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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Trent Reznor
Programming
Flood
Synthesizer Programming
Tim Neimi
Synthesizer Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Trent Reznor
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Trent Reznor
Producer
Adrian Sherwood
Producer
Keith LeBlanc
Producer
Chris Vrenna
Editing Engineer
Kennan Keating
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Intro]
Now I'm down in it
Now I'm down in it
[Verse 1]
Kinda like a cloud, I was up, way up in the sky
And I was feeling some feelings you wouldn't believe
Sometimes I don't believe them myself
And I decided I was never coming down
Just then a tiny little dot caught my eye, it was just about too small to see
But I watched it way too long, it was pulling me down
[Chorus]
I was up above it
I was up above it
Now I'm down in it
I was up above it
I was up above it (Now I'm down in it)
[Verse 2]
Shut up, so what? What does it matter now?
I was swimming in the haze, now I crawl on the ground
And everything I never liked about you is kind of seeping into me
Try to laugh about it now, but isn't it funny how everything works out
“I guess the jokes on me” she said
[Chorus]
I was up above it
I was up above it
Now I'm down in it
I was up above it
I was up above it (Mmm, now I'm down in it)
[Bridge]
I used to be so big and strong
I used to know my right from wrong
I used to never be afraid
I used to be somebody
I used to have something inside
Now just this hole that’s open wide
I used to want it all
I used to be somebody
[Verse 3]
I'll cross my heart, I'll hope to die, but the needle's already in my eye
And all the world's weight is on my back, and I don't even know why
And what I used to think was me is just a fading memory
I looked him right in the eye and said, "Goodbye"
[Chorus]
I was up above it
I was up above it
Now I'm down in it (Now I'm down in it)
I was up above it
I was up above it
Now I'm down in it
I was up above it
I was up above it
Now I'm down in it
I was up above it
[Bridge]
Rain, rain, go away, come again some other day
Rain, rain, go away, come again some other day
Rain, rain, go away, come again some other day
Rain, rain, go away, come again some other day
[Outro]
I was up above it
I was up above it (Now I'm down in it)
I was up above it
Now I'm down in it
Written by: Trent Reznor