Johnny Cash’s Hurt is a haunting reflection on pain, regret, aging, and redemption. Through raw emotion, the narrator looks back on a life marked by mistakes, loss, and loneliness, questioning what remains. The song ends with a faint hope that, given another chance, healing and a better path might still be possible.
Hurt Lyrics
[Produced by Rick Rubin]
[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
[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
[Verse 2]
I wear this crown of thorns
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
[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
[Outro]
If I could start again
A million miles away
I would keep myself
I would find a way
Video of Hurt Lyrics
Song Credits
- Song Name :– Hurt
- Singer Name :– Johnny Cash
- Album Name :– The Legend of Johnny Cash
- Producer Name :– Rick Rubin & John Carter Cash
- Release Date :– November 5, 2002
