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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Johnny Cash
Vocals
Mike Campbell
Acoustic Guitar
Smokey Hormel
Acoustic Guitar
Benmont Tench
Organ
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Trent Reznor
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Rick Rubin
Producer
David Ferguson
Mixing Engineer
Thom Russo
Assistant Recording Engineer
Andrew Scheps
Assistant Recording Engineer
Chuck Turner
Assistant Recording Engineer
Vlado Meller
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
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 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
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 would keep myself
I would find a way
Writer(s): Michael Trent Reznor
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