Full of broken thoughts I cannot repair." "Everyone I know goes away in the end", "You are someone else, I am still right here" means all the people who he once used as comfort for his ego have grown past admiring him, but he has not grown with them. It was about losing yourself to your base self. You could have all of what he had. At this point in his life, he realizes he has nothing. When Johnny Cash sang this he was at the final stage of his development - ego integrity vs. despair - and he felt despair. “I begged Rick Rubin to let me shoot something to that track,” Romanek told Dave Urbanski in ‘The Man Comes Around: The Spiritual Journey of Johnny Cash’, who was instantly enamoured of the rendition and even offered to shoot the video for free. He is his own ‘sweetest friend’. The acceptance of your life, and a bit of foreboding for the inevitable. As someone else said earlier he's shown on a "throne". I know I will let myself down and I will make myself hurt (back to the beginning of the circle). But, "my sweetest friend" was the beginning of the answer to the protagonist's question. He still tries to numb his pain with drugs but it is futile ("the needle tears a hole, the old familiar sting. The album is a chronicle of the destruction of a man. He wants the listeners to know the mistakes he had made and wants us to learn from them. The NIN version is much more directly about drugs (heroin to be specific). Seems like a strange choice but also a very appropriate song given that time in his life. The closed piano lid. Johnny Cash was a deeply religious man, who loved Jesus and the Bible. Hurt.” Most people know that … A man who gets tired of the world and decides to throw away everything he thinks is holding him back. In Johnny Cash’s cover of “Hurt,” he describes the life that he has lived and the regrets that he has from it. Every line reveals the depth of Cash’s reflections and his private reckoning. Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate? Depression Hurt was released by Johnny Cash on American IV in November, 2002. “I think therefore I am” About “Hurt” This song, originally written and performed by Nine Inch Nails, is of disputed meaning: is it about self harm, doing heroin, or both? The most insightful comments on all subjects will be published daily in dedicated articles. I think that when he's talking about being hurt its regret. June would die three months after filming, her husband, seven. However, if the song songs familiar it is due to the fact that it is a cover performed by Johnny Cash. “By the end I was really on the verge of tears…there was just dead silence. So what is clear in the song, and moreso in the video is the idea of a retrospective on your life, memory in the shadow of inevitable death. “The place was in such a state of dereliction. Johnny Cash had a long and eventful career before he recorded Hurt in 2002. He was found nearly dead due to a drug overdose and had lost the most important thing: himself. Johnny Cash's cover of "Hurt" was released on his 2002 album, American IV: The Man Comes Around. Trent’s song not Johnny’s song. Johnny passed in September 2003. If you aren't careful you will waste your life like he did and have an empire of dirt left behind. It allows our most engaged readers to debate the big issues, share their own experiences, discuss real-world solutions, and more. All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners. “Hurt” is an elegy recorded by a man facing his own mortality. @mike571765I first heard NIN's version, and only later did I hear Johnny Cash's cover. But how did he end up covering that song? No matter what his damn video looked like, 'Hurt' is not Johnny Cash's song. Self worth /* TFP - lyricinterpretations */ This song is about his regrets in life. (And that's why it's the LIAR's chair.) Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? What have I done? From that he would be able to build a real empire instead of a dirt castle. There was, like, this moist clearing of our throats and then, ‘Uh, okay, let’s get some coffee.’”. He wants to live a life where he remembers where his values should lie. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies to your comment. A million miles away I would keep myself I would find a way What is trying to say in that staza and his last line. Maybe trying to don't make the same mistake >? Learn how to perform a hard reboot on an HP Chromebook 14 inch computer.For other helpful videos go to hp.com/supportvideos or youtube.com/howto4u. And specially when he says "You could have it all... My empire of dirt" its clear that all this that he has means nothing in the longer run. That idea would blossom into a heart-wrenching music video, that spoke about the transience of life, the gracelessness of death, the Ozymandian crumbling of an oeuvre and the decline of a genre, an era and an attitude. He is who he is and can't change himself. The drugs can be a metaphor for any kind of unhealthy escapism... fame, food, workaholism, pornography, fake friends, game addiction for the young generation, etc. artist: "Johnny Cash", By the looks of these comments no one has the slightest idea that johnny cash was a drug addict/IV drug user. “We were in the studio, getting ready to work and I popped it in,” he recalled. im 13 years old and for the first time I listened I understood it.i cried. Try to kill it all away but I remember everything"). Click Continue. It is originally a NIN song. The original version of … He was likely referring to his fans and the people who orbited him when he was popular. I could have a better life with "My empire of dirt", but instead I'm injecting myself on this liar's chair. He realizes that he built an "empire of dirt" and valued all the wrong things. If you look closely much of the setting contains old pictures of him performing with Elvis, etc. document.write('
