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Artist: Nine Inch Nails
Track: Only

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I'm becoming less defined as days go by
Fading away
And well you might say
I'm losing focus
Kinda drifting into the abstract in terms of how I see myself

Sometimes I think I can see right through myself
Sometimes I think I can see right through myself
Sometimes I can see right through myself

Less concerned about fitting into the world
Your world that is
'Cause it doesn't really matter anymore
(No it doesn't really matter anymore)
No it doesn't really matter anymore
None of this really matters anymore

Yes I am alone but then again I always was
As far back as I can tell
I think maybe it's because
Because you were never really real to begin with
I just made you up to hurt myself

I just made you up to hurt myself, yeah
And I just made you up to hurt myself
I just made you up to hurt myself, yeah
And I just made you up to hurt myself

And it worked
Yes it did!

There is no you
There is only me
There is no you
There is only me
There is no fucking you
There is only me
There is no fucking you
There is only me

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Well the tiniest little dot caught my eye and it turned out to be a scab
And I had this funny feeling like I just knew it's something bad
I just couldn't leave it alone
I kept picking at the scab
It was a doorway trying to seal itself shut
But I climbed through

Now I am somewhere I am not supposed to be
And I can see things I know I really shouldn't see
And now I know why, now, now, now I know why
Things aren't as pretty
On the inside

There is no you
There is only me
There is no you
There is only me
There is no fucking you
There is only me
There is no fucking you
There is only me

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Genius Q&A
Q:When did Nine Inch Nails release “Only”?
Nine Inch Nails released “Only” on May 3, 2005.
Q:Who wrote “Only” by Nine Inch Nails?
“Only” by Nine Inch Nails was written by Trent Reznor.
Q:Who produced “The Only Time” by Nine Inch Nails?
“The Only Time” by Nine Inch Nails was produced by Trent Reznor, Keith LeBlanc & John Fryer.
Q:When did Nine Inch Nails release “The Only Time (Demo)”?
Nine Inch Nails released “The Only Time (Demo)” in 1994.
Q:When did Nine Inch Nails release Only?
Nine Inch Nails released Only on July 25, 2005.
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