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 s**t
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
[production and mix: Trent Reznor]
[drums:
Chris Vrenna]