The Only Time
Nine Inch Nails * Track #9 On Pretty Hate Machine
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- #9The Only Time
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The Only Time by Nine Inch Nails
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Nine Inch NailsProduced by
Trent Reznor & Keith LeBlanc & John FryerWrited by
Trent ReznorAbout
The song references “Down in It” in its use of the same recognizable melodic synth voice.
A distorted guitar overdub in the instrumental end of the song segues directly into “Ringfinger”.
The Only Time Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I'm drunk
And right now I'm so in love with you
And I don't wanna think too much about what we
Should or shouldn't do
Lay my hands on Heaven and the sun and the moon and the stars
While the devil wants to fuck me in the back of his car
[Pre-Chorus]
Nothing quite like the feel of something new
[Chorus]
Maybe I'm all messed up, maybe I'm all messed up
Maybe I'm all messed up in you, maybe I'm all messed up
Maybe I'm all messed up, maybe I'm all messed up
Maybe I'm all messed up in you, maybe I'm all messed up
[Post-Chorus]
This is the only time I really feel alive
This is the only time I really feel alive, ah, ah, ah
[Verse 2]
I swear
I just found everything I need
The sweat in your eyes, the blood in your veins
Are listening to me
Well, I wanna rip it up and swim in it until I drown
My moral standing is lying down
[Pre-Chorus]
Nothing quite like the feel of something new
[Chorus]
Maybe I'm all messed up, maybe I'm all messed up
Maybe I'm all messed up in you, maybe I'm all messed up
Maybe I'm all messed up, maybe I'm all messed up
Maybe I'm all messed up in you, maybe I'm all messed up
[Post-Chorus]
(This is the only time I really feel alive
This is the only time I really feel alive)
Oh
[Interlude]
Maybe I'm all messed up in you! Oh! Oh, oh-oh!
No! No! Woah-oh-oh-oh!
Oh, oh-oh!
[Outro]
This is the only time I really feel alive
This is the only time I really feel alive
This is the only time I really feel alive
This is the only time I really feel alive, oh
The Only Time Q&A
Who wrote The Only Time's ?
The Only Time was written by Trent Reznor.
Who produced The Only Time's ?
The Only Time was produced by Trent Reznor & Keith LeBlanc & John Fryer.
When did Nine Inch Nails release The Only Time?
Nine Inch Nails released The Only Time on Fri Oct 20 1989.