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Artist: NIN
Track: The Hand That Feeds

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You're keeping in step and in line
Got your chin held high and you feel just fine
'Cause you do what you're told
But inside your heart it is black, it is hollow and it's cold

Just how deep do you believe?
Will you bite the hand that feeds?
Will you chew until it bleeds?
Can you get up off your knees?
Are you brave enough to see?
Do you wanna change it?

What if this whole crusade's a charade
And behind it all there's a price to be paid
For the blood which we dine
Justified in the name of the holy and the divine

Just how deep do you believe?
Will you bite the hand that feeds?
Will you chew until it bleeds?
Can you get up off your knees?
Are you brave enough to see?
Do you wanna change it?

So naive
I keep holding on to what I wanna believe
I can see
But I keep holding on and on and on and on

Will you bite the hand that feeds you?
Will you stay down on your knees?
Will you bite the hand that feeds you?
Will you stay down on your knees?
Will you bite the hand that feeds you?
Will you stay down on your knees?
Will you bite the hand that feeds you?
Will you stay down on your knees?

Will you bite the hand that feeds you?
Will you stay down on your knees?
Will you bite the hand that feeds you?
Will you stay down on your knees?
Will you bite the hand that feeds you?
Will you stay down on your knees?
Will you bite the hand that feeds you?
Will you stay down on your knees?
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Q:Who wrote “The Hand That Feeds” by Nine Inch Nails?
“The Hand That Feeds” by Nine Inch Nails was written by Trent Reznor.
Q:When did Nine Inch Nails release “The Hand That Feeds”?
Nine Inch Nails released “The Hand That Feeds” on March 28, 2005.
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Spanish translation of lyrics for The Hand That Feeds by Nine Inch Nails. You′re keeping in step In the line Got your chin held high and you feel just fine Cause yo...