NIN is my favorite band for years and I recently went to see them play at Climate Pledge Arena. This is one of their shows, part of the Peel it back tour 2025. Reptile is such a powerful song and one of my favorites of all time. I can relate to this song, and the way Trent must’ve felt when he wrote this song. The video recording and lyrics are below.
She spreads herself wide open to let the insects in
She leaves a trail of honey to show me where she’s been
She has the blood of reptile just underneath her skin
Seeds from a thousand others drip down from within
Oh, my beautiful liar
Oh, my precious whore
My disease, my infection
I am so impure
Give it
Devils speak of the way in which she’ll manifest
Angels bleed from the tainted touch of my caress
Need to contaminate, to alleviate this loneliness
I now know the depths I reach are limitless
Oh my beautiful liar
Oh my precious whore
My disease, my infection
I am so impure
Oh, my beautiful liar
Oh, my precious whore
My disease, my infection
I am so impure
Oh, my beautiful liar
Oh, my precious whore
My disease, my infection
I am so impure