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Rhythm 9.7
Melody 9.7
Instruments 9.8
Lyrics 9.7
Vocal 9.9
This song has been reviewed 56 times. Overall score for this song, 9.8.
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video submitted by Michael Fankhauser on 25-04-2007
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Johnny Cash - Hurt Lyrics

Song details
TitleHurt
ArtistJohnny Cash
AlbumAmerican IV (0000) , Track 2
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Rank1,516 (-115) history
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Song lyrics
I hurt myself today
to see if i still feel.
I focus on the pain,
the only thing thats real.

The needle tears a hole;
the old familiar sting,
try to kill it all away,
but I remember everything.

(Chorus)
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 liars chair:
full of broken thoughts,
I cannot repair.

Beneath the stains of time,
the feelings dissapear.
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 will keep myself,
I would find a way.
lyrics submitted by Steve o
lyrics corrected by Rachel From




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12-05-2004 20:56taualphac is offline taualphac 

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Damn right, powerful stuff.
11-06-2004 21:54New_Born is offline New_Born 

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this song is so beutiful
11-06-2004 22:41icefyre is offline icefyre 


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Great song, sung by a truly great man
15-07-2004 10:22permastake is offline permastake 

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9 inch nails did it justice.......but Cash made it hurt
22-07-2004 23:57Key2GramercyPrk is offline Key2GramercyPrk 

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Spine Chilling...



R.I.P Johnny Cash
26-07-2004 02:17BNOBNTBSDC is offline BNOBNTBSDC 

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I saw this song on the TV today and it is amazing...gave me chills amazing song done by one truly amazing man who has changed the world with these words...Rest In Peace Johnny Cash
27-07-2004 21:04doorschic4322 is offline doorschic4322 

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I LOVE JOHNNY CASH!! too bad he's dead! this song has a lot of feeling! and i really love that!
04-09-2004 03:33wattsvilleblues is offline wattsvilleblues 

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One of the saddest songs I have ever heard. Few songs make me feel this bad, few songs are this good.
07-09-2004 21:53CowgirlRocker is offline CowgirlRocker 

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i'm going to sound redundant, but this is an awesome song, and whenever i see the video for it, i always want to cry
07-09-2004 21:54NightHobbit is offline NightHobbit 


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I heard it, not as good as NIN's version by far, it makes me laugh!
11-09-2004 03:03Raging_Wombat is offline Raging_Wombat 

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Good, strong, and powerful anti-drug song. Damn good
08-11-2004 19:25underdog is offline underdog 

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I haven't heard the NIN version, but this makes me cry.
05-12-2004 20:26GATIC2 is offline GATIC2 

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this song is so powerful it makes me think more about how i want to act I LOVE U J-DOWG CASH!
10-01-2005 20:27Sook is offline Sook 

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Omg, I love this song.
It hurts.
10-01-2005 20:41MartynJDS is offline MartynJDS 

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Far better than Nine Inch Nail's version.
So depressing it hurts. This is an a pain filled song. It is good for when you feel depressed.
24-01-2005 16:12robbieyeeeee is offline robbieyeeeee 

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i still like this song by johnny cash but i think that nine inch nails does it much better... i think johnny went a little too quickly between verses and chorus... and if u listen to nine inch nails, his voice fits the song much better
25-01-2005 06:39andrew4762 is offline andrew4762 

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RIP JOHNNY CASH........i kno its kinda late but i just remembered


we will always remeber u
25-01-2005 17:33darkesthour is offline darkesthour 

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excellent song...really depressing though but still good!!
12-02-2005 00:04lil_mizz_D is offline lil_mizz_D 

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johnny cash is one of many we regret loosing in the music industrie, hes made beautiful musique that ive listened 2 my hole life...

may he R.I.P

JOHNNY CASH 4 EVER
12-02-2005 00:14lil_mizz_D is offline lil_mizz_D 

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oh by the way,
did anybody else understand the metophore?
hes talking about drugs in the song:

The needle tears a hole;
the old familiar sting,

and you could have it all:
my empire of dirt,
(dirt use 2 be slang for weed)

Beneath the stains of time,
the feelings dissapear.

If I could start again,
a million miles away,
I will keep myself,
I would find a way.
(if he could start again he would of avoided the temptation and he would of found another way)



10-03-2005 04:18Taisiat is offline Taisiat 

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When I listen to it, I cry EVERY TIME! I can almost feel the pain when he's singing.
15-03-2005 02:00xxxpunkbabexxx is offline xxxpunkbabexxx 

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Who wrote it first...Johnny or NIN?
13-04-2005 02:56dougbarkermrf10 is offline dougbarkermrf10 

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why is this song so sad. the video is soo depressong because his wife was in it and she died shortly after the filming. so sad. RIP Mr. Cash.
18-04-2005 21:02Fire_n_ice is offline Fire_n_ice 

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Beautifully written and sung song. Shame he's gone. I love the chorus. So painful. So deep. The music video is terribly Sad though. And How could this make you LAUGH??!?! He wrote it after his wife died!! {At least I'm pretty sure he did..} He was heartbroken!!

Great Man he was. R.I.P. The ["Man In Black"]

["What June did for me was post signs along the way, lift me when I was weak, encourage me when I was discouraged, and love me when I was alone and felt unlovable. She is the greatest woman I have ever known. Nobody else, except my mother, comes close. " {from is autobiography} Great man he was. And his wife too ]
18-04-2005 21:03Fire_n_ice is offline Fire_n_ice 

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And was he really talking about Drugs in this song?? O.o that's news to meh!! o_o

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