Hurt

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
you could have it all my empire of dirt
i will let you down i will make you hurt

i wear my crown of shit on my liar's chair
full of broken thoughts i cannot repair
beneath the stain of time the feeling disappears
you are someone else i am still right here

what have i become? my sweetest friend
everyone i know goes away in the end
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

NIN

In return I say:

Angel, Angel
Don't take your life tonight
I know they take
And that they take in turn
And they give you nothing real
For yourself in return

But when they've used you
And they've broken you
And they've wasted all your money
And cast your shell aside

And when they've bought you
And they've sold you
And they've billed you for the pleasure
And they've made your parents cry
I will be here
OH, BELIEVE ME
I will be here
...believe me