Songs & Lyrics
The Downward Spiral
“The Downward Spiral” appears on March of the Pigs (1994) and has returned in setlists across multiple touring eras.
- Record type
- Lyrics available
- Classification
- Official NIN composition
- First record
- Halo 07 · March of the Pigs
- Known versions
- 4
Song details
About This Song
Available on three Halo releases in 4 titled versions.
- Classification
- Official NIN composition
- First documented release
- Halo 07 · March of the Pigs
- Release date
- February 25, 1994
- Track position
- 5
- Running time
- 3:57
- Tempo
- 100 BPM
- Known versions
- 4
Track Credits
- Production
- Trent Reznor
- Mixing engineer
- Alan Moulder
- Drums
- Andy Kubiszewski
Live History
- Performance span
- Further Down The Spiral Tour · Wave Goodbye Tour
- Live debut
- August 27, 1994 · Rochester, NY
Versions
- The Downward Spiral
- The Downward Spiral (Instrumental)
- The Downward Spiral (The Bottom)
- The Downward Spiral (A Gilded Sickness)
Sources: NIN Wiki — The Downward Spiral (song), revision 68775 (reviewed September 28, 2026). NIN Wiki song record
Words
Lyrics
He put the gun into his face
Bang!
(So much blood for such a tiny little hole)
Problems have solutions
A lifetime of fucking things up fixed in one determined flash
Everything's blue
In this world
The deepest shade of mushroom blue
All fuzzy
Spilling out of my head
Problems do have solutions, you know
Everything's blue...
Everything's blue in this world
Lyrics reproduced with permission for non-profit educational use.
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