Songs & Lyrics
Reptile
“Reptile” appears on 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
- 6
Song details
About This Song
Available on three Halo releases in 6 titled versions.
- Classification
- Official NIN composition
- First documented release
- Halo 07 · March of the Pigs
- Release date
- February 25, 1994
- Track position
- 2
- Running time
- 6:52
- Tempo
- 64 BPM
- Known versions
- 6
Track Credits
- Production
- Trent Reznor
- Mixing Engineer
- Alan Moulder
Live History
- Performance span
- Self Destruct Touring Cycle through present
- Live debut
- June 23, 2006 · Boston, MA (Radio show)
Versions
- Reptile
- Reptile (Instrumental)
- Reptilian
- Underneath The Skin
- Liar (Reptile Demo)
- Reptile (And All That Could Have Been) DVD
Sources: NIN Wiki — Reptile, revision 69628 (reviewed September 28, 2026). NIN Wiki song record
Words
Lyrics
She leaves a trail of honey to show me where she’s been
She has the blood of reptile just underneath her skin
Seeds from a thousand others drip down from within
Oh my beautiful liar
Oh my precious whore
My disease my infection
I am so impure
Devils speak of the ways in which she'll manifest
Angels bleed from the tainted touch of my caress
Need to contaminate to alleviate this loneliness
I now know the depths I reach are limitless
Oh my beautiful liar
Oh my precious whore
My disease my infection
I am so impure
Give it.
Oh, please don't hurt me.
Lyrics reproduced with permission for non-profit educational use.
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