Here is the thing.

2 different artists same lyrics.

2 absolutley different meanings.

Trent Reznor has come out on the record saying cashs version is so strong and powerful that it is his song now.

Reznor wrote it about drug use and regret about the impact drugs have on life.

Cash sang it still about regret but on the topic of his amazing life and all that happened in it. Also his deep powerful voice, that voice that has decayed over the years, well that just adds to the impact of his version of the song.

I can sit and listen to cash singing hurt in the back ground, and enjoy it for what it is. Alternatively I can dim the lights remove as many sensory items as possible and intently listen to the man in black sing the tale of his life and with enough focus get emotional as I can tap into just a tiny little bit of what he is feeling in the performance.