Gave Up

Album: Broken EP (1992)
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  • Perfect little dream, the kind that hurts the most
    Forgot how it feels, well almost
    No one to blame, always the same
    Open my eyes, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up in flames

    It took you to make me realize
    It took you to make me realize
    It took you to make me realize
    It took you to make me see the light

    Smashed up my sanity
    Smashed up integrity
    Smashed up what I believed in
    Smashed up what's left of me
    Smashed up my everything
    Smashed up all that was true
    Gonna smash myself to pieces
    I don't know what else to do

    Covered in hope and Vaseline
    Still cannot fix this broken machine
    Watching the hole, it used to be mine
    Just watching it burn in my steady systematic decline
    Of the trust I will betray
    Give it to me, I throw it away
    After everything I've done I hate myself for what I've become

    It took you to make me realize
    It took you to make me realize
    It took you to make me realize
    It took you to make me see the light

    Smashed up my sanity
    Smashed up integrity
    Smashed up what I believed in
    Smashed up what's left of me
    Smashed up my everything
    Smashed up all that was true
    Gonna smash myself to pieces
    I don't know what else to do

    I tried
    I gave up
    I tried
    I gave up
    I tried
    I gave up
    I tried
    I gave up
    I tried
    I gave up
    I tried
    I gave up
    I tried
    I gave up
    I tried
    I gave up

    Smashed up my sanity
    Smashed up integrity
    Smashed up what I believed in
    Smashed up what's left of me
    Smashed up my everything
    Smashed up all that was true
    Gonna smash myself to pieces
    I don't know what else to do
    Smashed up my sanity
    Smashed up integrity
    Smashed up what I believed in
    Smashed up what's left of me
    Smashed up my everything
    Smashed up all that was true
    Gonna smash myself to pieces
    I don't know what else to do
    Smashed up my sanity
    Smashed up integrity
    Smashed up what I believed in
    Smashed up what's left of me
    Smashed up my everything
    Smashed up all that was true
    Gonna smash myself to pieces
    I don't know what else to do

    Throw it away
    Throw it away Writer/s: Trent Reznor
    Publisher: CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 6

  • Cayleigh from NvThis video was not the one rumored to be a snuff film. The Nine Inch Nails video rumored to be a snuff film was Down In It. Gave Up isn't even on the same album. But as said before, the song was part of a full album film that is graphically disturbing.
  • Bry from Dayton, OhThis video was filmed at Rezners rented home 10050 Ceilo dr..... the site of the Sharon Tate murder..Reznor rented the home and put his studio La pig inside the drummer is sitting atop the spot where Jay Sebring was found You can still see the original loft ladder that trent sings under ( bad luck) The draped flag over the soundgear is a direct link to the flag that was over the couch at the crime scene you can see the rafters where the murderes attmepted to Hang sebring and Tate clearly in the video..I think its ominous that the Name Gave up came about.... Abigail Folgers last words were I give up..take me..im already dead you can see pics of this living room at myspace.com search 10050 Ceilo its awesome..Not to mention the Fact That brain Werner appears in this video Marlyn Manson ( No make up) Not In Character haha However Manso did record some of his work in this studio
  • Joel2point0 from Nashville, Tnwhere is the mutilating and murdering part? i missed that.
  • Koronis from City, OnIt is not a snuff film, the entire Broken movie was set up as a performance
  • Kendall from Bowling Green, OhI don't think it's a snuff film. I think it's performance.
  • Jesse from Sabina, OhI have that video, and I'm pretty sure it's a snuff film.
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