Songs & Lyrics
The New Flesh
“The New Flesh” appears on The Fragile (1999).
- Record type
- Lyrics available
- Classification
- Official NIN composition
- First record
- Halo 14 · The Fragile
- Known versions
- 5
Song details
About This Song
Available on three Halo releases in 5 titled versions.
- Classification
- Official NIN composition
- First documented release
- Halo 14 · The Fragile
- Release date
- September 21, 1999
- Track position
- 21
- Running time
- 3:40
- Tempo
- 107 BPM
- Known versions
- 5
Live History
- Performance span
- Unperformed in full
Versions
- The New Flesh
- The New Flesh (Instrumental)
- The New Flesh (thingsfallingapart.com version)
- Complications Of The Flesh
- The New Flesh (And All That Could Have Been)
Sources: NIN Wiki — The New Flesh, revision 69541 (reviewed September 28, 2026). NIN Wiki song record
Words
Lyrics
I can take it
Sideways
Sometimes
Some things
Feel like
I'm on the other side
Waves
Of every feeling ever felt
…screaming
2
Hold it close
(So) I can taste it
3
I've watched this scene a thousand times
And in my head
This is how it all begins
Yes, I am becoming
And this is how it all begins
What did you expect?
This is not an exit
This has begun
4
I can almost see
The blackest eyes
The new flesh
A new disguise
…Welcoming…
Please
5
Give it to me
I can take it
Give it to me
I can take it
Sideways
Sometimes
Some things
Feel like
I'm on the other side
Waves
Of every feeling ever felt
…screaming
This is how it all begins
This is how it all begins
I can almost see (...how it all begins)
The blackest eyes
The new flesh
This is how it all begins
Give it to me
I can take it
Give it to me
I can take it
Give it to me
I can take it
Give it to me
I can take it
Give it to me
I can take it
Give it to me
I can take it
I've become [alive]
Lyrics reproduced with permission for non-profit educational use.
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