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Johnny Cash Hurt Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 9.17/10 [306 votes]Album: The Man Comes Around / Original Release Date: 2002-01-01Genre: CountrySong Duration: 3 min 36 sec
Hurt
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
JOHNNY CASH
- Hurt LyricsI hurt myself today
To see if I still feel
I focus on the pain
The only thing that's real
The needle tears a hole
The old familiar sting
Try to kill it all away
But I remember everything
What have I become
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know
goes away
In the end
And you could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt
I wear this crown of thorns
Upon my liar's chair
Full of broken thoughts
I cannot repair
Beneath the stains of time
The feelings disappear
You are someone else
I am still right here
What have I become
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know
goes away
In the end
And you could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt
If I could start again
A million miles away
I would keep myself
I would find a way
To see if I still feel
I focus on the pain
The only thing that's real
The needle tears a hole
The old familiar sting
Try to kill it all away
But I remember everything
What have I become
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know
goes away
In the end
And you could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt
I wear this crown of thorns
Upon my liar's chair
I cannot repair
Beneath the stains of time
The feelings disappear
You are someone else
I am still right here
What have I become
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know
goes away
In the end
And you could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt
If I could start again
A million miles away
I would keep myself
I would find a way
Facts about Hurt
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Hurt is written by Trent Reznor.
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It is first released on January 01, 2002 as part of Johnny Cash's album "The Man Comes Around" which includes 15 tracks in total. This song is the 1st track on this album.
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When we focus on what the lyrics are trying to say, in 'Hurt,' the now-iconic rendition by Johnny Cash, the lyrics portray an extensive and profound emotional landscape comprising mainly of repentance, sorrow, and the spiraling down of the individual. The musician brings to light the after-effects of his behavior, the solitude that ensues, and his lack of freedom from the torment he has inflicted upon himself over and over. The line 'empire of dirt' is a metaphor for the decaying of one's success and social life as a result of one's own shortcomings, thus accentuating the motif of repentance and the impossibility of reversing former errors. The lyrics of Hurt mainly concentrate on heartbreak, despair, angst, reflection, and nostalgia. Simultaneously, the piece underlines the necessity of pain and suffering, loss and remorse, and self-examination and identity. The words imply self-injury, agony, and addiction, which are deemed adult topics. All the drug use and emotional disturbance that the lyrics mention lead to the conclusion that the content is inappropriate for minors and thus a rating denoting restricted access is justified.
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Hurt falls under the genre Country.
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Hurt song length is 3 minutes and 36 seconds.
Who wrote Hurt lyrics?
Hurt is written by Trent Reznor.
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When was Hurt released?
It is first released on January 01, 2002 as part of Johnny Cash's album "The Man Comes Around" which includes 15 tracks in total. This song is the 1st track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Hurt lyrics?
When we focus on what the lyrics are trying to say, in 'Hurt,' the now-iconic rendition by Johnny Cash, the lyrics portray an extensive and profound emotional landscape comprising mainly of repentance, sorrow, and the spiraling down of the individual. The musician brings to light the after-effects of his behavior, the solitude that ensues, and his lack of freedom from the torment he has inflicted upon himself over and over. The line 'empire of dirt' is a metaphor for the decaying of one's success and social life as a result of one's own shortcomings, thus accentuating the motif of repentance and the impossibility of reversing former errors. The lyrics of Hurt mainly concentrate on heartbreak, despair, angst, reflection, and nostalgia. Simultaneously, the piece underlines the necessity of pain and suffering, loss and remorse, and self-examination and identity. The words imply self-injury, agony, and addiction, which are deemed adult topics. All the drug use and emotional disturbance that the lyrics mention lead to the conclusion that the content is inappropriate for minors and thus a rating denoting restricted access is justified.
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Which genre is Hurt?
Hurt falls under the genre Country.
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How long is the song Hurt?
Hurt song length is 3 minutes and 36 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Trent Reznor
Record Label(s): 2002 American Recording Company, LLC
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right here December 17, 2012-16:46
this song is just about life. every one will go away in the end and lots of people want to restart but he is saying that you cant and you just have to live with your mistakes.
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this song is just about life. every one will go away in the end and lots of people want to restart but he is saying that you cant and you just have to live with your mistakes.
Hello November 27, 2012-9:53
this is an amazing song incorperated by an amazing man. he is saying he wants to go far away from here and start over.
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this is an amazing song incorperated by an amazing man. he is saying he wants to go far away from here and start over.
ricopoetry November 25, 2012-19:27
To me this is one's broken soul expressing its pain to the individal
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To me this is one's broken soul expressing its pain to the individal
everywhereidiots October 19, 2012-11:30
Trent wrote the song, and commented on Cash's cover saying that Cash truly made the song his own. Trent literally says the song is not his own anymore, and I imagine that anytime he even thinks about this song, he thinks of Cash's version over his own.
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Trent wrote the song, and commented on Cash's cover saying that Cash truly made the song his own. Trent literally says the song is not his own anymore, and I imagine that anytime he even thinks about this song, he thinks of Cash's version over his own.
David October 17, 2012-2:37
Actually the song was written by Trent in 1995 and Cash covered it in 2002. Personally the NIN version was terrible. Cash did it so well it should be his own. Sevendust did a pretty awesome cover as well.
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Actually the song was written by Trent in 1995 and Cash covered it in 2002. Personally the NIN version was terrible. Cash did it so well it should be his own. Sevendust did a pretty awesome cover as well.
DBZ October 13, 2012-0:32
Yes this song may have been wrote by other groups yes he may have wanted to have a new slate and get away from here.But I believe that he put his feelings into this song lets just think here There may be much more behind the lyrics of the song.But others have their own meaning.I think he did better.
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Yes this song may have been wrote by other groups yes he may have wanted to have a new slate and get away from here.But I believe that he put his feelings into this song lets just think here There may be much more behind the lyrics of the song.But others have their own meaning.I think he did better.
boatthief September 26, 2012-20:08
Why are you people talking about what Cash was writing about? For the millionth time, Trent Reznor from Nine Inch Nails wrote this song. Cash did a great cover, but Reznor deserves credit.
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Why are you people talking about what Cash was writing about? For the millionth time, Trent Reznor from Nine Inch Nails wrote this song. Cash did a great cover, but Reznor deserves credit.
Boom August 8, 2012-0:30
To me the song is actually about regret - If you take the song in its entirety I would say its about a woman who left and he turned to drugs to cope with the loss
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To me the song is actually about regret - If you take the song in its entirety I would say its about a woman who left and he turned to drugs to cope with the loss
april July 27, 2012-10:16
he's talking about felling so much pain everyday that he turns to drugs to end the pain then he looses himself and just wants his life back without pain and addiction
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he's talking about felling so much pain everyday that he turns to drugs to end the pain then he looses himself and just wants his life back without pain and addiction
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Haha so much talk and controversy over nothing. I do think it is silly that this song is listed under Johnny Cash's name, and I do think NIN's original is far superior. But you all searching for deep meaning in this song is funny. If you have ever known a Heroin addict closely or are one yourself, then maybe you can really understand what Trent is saying here. Otherwise you are probably just putting your own stamp on the song. Every inch of the song is about how a Heroin addict would do anything for a fix, including hurt and betray everyone they ever loved. It is also about how sad that existence is, but mostly I feel it's about the people you hurt on your way to that next hit of good old smack.