Hurt was written by Trent Reznor, first released on Nine Inch Nails album The Downward Spiral in 1994. Later, Johnny Cash covered the song in 2002, which became one of his final hits before his death. The lyrics deal with pain, remorse, and the burden of regret, reflecting Reznors own struggles with depression and substance abuse at the time.
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AmCDAmCDAm I hurt myself today to see if I still feel CDAmCDAm I focus on the pain the only thing that's real CDAmCDAm The needle tears a hole the old familiar sting CDAmCDG Try to kill it all away but I remember everything
AmFCG What have I become? My sweetest friend AmFCG Everyone I know goes away in the end AmFG And you could have it all My empire of dirt AmFGAm I will let you down I will make you hurt
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AmCDAmCDAm I wear this crown of thorns upon my liar's chair CDAmCDAm Full of broken thoughts I cannot repair CDAmCDAm Beneath the stains of time the feelings disappear CDAmCDG You are someone else I am still right here
AmFCG What have I become? My sweetest friend AmFCG Everyone I know goes away in the end AmFG And you could have it all My empire of dirt AmFG I will let you down I will make you hurt
AmFG If I could start again a million miles away AmFG I would keep myself I would find a way (single strum)