Lagu tersebut dimuat dalam album studio kedua mereka yang bertajuk The Downward Spiral.
Album yang diproduseri oleh Trent Reznor dan Flood itu dirilis pada 8 Maret 1994 melalui label Nothing Records.
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “Mr. Self Destruct” dari Nine Inch Nails:
[Verse]
Dm Dm Dm D# F
I am the voice inside your head (and I control you)
Dm Dm Dm D# F
I am the lover in your bed (and I control you)
Dm Dm Dm D# F
I am the sex that you provide (and I control you)
Dm Dm Dm D# F
I am the hate you try to hide (and I control you)
[Chorus]
F G G# A Dm
I take you where you want to go
F G G# A Dm
I give you all you need to know
F G G# A Dm
I drag you down, I use you up
F G G# A Dm Dm Dm D# F Dm Dm D# F
Mr. Self Destruct
[Verse]
Dm Dm Dm D# F
I speak religion's message clear (and I control you)
Dm Dm Dm D# F
I am denial guilt and fear (and I control you)
Dm Dm Dm D# F
I am the prayers of the naive (and I control you)
Dm Dm Dm D# F
I am the lie that you believe (and I control you)
[Chorus]
F G G# A D
I take you where you want to go
F G G# A D
I give you all you need to know
F G G# A D
I drag you down, I use you up
F G G# A Dm Dm Dm D# F Dm Dm D# F
Mr. Self Destruct
[Bridge]
A# Bm C D
You let me do this to you (I am the exit)
A# Bm C D
You let me do this to you (I am the exit)
A# Bm C D
You let me do this to you (I am the exit)
A# Bm C D
You let me do this to you (I am the exit)
A# Bm C D
You let me do this to you (I am the exit)
A# Bm C D
You let me do this to you (I am the exit)
A# Bm C D
You let me do this to you (I am the exit)
A# Bm C D
You let me do this to you (I am the exit)
A# Bm C Dm
I am the needle in your vein
A# Bm C Dm
I am the high you can't sustain
A# Bm C Dm
I am the pusher, I'm a whore
A# Bm C Dm
I am the need you have for more
[Verse]
Dm Dm Dm D# F
I am the bullet in the gun (and I control you)
Dm Dm Dm D# F
I am the bullet in the gun (and I control you)
Dm Dm Dm D# F
I am the silencing machine (and I control you)
Dm Dm Dm D# F
I am the end of all your dreams (and I control you)
[Ulangi Chorus]
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