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Only

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Only was released on April 27, 2005 by Nothing as a part of the album With Teeth

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OVERVIEW

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Music Video

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Atticus Ross

Programming

Jerome Dillon

Programming

Trent Reznor

Performer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Trent Reznor

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Trent Reznor

Producer

Alan Moulder

Producer

Atticus Ross

Additional Producer

Leo Herrera

Engineer

James Brown

Engineer

Rich Costey

Engineer

Tom Baker

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I'm becoming less defined

As days go by

Fading away

Well, you might say

I'm losing focus

Kind of drifting into the abstract

In terms of how I see myself

Sometimes I think I can see right through myself

Sometimes I think I can see right through myself

Sometimes I can see right through myself

[Verse 2]

Less concerned

About fitting in to the world

Your world, that is

Because it doesn't really matter anymore

No, it doesn't really matter anymore

None of this really matters anymore

[Verse 3]

Yes, I am alone

But then again I always was

As far back as I can tell

I think maybe it's because

Because you were never really real to begin with

[Verse 4]

I just made you up to hurt myself

I just made you up to hurt myself

I just made you up to hurt myself

I just made you up to hurt myself

I just made you up to hurt myself

[Verse 5]

And it worked

Yes, it did

[Chorus]

There is no you

There is only me

There is no you

There is only me

There is no fucking you

There is only me

There is no fucking you

There is only me

[Chorus]

Only, only

Only, only

[Verse 6]

Well the tiniest little dot caught my eye

And it turned out to be a scab

And I had this funny feeling

Like I just knew it's something bad

I just couldn't leave it alone

And I kept picking at that scab

Like it was a doorway trying to seal itself shut

But I climbed through

[Verse 7]

And now I'm somewhere I am not supposed to be

And I can see things I know I really shouldn't see

And now I know why and now I know why

Things aren't as pretty

On the inside

[Chorus]

There is no you

There is only me

There is no you

There is only me

There is no fucking you

There is only me

There is no fucking you

There is only me

[Chorus]

Only, only

Only, only

Only, only

Only, only

Written by: Trent Reznor

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