Johnny Cash - Hurt

This song was originally written by Trent Reznor, and performed by the rock band Nine Inch Nails. But I love the cover version by Johnny Cash, included on his 2002 album, American IV: The Man Comes Around. This album was the last one released before he died.

Here are the lyrics:

I 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

It's a beautiful and poignant song, and the video is awesome, too.

Thanks for sharing

great post! thanks for sharing

Wonderful share, thanks for the lyrics.

Great song, Hixto! And a great video, too. It's on YouTube, for anybody who's interested.

nice

I don't like Johnny Cash at all, sorry!