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You make this all go away

"Something I Can Never Have" is the fifth track on the 1989 release Pretty Hate Machine. It is apparently a song about lost love and missed chances, though the true story about the song isn't widely (or at all) known. It is the first chronological song in which Trent Reznor plays a piano and in which he uses the word "fuck" ("fading fucking reminder"). A stripped-down version can be found on Still, which has an accompanying performance video released at the time on nin.com. The Pretty Hate Machine version begins with the decending pitch drone that … read more
"Something I Can Never Have" is the fifth track on the 1989 release Pretty Hate Machine. It is apparently a song about lost love and missed… read more
"Something I Can Never Have" is the fifth track on the 1989 release Pretty Hate Machine. It is apparently a song about lost love and missed chances, though the true story about… read more

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