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Song ID: 22126
Covered As: Hurt by Gregorian
Hurt by Johnny Cash
Hurt by Sevendust
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
You could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt
I wear this crown of shit
Upon liar's chair
Full of broken thoughts
I cannot repair
Beneath the stain of time
The feeling disappears
You are someone else
I am still right here
What have I become?
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know
Goes away in the end
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
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"Hurt" was nominated to 1996 Grammy Awards for "Best Rock Song".
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31 comments on this song.
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bobert8018
This is such a great song. This is by far one of the greatest songs I have ever heard. The lyrics are dead on. Great job NIN and MMMDI
added: 11/29/2003, 05:54 PM
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MurderCapital
Agree... It's one of the best NIN songs.
added: 11/30/2003, 08:57 AM
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Sam Dyer, scratch47
Tremendous song. How to choke someone with emotion.
added: 12/27/2003, 02:16 PM
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Bill Dance
A really great song. Powerful message.
added: 03/29/2004, 04:15 PM
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MusicSaysShit_I_CanT
Love it!
added: 04/11/2004, 01:28 PM
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jakerZ
best. song. ever. but i hate how johnny cash got major airplay just cuz he covered this song... why dont they make a big deal about tori amos covering slayer's raining blood...
added: 05/24/2004, 01:20 PM
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oxygen waster
This is one of the most amazing songs ever. Trent is so great at expressing himself. It' scrap how Sevendust did a cover and gave credit to Johnny Cash.
added: 06/07/2004, 11:16 PM
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tman_ndsu08
'Hurt' is a realy great song but the harsh guitar riff at the very ends that last for all of 4 seconds ruins an over 4 minute song for me. The whole point of the song is to tie the slow, dreary melody with the lyrics.
added: 06/14/2004, 03:37 PM
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mirrorsXdontXlie
the harsh guitar is needed. its shows that one its the close of album. its called constructive noise. superb song 11/10
added: 07/05/2004, 04:04 PM
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Jochem
Really A beautiful song. Brilliant
added: 07/18/2004, 01:09 PM
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Big D
Best "Hurt" ever. As for the covers, they bite, suck, bite again, suck again, bite more, suck more, and blow.
added: 07/28/2004, 06:28 PM
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Silent Waters
this is such a cool song only the kgkggkgkgggggg is fucked up
added: 07/30/2004, 03:16 PM
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MusicSaysShit_I_CanT
i agree Big D screw the covers...nothing compares to NIN's HURT
added: 08/19/2004, 03:43 AM
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zerospace_13
what the hell... i thought i had already commented on this song... well hell... anyways, this is just one of many that i love from reznor... written during a herion addiction, trent complies together some of the best lyrics and sucks you in with his drery, melodic vocals... absolutely amazing...
added: 09/19/2004, 11:35 PM
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xX_dagger_Xx
amazing. i don't know anyone (nin fan or not) who doesn't like this song. absolutely fucking love it!
added: 10/07/2004, 03:57 AM
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lstn2music247
This is definitely one of my favorite NIN songs, and possible my favorite song ever... It amazes me how someone can create something this beautiful... I hurt myself when i heard this song to make sure i wasn't dreaming... wow... learn it, like it, love it
added: 11/19/2004, 10:31 PM
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gone, still
it's Hurt... what more is there to say?
added: 12/02/2004, 02:26 AM
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americanpsycho
this really is hurt.
added: 12/28/2004, 07:14 PM
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Abloom
Listen and cry
added: 01/03/2005, 09:51 AM
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Anubis
this song just cuts through you. its like life in a bottle. slowly leaking with each word. its simply a deep, amazing song.
added: 01/14/2005, 10:25 PM
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allEGe
"You could have it all, my empire of dirt." Most touching line.
added: 01/30/2005, 09:00 AM
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xxxXeRoXxxx
nin sends shivers down my spine....all the time
added: 03/05/2005, 01:22 AM
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ESadlerFan38
His performance of this song tonight on the MUSIC + RELIEF concert made me cry. Man, it was so amazing...
added: 09/11/2005, 02:24 AM
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BlackeWings
One of NINs best song... its sad but its great :)
added: 01/20/2006, 11:31 AM
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Tateno
brilliant song. classic
added: 02/02/2006, 03:47 PM
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Tristan.
How can you not like this song? This is the first NIN song I ever heard, and one of the few that I can actually enjoy anymore.
added: 02/10/2006, 07:47 AM
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lstn2music247
one of my favorite songs easily
added: 02/10/2006, 11:11 PM
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an_everchanging_life
Awesome song, that's all that needs to be said
added: 06/09/2006, 01:11 PM
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raincloud15
I never really thought that a song could get me so close to crying.
added: 11/17/2006, 06:16 AM
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blackbird.
This is one of the most emotionally-charged songs I've ever heard. His voice is so soft, then gets a little louder and a little more and a little more. The lyrics are some of my favorites, too.
added: 11/19/2008, 10:10 PM
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Rockzilla
Reznor seems naked and exposed on this track. It really rips through your soul. Beautiful!
added: 01/25/2009, 10:25 PM
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