The Reminiscence: Hurt by Johnny Cash

Jeng..jeng .. what should i say ? another a pile of works to be settled. Assignments .. (while doing my assignment (maths subject), suddenly, my trusted calculator is out of battery, and more papers to be reviewed (i have been assigned as a technical reviewer for one of the conferences in Italy ~ mcm la bagus sgt kan ... ). Positively, it means take a break ! (bila nak jalan kerja ni..?). Rather that thinking about it, i browsed the net, and came across this name "johnny cash". Well, it is not exactly hit it by random, but a series of endless links. Guys, have you ever heard about this guy, Johnny Cash ? As for sure, he is not within the line during those boy-bands, celine dion, siti nurhaliza, maya karin (she will be getting married .. heh..heh..heh), or wings (search, Ella, .. Spider .. whatever ..). Let me tell you this,

Johnny Cash, (1932-2003) (org lama ni) was a Grammy Award-winning American country singer-songwriter. Cash is widely considered to be one of the most influential American musicians of the 20th century. He was well known to start his concerts with the introduction "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash." In tribute to Cash after his death, the name of the street in Hendersonville, Tennessee, Highway 31E, is known as "Johnny Cash Parkway". In a career that spanned almost five decades, Cash was the walking label of country music to many people around the world. But, he was a musician who was not tied to a single genre ( he recorded jazz, blues, and rock as well). Moreover, he had the unique distinction among country artists of having "crossed over" late in his career to become popular with an unexpected demographic, young indie and alternative rock fans. One of his songs (which is one of my favs) is "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
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

if I could start again
a million miles away
I would keep myself
I would find a way

This song reminds me of good old days.

I guess all of you have your own great old days to be shared right ? ...