"Hurt" is the final track on The Downward Spiral. The song includes references to self-harm and heroin addiction, though the overall meaning of the song is disputed. Some listeners contend that the song acts as a suicide note written by the song's protagonist, as a result of his depression, while others claim that it describes the difficult process of finding a reason to live in spite of depression and pain and does not have much to do with the storyline of The Downward Spiral. Read more on Last.fm.
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Hurt Lyrics
“Hurt” is the last song on Nine Inch Nails' most popular album, The Downward Spiral, which was released in 1994. The track is riddled with fuzz, distortion, and choppy audio while Trent Reznor’s voice softly… Read More
[Verse 1]
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
[Pre-Chorus]
What have I become?
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know
Goes away in the end
[Chorus]
You could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt
[Verse 2]
I wear this crown of shit
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
[Pre-Chorus]
What have I become?
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know
Goes away in the end
[Chorus]
And you could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt
[Outro]
If I could start again
A million miles away
I would keep myself
I would find a way
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