Songs & Lyrics
While I’m Still Here
“While I’m Still Here” appears on Hesitation Marks (2013) and was performed during the Tension 2013 tour.
- Record type
- Lyrics available
- Classification
- Official NIN composition
- First record
- Halo 28 · Hesitation Marks
- Known versions
- 2
Song details
About This Song
Two titled versions are documented.
- Classification
- Official NIN composition
- First documented release
- Halo 28 · Hesitation Marks
- Release date
- September 3, 2013
- Track position
- 13
- Running time
- 4:03
- Tempo
- 87 BPM
- Known versions
- 2
Track Credits
- Lindsey Buckingham
- Guitar
- Pino Palladino
- Bass
- Trent Reznor
- Vocals, Electronics, Saxophone, Percussion, Guitar, Bass
- Credit
- Contains (lyrical) portions of "Weary Blues From Waiting" by Hank Williams, Sr.
Live History
- Performance span
- Tension 2013 Tour
- Live debut
- September 28, 2013 · St. Paul, MN
Versions
- While I'm Still Here
- While I'm Still Here (Breyer P-Orridge 'Howler' Remix)
Sources: NIN Wiki — While I'm Still Here, revision 67614 (reviewed September 28, 2026). NIN Wiki song record
Words
Lyrics
Ticking time is running out
Closest I have ever come
Ticking time is running out
Oh so tired on my own
Ticking time is running out
Best days I have ever known
Ticking time is running out
Yesterday, I found out the world was ending
A little more
Every day
Falls apart
Slips away
Well I don't mind
I'm okay
Wish it didn't have to end this way
These four walls are closing in
Ticking time is running out
Oh all the things that might have been
Ticking time is running out
Watch young lovers walking by
Ticking time is running out
God forgive me if I cry
Ticking time is running out
A little more
Every day
Falls apart
Slips away
I don't mind
I'm okay
Nothing ever
Stays the same
While we can
Remember when
We always were
Yes, even then
Stay with me
Hold me near
While I'm still here
We always were
Yes, even then
Always were, yeah
Even then
Lyrics reproduced with permission for non-profit educational use.
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