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The Day The World Went Away

The Day The World Went Away 4:33

130 BPM

Lyrics

Verse
I’d listen to the words he’d say
But in his voice I heard decay
The plastic face forced to portray
All the insides left cold and gray
There is a place that still remains
It eats the fear, it eats the pain
The sweetest price he’ll have to pay
The day the whole world went away

Outro
Na na nah
Na na na, nah
Na na nah
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Na na nah
Na na na, nah
Na na nah
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Na na nah
Na na na, nah
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Available on

The Day The World Went Away (1999 US CD)
The Fragile (1999 US CD)
The Fragile (1999 US Cassette)
The Definitive Nine Inch Nails - The Singles (2006 US Digital)
The Fragile (Definitive Edition)

Alternate Versions

The Day The World Went Away (Still Version) 5:17

124 BPM

Available on

And All That Could Have Been (Live) (US)

Instrumentals

The Day The World Went Away (Instrumental)

Available on

The Fragile: Deviations 1 (2017 US 12″)

Live Versions

The Day The World Went Away (And All That Could Have Been Live Version) 6:29

Available on

And All That Could Have Been (2002 US CD)
And All That Could Have Been (Live) (US)

Remixes

The Day The World Went Away (Porter Ricks Mix) 7:04

130 BPM

Remixed by Porter Ricks

Available on

Starfuckers, Inc. (1999 UK 12″ Promo)
We're In This Together (1999 Europe CD1)