Down In It
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Down In It by Nine Inch Nails
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Nine Inch NailsProduced by
Trent Reznor & Adrian Sherwood & Keith LeBlancWrited by
Trent ReznorAbout
After being a member of a few bands during and after high school, “Down in It” was Trent Reznor’s first foray into writing songs that would be used for his own musical project Nine Inch Nails.
Trent Reznor later admitted that the song is musically “a total rip-off of "Dig It” by Skinny Puppy“ – the...
Down In It 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 (Oh! O-o)
I was up above it (Oh! O-o) Now I'm down in it
I was up above it (Oh! O-o)
I was up above it (Oh! O-o)
Now I'm down in it
[Verse 2]
Shut up! So what? What does it matter now?
I was swimmin' 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 joke's on me," she said
[Chorus]
I was up above it (Oh! O-o)
I was up above it (Oh! O-o) Now I'm down in it
I was up above it (Oh! O-o)
I was up above it (Oh! O-o) (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 (Oh! O-o)
I was up above it (Oh! O-o) Now I'm down in it (Now I'm down in it)
I was up above it (Oh! O-o)
I was up above it (Oh! O-o) (Now I'm down in it)
I was up above it (Oh! O-o)
I was up above it (Oh! O-o) Now I'm down in it!
I was up above it!
[Outro]
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
I was up above it!
Oh, I was up above it!
(Now I'm down in it)
I was up above it!
Oohhh!
Oh, now I'm down in it!
Down In It Q&A
Who wrote Down In It's ?
Down In It was written by Trent Reznor.
Who produced Down In It's ?
Down In It was produced by Trent Reznor & Adrian Sherwood & Keith LeBlanc.
When did Nine Inch Nails release Down In It?
Nine Inch Nails released Down In It on Fri Sep 15 1989.
Did the FBI really investigate lost film from the "Down In It" music video?
Trent Reznor explained:
Let me explain, that story has been distorted … The first video we recorded was “Down In It” which was quite a while ago and one of the elements of the video was we had a bunch of Super 8 cameras and we were throwing them off the edge of a building and seeing what it looked...
Was "Down In It" featured in a Gatorade commercial?
No, but a very similar song was created and used instead.
Well, there was a Gatorade commercial. I had a hundred people say “Why did you do that Gatorade commercial?” I was like, “What are you talking about?” I hadn’t seen it. I finally got a copy. It was “Down in It”. The beat’s a little bit diffe...
What did Nine Inch Nails say about "Down In It"?
Trent Reznor shared:
It was just this feeling of like.. at an earlier stage of my life I thought I had my act together, I thought I knew what I wanted to do – I thought. And thought I had pride in myself. And as I had gotten older, and realized that certain things don’t work out the way you hoped t...