appears

Documented Appearances

Halo 07 March of the Pigs March of the Pigs · 2:54 Halo 07 March of the Pigs All the Pigs, All Lined Up · 7:26 Halo 08 The Downward Spiral March of the Pigs · 2:58 Halo 09 Closer To God March of the Fuckheads · 4:43 Halo 12 Closure March of the Pigs · 3:57 Halo 12 Closure March of the Pigs · 3:24 Halo 17 And All That Could Have Been March of the Pigs · 4:07 Halo 22 Beside You In Time March of the Pigs · 4:02