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All of the people that he experienced throughout his life ‘go away, in the end’. Six month later, his beloved wife of 35 years, June Carter Cash passed in May 2003. You are who your are and you are stuck with it. Time running out on his remaining earthly days, his strength disipated and spent. Universal eventually agreed to the music video, but Romanek now faced a race against time, with Cash’s health declining and the 71-year-old being unwilling to stick around in the cold Tennessee weather. "You are someone else" meaning he has grown up/matured/changed, but "I am still right here" meaning the core/instincts/habits are still right there. Hurt.”. In any case: GREAT LYRICS! It was written by Trent Reznor for the NiN album ‘The downward spiral’ This song is about realising consequence and regret. I believe Johnny Cash realised this in his later years which is why he chose to sing this particular song. Johnny passed in September 2003. "If I could start again, a million miles away, I would keep myself, I would find a way." 2. "I focus on the pain, the only thing that's real". The ‘closed to public’ sign on the museum. He built an empire based on shallow validation of his stage self, instead of solid connections based on an appreciation of his true self. I will steal your best self, just as I do to most people. Hac Barton from Las Vegas, Nv Johnny Cash was an amazing songwriter and performer, but he can't take away from the pure emotion Trent Reznor put into this song. adunit_id: 100001411, The only thing he feels is "the old familiar sting" of his memories and empty shell of himself. The concept had to be completely revised as Cash's health declined, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile, Ask someone to name a song that always has the power to reduce them to tears, and the chances are they’ll swiftly reply “Johnny Cash. How drugs took a toll on himself and those around him. The key line is 'everyone I know...goes away...in the end'. I was wondering what that specific line means in Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt? "If I could start again He still feels empty. In his case "the drug addiction is still right there". I find the Johnny Cash version much more touching and emotional, with him at the end of his life, looking back at all the things he's done that its too late to take back, and the people he's lost. Great lyrics with a Raw vibe! And his regret for the things he did, and failed to do consuming all his thoughts. Likely, he was so caught up in receiving external validation and escaping from his pain ("I focus on the pain") that he couldn't get in touch with his inner self and build a life he valued. I try to escape my pain. Crown and thrown, trappings of misspent life or transient pleasures. All lyrics provided for educational purposes only. I think Cash's version has "meaning" to more because more people are aware of his personal issues, and the song strongly follows his personal life. When asked if Cash could take on the song, NIN’s Trent Reznor at first said he was “flattered”, but worried that “the idea sounded a bit gimmicky” (his opinion would massively change, but we’ll get to that). UP TO 4K!Music video by Johnny Cash performing Hurt. This song makes me think of Erik Erikson's stages of psychosocial development. Please continue to respect all commenters and create constructive debates. Johnny Cash released Hurt in 2002, the year before his death, after being convinced to do so by producer Rick Rubin. Protagonist, verse 2: Are you sure you want to delete this comment? Most people know that it was originally an (excellent in its own right) Nine Inch Nails song, but exactly how the cover and its iconic music video were put together only adds to its resonance. It sends a powerful message that we should all proceed through life wisely, because there is nothing worse than being stuck with a label, a pain, a sickness, or a death, that we know beforehand will leave us only wishing things had been different and that we could change the choices we made. It really made me think about how powerful music is as a medium and art form." Explaining the self-loathing nature of the songs on. Time running out on his remaining earthly days, his strength dissipated and spent. He’d made all of this, purely to distract himself from the crippling loneliness of his own consciousness. https://spinditty.com/genres/Johnny-Cash-Hurt-The-Story-Behind-The-Video He lost himself to dirt and if he could have his time again, he would do his life differently and be honest with himself (instead of kidding himself on the Liar's Chair and doing drugs). The song is about the following; The manner in which it is … song: "Hurt", Now, I have an idea I like. This song is about his regrets in life. "I wear this crown of thorns upon my Liar's chair. The outro says it all. It was included on the “Downward Spiral” album released in 1994. Every line reveals the depth of Cash’s reflections and his private reckoning. I understood everything, his pain and I'm every time thinking at this song. His wife June looking on. His life has been wasted and there isn't anything he can do. I