Hurt By Johnny Cash

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“Hurt” by Johnny Cash In the song “Hurt” written by Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails is a song that talks about him and his regrettable past, which includes lying, drug abuse, and pain from adversity. He is showing resentment for his past actions. The song's theme is "Don't get caught up in the past." "The needle tears a hole, The old familiar sting," the song's lyrics say. This literacy device is an implied metaphor that compares needles to drug abuse. At first glance, it appears to be referring to receiving some sort of medical injection. However, there is a deeper meaning to it, which has to do with him abusing drugs in his youth, and the drugs (needle) tearing a hole in him and giving him a familiar sting. Inferring that he is used to