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"Right Where It Belongs" is the thirteenth track on the 2005 release With Teeth. Preview copies for media had it labeled "Cages," though it's unknown whether that was a working title or just an anti-piracy measure. A re-work of the track by Martin Wav was featured in a trailer for The Game Awards 2022.
Heavily atmospheric, its opening ambience transitions from the end of "Beside You In Time" into its first quiet musical elements, a bouncing bassline and guitar riff accompanying a piano lead and soon Trent Reznor's melodic vocals. New melodies and changes join Reznor's choruses, but all of the layers seem muffled and distant throughout. The second verse is characterized by a unique sonic change only found in this NIN song: upon singing the last line of the verse, all the layers become much clearer, soon joined by a cheering crowd erupting as the second and final chorus begins. Reznor quietly and wordlessly accompanies the repeating final piano melody, which ends the song alone.
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