Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails
“And All That Could Have Been”, the seventh track on Still, is a leftover track from The Fragile sessions, and the only new non-instrumental track on the album.
It may be one of NIN’s most complex songs regarding time signature, as the verses are in 7/4, the choruses in 4/4, and part of the bridge...
[Verse 1]
Breeze still carries the sound
Maybe I'll disappear
Tracks will fade in the snow
You won't find me here
[Verse 2]
Ice is starting to form
Ending what had begun
I am locked in my head
With what I've done
I know you tried to rescue me
Didn't let anyone get in
Left with a trace of all that was
And all that could have been
[Chorus]
Please
Take this
And run far away
Far away from me
I am tainted
The two of us
Were never meant to be
All these pieces (Pieces)
And promises
And left-behinds
If only I could see
In my nothing
You meant everything
Everything to me
[Verse 3]
Gone, fading
Everything
And all that
Could have been
Ah, could have been
[Instrumental Bridge]
[Chorus]
Please
Take this
And run far away (Far away)
Far as you can see
I am tainted (Tainted)
And happiness
And peace of mind
Were never meant for me
All these pieces (Pieces)
And promises
And left-behinds
If only I could see
In my nothing
You meant everything
Everything to me
And All That Could Have Been was written by Danny Lohner & Trent Reznor.
And All That Could Have Been was produced by Trent Reznor.
Nine Inch Nails released And All That Could Have Been on Tue Jan 22 2002.