Phoenix Chorale: Hurt - Reznor arr. Whitacre

Phoenix Chorale
Artistic Director, Christopher Gabbitas
Soloist: Lies'l Hill (Soprano)
Composed by Trent Reznor (b. 1965) arr. Eric Whitacre
Live performance May 2023 at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Phoenix, Arizona.
Text:
I hurt myself today,
To see if I’d still feel.
I focus on the pain,
The only the 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 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,
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.
Audio:: On the Spot
Video: Brendan Anderson
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[@edithcopley1328]

Gorgeous, expressive singing, Lies'l! Phoenix Chorale is an Arizona choral treasure.

[@kadencconrad]

this is the one of the best performances of this song i’ve seen tbh

[@timfilipi3788]

whoa - Phoenix Chorale channels Nine Inch Nails. nice.

[@sondrahaile]

I love the group. Not sure about this piece