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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Flood
Flood
Synthesizer Programming
Tim Neimi
Tim Neimi
Synthesizer Programming
Trent Reznor
Trent Reznor
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Trent Reznor
Trent Reznor
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Flood
Flood
Producer
Trent Reznor
Trent Reznor
Producer
Keith LeBlanc
Keith LeBlanc
Mixing Engineer
Doug DeAngelis
Doug DeAngelis
Recording Engineer
Ken Quartarone
Ken Quartarone
Recording Engineer
Chris Vrenna
Chris Vrenna
Editing Engineer
Kennan Keating
Kennan Keating
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
god money i'll do anything for you
god money just tell me what you want me to
god money nail me up against the wall
god money don't want everything he wants it all
[PreChorus]
no you can't take it
no you can't take it, no, you can't take that away from me
no you can't take it
no you can't take it, no, you can't take that away from me
[Chorus]
head like a hole
black as your soul
i'd rather die than give you control
head like a hole
black as your soul
i'd rather die than give you control
[Chorus]
bow down before the one you serve, you're going to get what you deserve
bow down before the one you serve, you're going to get what you deserve
[Verse 2]
god money's not looking for the cure
god money's not concerned about the sick among the pure
god money let's go dancing on the backs of the bruised
god money's not one to choose
[PreChorus]
no you can't take it
no you can't take it, no, you can't take that away from me
no you can't take it
no you can't take it, no, you can't take that away from me
[Chorus]
head like a hole
black as your soul
i'd rather die than give you control
head like a hole
black as your soul
i'd rather die than give you control
[Chorus]
bow down before the one you serve, you're going to get what you deserve
bow down before the one you serve, you're going to get what you deserve
[Chorus]
bow down before the one you serve, you're going to get what you deserve
bow down before the one you serve, you're going to get what you deserve
[Chorus]
head like a hole
black as your soul
i'd rather die than give you control
head like a hole
black as your soul
i'd rather die than give you control
[Chorus]
head like a hole
black as your soul
i'd rather die than give you control
head like a hole
black as your soul
i'd rather die than give you control
[Chorus]
bow down before the one you serve, you're going to get what you deserve
bow down before the one you serve, you're going to get what you deserve
bow down before the one you serve, you're going to get what you deserve
bow down before the one you serve, you're going to get what you deserve
Written by: Trent Reznor

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