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Artist: Nine Inch Nails
Track: Hurt

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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 shit
Upon my liars 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 will keep myself
I would find a way
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Nine Inch Nails – Hurt
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Johnny Cash – Hurt
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[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
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Rusty Cage – "Hurt" Nine Inch Nails (Piano Cover)
[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
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[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
Nine Inch Nails – Hurt (Live)
[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
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[Intro] / I just made you up / To hurt myself, yeah / And I just made you up / To hurt myself / I just made you up / To hurt myself, yeah / And I just made you up / To hurt myself
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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, that old familiar sting / I try to flush it all away, but I
Nine Inch Nails – Hurt (Live)
[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
Eurielle – Hurt
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[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
Colm R. McGuinness – Hurt
[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
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[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
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Genius Q&A
Q:Who wrote “Hurt” by Nine Inch Nails?
“Hurt” by Nine Inch Nails was written by Trent Reznor.
Q:When did Nine Inch Nails release “Hurt”?
Nine Inch Nails released “Hurt” on March 8, 1994.
Q:Who produced “Hurt (Live)” by Nine Inch Nails?
“Hurt (Live)” by Nine Inch Nails was produced by Trent Reznor.
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