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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Vocals
Mike Campbell
Mike Campbell
Acoustic Guitar
Smokey Hormel
Smokey Hormel
Acoustic Guitar
Benmont Tench
Benmont Tench
Organ
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Trent Reznor
Trent Reznor
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Rick Rubin
Rick Rubin
Producer
David Ferguson
David Ferguson
Mixing Engineer
Thom Russo
Thom Russo
Assistant Recording Engineer
Andrew Scheps
Andrew Scheps
Assistant Recording Engineer
Chuck Turner
Chuck Turner
Assistant Recording Engineer
Vlado Meller
Vlado Meller
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 2]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Outro]
If I could start again
A million miles away
I would keep myself
I would find a way
Written by: Michael Trent Reznor

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