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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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Nine Inch Nails - Only Lyrics
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Genius Meanings
Nine Inch Nails – Only
“Only” was the second single released from Halo 19, Nine Inch Nails' fourth album, With Teeth. It was the last song completed during the With Teeth recordings. The song was
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Only by Nine Inch Nails - Songfacts
Only by Nine Inch Nails song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position
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Meaning of "Only" by Nine Inch Nails
The song "Only" by Nine Inch Nails appears to be an introspective look at the speaker's state of mind. The lyrics suggest that the speaker is losing focus ...