think "my sweetest friend" is neither drugs, nor the loved ones, nor Jesus; it's himself (or maybe his physical body). Jonny's version was more relatable. Johnny Cash - Hurt - Lyrics Meaning The song "Hurt" by Johnny Cash was a song off of the 2002 album titled "American IV: The Man Comes Around." He has lost everyone due to his life choices, although he has remarried, his ex-wife, his children, and even his current wife are all different people and grew to be better people in their lifetime, while Johnny has nothing but an empty shell of himself. The story behind Johnny Cash "Hurt" music video, The recording went ahead, produced by super producer Rick Rubin, and was released as a single in 2003, catching the ear of respected, “I begged Rick Rubin to let me shoot something to that track,” Romanek told Dave Urbanski in, {{#verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}}, The story behind Johnny Cash’s Hurt, still the saddest music video, ‘The Man Comes Around: The Spiritual Journey of Johnny Cash’, You may not agree with our views, or other users’, but please respond to them respectfully, Swearing, personal abuse, racism, sexism, homophobia and other discriminatory or inciteful language is not acceptable, Do not impersonate other users or reveal private information about third parties, We reserve the right to delete inappropriate posts and ban offending users without notification. 5. Johnny Cash was a drug addict. div_id: "cf_async_" + Math.floor((Math.random() * 999999999)) Cash's "Hurt" resounded with older and younger fans in part because of its powerful music video. Impact of a parent who’s damaged goods! Being a "worthless junkie", and the feelings that come with it. “If you were moves to that kind of emotion in the course of a two-hour movie, it would be a great accomplishment. "And you could have it all You can find our Community Guidelines in full here. It’s not Johnny’s song. Please be respectful when making a comment and adhere to our Community Guidelines. Its just really sad that he couldn't find happiness despite doing everything he could. Where he's there for his loved ones and himself. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Nine Inch Nails lynchpin Trent Reznor has spoken about hearing Johnny Cash's spellbinding cover of Hurt for the first time.Hurt originally appeared on the 1994 Nine Inch Nails album The Downward Spiral. “Hurt” is an elegy recoded by a man facing his own mortality. Johnny Cash and his cover of Hurt are iconic, even in the years after his death. I was at a loss understanding the lyrics, before I visited this page. my empire of dirt" All of Johnny cash's fame meant nothing. Hurt violates this slightly. As he does this, he … The song is considered by many to be one of his saddest songs ever, with a video to match. "Hurt" is a song by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails from their second studio album, The Downward Spiral (1994), written by Trent Reznor. Six month later, his beloved wife of 35 years, June Carter Cash passed in May 2003. Diabeties consuming his body. Cash's cover of "hurt" is about his fame, his family, and his drug abuse. Want an ad-free experience?Subscribe to Independent Premium. Former Nine Inch Nails drummer Chris Vrenna discussed Trent Reznor’s reaction to Johnny Cash covering “Hurt” in a new AL interview. And everything that he held dear to his heart left, taken away by time. The line "crown of shit" was changed to "crown of thorns", not only removing profanity from the lyrics, but also more directly referencing Christ. Producer Rick Rubin discussed working with Johnny Cash on his cover of the Nine Inch Nails classic “Hurt” in a new Broken Records interview. If I could start over, I would keep myself.it was written as a song about losing yourself to addiction. The video has him on a throne, yes, but more importantly it 'takes place' in the Johnny Cash Museum, symbolizing a type of 'storehouse of memory'. The tears well at different times for different viewers - for me it’s always the pouring of the wine from Cash’s frail hand. The cracked platinum records. REMASTERED IN HD! As his friends pass away and death approaches him he is realizing how much he lied to himself over the years. "What have I become"? But now they've stopped fussing over him and he sees how little he has without their adulation. The moral of the story is that Johnny didn't hold on hard to himself. The narrator’s life of fame, pain, and addiction has left him emotionless and exhausted. Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate. "Hurt" original by nine inch naiils later covered by johnny cash. “I cried the first time I saw it,” he said. The final stanza reveals the forlone hope that granted one more turn he would be better and make things better for both of them: “If I could start again; A million miles away; I would keep myself; I would find a way.”