Songs & Lyrics
That's What I Get
“That's What I Get” appears on Pretty Hate Machine (1989) and has returned in setlists across multiple touring eras.
- Record type
- Lyrics available
- Classification
- Official NIN composition
- First record
- Halo 02 · Pretty Hate Machine
- Known versions
- 3
Song details
About This Song
Three titled versions are documented.
- Classification
- Official NIN composition
- First documented release
- Halo 02 · Pretty Hate Machine
- Release date
- October 20, 1989
- Track position
- 8
- Running time
- 4:30
- Tempo
- 112 BPM
- Known versions
- 3
Track Credits
- Production
- John Fryer
- Engineering
- John Fryer
- Mix
- John Fryer
Live History
- Performance span
- Pretty Hate Machine Tour · Peel It Back Tour
Versions
- That's What I Get
- That's What I Get (Demo)
- That's What I Get (Purest Feeling)
Sources: NIN Wiki — That's What I Get, revision 68773 (reviewed September 28, 2026). NIN Wiki song record
Words
Lyrics
You took away all my self-confidence
Now all that I've been hearing must be true
I guess I'm not the only boy for you
That's what I get
How could you turn us into this
After you just taught me how to kiss you?
I told you I'd never say goodbye
Now I'm slipping on the tears you made me cry
That's what I get
Why does it come as a surprise?
To think that I was so naïve
Maybe didn't mean so much
But it meant everything to me
How can you turn me into this
Maybe didn't mean that much
Lyrics reproduced with permission for non-profit educational use.
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