. I might have promised and will promise to myself ("my sweetest friend") to turn my life around, but I haven't changed and I won't. In the 1960s, Johnny was hardly around for his wife and daughters and soon got a divorce due to his non-attendance. Protagonist, verse 1: These people interacted with him to comfort his ego but were all just an illusion of his own making. A million miles away Ask someone to name a song that always has the power to reduce them to tears, and the chances are they’ll swiftly reply “Johnny Cash. "I love you, but because I'm flawed and self-destructive it's still going to hurt you sometimes, and I'm sorry for that." The song was released as a single along with "Personal Jesus", a Depeche Mode cover. Reznor was sent the video while in the studio with Rage Against the Machine’s Zach De La Rocha, and, when the pair sat down to watch it, any doubts he had about the cover were long gone. I sing this song to my baby daughter at least once a week. I would find a way? The final stanza reveals forlorn hope that granted one more turn he would be better and make things better for both of them: “If I could start again; A million miles away; I would keep myself; I would find a way.”, Hurt was released by Johnny Cash on American IV in November, 2002. All his past glory is shown in the pictures. However, JC does a lovely cover, even Trent was taken aback. Almost a year before his death Johnny Cash at the age of 70 would gain a younger generation of fans by covering Nine Inch Nails’ 1994 song “Hurt”. Song meanings ©2003-2020 lyricinterpretations.com, I Still Believe (Performed Live On A Holly Dolly Christmas TV Special). He still is facing the same thing everyone else faces (old age, death, and depression). JOHNNY CASH: "HURT" (2003)"Hurt" is a song by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails from their second studio… Posted by Classic Rock Photos on Thursday, May 3, 2018 The slow-moving lyrics in “Hurt” give a strong nod to self-harm and heroin addiction. The caviar and lobster banquet with no diners. I will keep myself Original conception for the video thrown out the window, Romanek jumped on a red-eye flight to Nashville and began scouting potential filming locations, leading him to Cash’s home and museum, The House of Cash. Hope you're safe and happy wherever you are Johhny. Our whole life is but an illusion, an experiment of thought. :). Create a commenting name to join the debate, There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts, There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts. He deluded himself that he was proud of who he was and living his best life, when really he was just escaping from the life he wanted. Read our full mailing list consent terms here, “It had been closed for a long time,” the director recalled. Johnny passed in September 2003. And his regret for the things he did, and failed to do consuming all his thoughts. var opts = { For Cash, the inflection is put more on the idea of mortality, getting old and, slowly, watching your friends die. He knows that no matter what he would have still hurt the people in his life. Well, I can offer my two cents, but first you must know that its not Johnny Cashes song! Drugs/drug addiction To understand Hurt we need to look first at the album The Downward Spiral. Away from the importance. 4. Johnny Cash was a drug addict. We are one consciousness experiencing itself. Base self, chorus: He had only days to turn something around. I would find a way" Johnny cash wants desperately to live a different life. Away from the drugs. The recording went ahead, produced by super producer Rick Rubin, and was released as a single in 2003, catching the ear of respected One Hour Photo director Mark Romanek. And thanks to everybody who wrote their own interpretations. Hurt is about self relevation, he believes that he isthe ruler of nothing because of his struggles in life he feels he has no worth of himself. If I could start over, I wouldn't lose myself. This desperation is implied in the last two lines of this verse: "I will let you down / I will make you hurt" meaning: In 2011 NME named the music video for Cash’s Hurt the best video of all time. })(); (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Seeing as the song was recorded well before his wife died, I don't think that is the inspiration. The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. To keep it simple. When Johnny Cash's version came out, perhaps I was skewed by the ideas that I already had in mind about the song, but to me it came across even more strongly along those lines. It was released on April 17, 1995 as a promotional single from the album. You are not me, I am me. I totally feel I can relate to it and it makes sense that it may have been written for the writers off spring. Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Artists: Johnny Cash Directed by Mark Romanek, the “Hurt” video deftly intertwined images of Cash, 71 at the time, with footage of the Man in Black in his prime. His talent, his wealth, his popularity, but in the end, it isn't going to mean anything. "Everyone I know Is the voice of the protagonist. Diabetes consuming his body. So much so, that in one of the last songs he wrote, “The Man Comes Around”, he gives a deeply personal message about Christian faith to his fans. }; The thing about a crown of thorns is that it slowly tears away at your head until it gets into your skull and destroys your ability to think straight again. To do it in a four-minute music video is shocking.”. The chorus is always the voice of the "other". A: “Hurt” was actually written by Trent Reznor of the alternative industrial rock band, Nine Inch Nails. I like this song very much but i dont understand one line of this song and that at the end. The verse is always the voice of the protagonist. A sad footnote to a sad story, Cash’s home of nearly 30 years in which the video was shot, burned down in 2007. All the other ideas of what the song meant was great, but if you actually know a thing or two about the artist you'll know it's not about the majority of what you're typing paragraphs about. 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