I'm not specifically talking about the band name "Hurt", im more talking about their music. Lyrics and music combined. What does Hurt mean to you? When you listen to hurt, does it put you in moods, or get you out of moods? or does it not affect your moods at all? Does it give you strength to do great things, or keep you from falling apart and killing yourself or totally crashing and breaking down mentally, physically, and emotionally? I just want to know what their music means to the fans here on this thread. I've been reading many responses, and the kindest most generous people i have ever ever met have been on here. the Hurt community is something else indeed.

what about you? may I ask your feelings/opinions? how are you affected by the music?

i've said this before, but HURT was given to me at a time when I was going through things I should not have been. The music was literally the only thing I had to hold on. The only thing. I guess their meaning to me can basically be picked up from that statement alone. due to that, it's erally hard for me to listen to HURT. the reminders of how much I struggled but also how far I came. It just. hits home.

The missing understanding people have for my life has to be it. From the lyrics, soulful violin, powerful drums and guitar and the dark basslines. Everything seems to understand pain and sorrow. And I agree, you all are the nicest people I've ever met. Period.

I like the lyrics "The only thing is pain, and it's so real." Those lyrics hit home the most. They never have a terrible song, and they really sound different than most anyone out there. Especially, the mainstream...

If only, I was not a clown. You're no good; they say to me
I'll show them that I'm not aroused. But you're no good, if you're not proud
And put your feet back on the ground.

I had to find my way around.
I held together and made you proud.

If you bleed and say it's all right;
You scream and tear at your poor eyes.
And you say it's all right, even when it's not,


I'm so lonely,
Scared when your around.
You're no good for me, I think.
'Cuz I'm only a stranger in this town.
You're still good if you're not proud,
So set your head back in the clouds.

I had to fight my way around
I held together, now who's your clown?


there are more: summers lost, obviously dreams away, dirty, and talking to god are all songs personal to me.


oh and I quoted lyrics because my words sound so ugly.

what does HURT mean to me. honestly it means the world to me, mainly because if this band did not exest and they didn't write these songs that connect to me in ways i didn't think were possible i probably wouldn't be here, music saved my life, HURT saved my life, J. and his persute for ppl to hear his music saved my life. so evrything that i experience now is thanks to J. and this wonderful band he's kept going these years so all i can really say is Thank You for Singing

HURT=teabagging a Salad Shooter or Slap Chop.

Every Hurt song except 2(And their still kick a** and can be well applied to someone else) can be applied to some aspect of my life. To mean, Hurt help got me back together in one peace. Some Hurt songs get me amped up before Hockey, like Tao or TTB. But if I had to some up my life in one Hurt song it had to be the lines 9-17 ClownBoy posted earlier.

House Carpenter IS my life. Not that I'm dismal or anything, but I have lost quite a few people close to me. When I heard House Carpenter for the first time, Hurt instantly became my favorite band. I had to listen to it like 6 times to make sure I was hearing things correctly. That's when you know you have found REAL music. (As opposed to Nikelback and Theory of a Deadman, no offense to anyone who like em.) Oh, and House Carpenter isn't the only one. That's just the one that made the biggest impact to me.

I relate to their killer dance beats....no seriously though, just never heard such honest, relatable lyrics in my life and the music is just beautiful. Their songs sounds like someone's diary, as opposed to most mainstream rock which sounds like they wrote what they thought everyone wanted to hear. HURT writes/sings what they want to say and I don't really think they care if anyone likes it or not. Apparently a bunch of people like and relate to it. Did I even answer the question?

i know, i wondered the same thing about my response. 'losing' i really connected with, being in a sorta. . push pull relationship at the time.

Hurt to me is everything. It almost magically came to me in one of the worst times in my life. It inspired me to help and do some really really good things in other peoples lives. Abuse of Sid was one that inspired me for a long while. If you understand the lyrics, you will understand the situation one of my friends was in. That some kept me going, i did not want my friend to have to face the "abuse of sid" anymore. Also pills tied into my life as well, and so many other songs. It also has inspired and helped a lot of the people i know. Hurt has helped me when literally noone else did, or even wanted to. They were the only ones that seemed to care about me. I stll remember crying when i recieved my GTTM Vinyl, when it finally came in the mail. It was WAY more then i ever expected. It had the vinyl, the dvd, and even stickers. It was so much more then i thought i ever deserved, and as soon as i put it on and heard the first part of Got Jealous i was in tears. A mixture of joy and sadness came through those speakers.

I'm also kinda interested in how Hurt has seemed to come into so many people's lives when they needed it most. and how much it has done good for people.

They helped me try and put my life in a way that works for me. Before HURT I was very unhappy with my life and how things were going even though I was at a young age I was very unhappy, depressed I hate to admit it but also suicidal. But when I heard Rapture I just fell in love with the band and looked up more songs on youtube when I heard falls apart thats the one that kept me coming back. When I got Vol. 1 it was like a breath of fresh air gave me the will to go on. And here I am a few years later wondering what my life would have been like without them.

knowing that HURT helps so many ppl in times of deprssion and sorrow, i think therapiest should perscribe HURT music instead of perscrbing pills and moving along in a medicated dream

Hell suicide hotlines should have HURT playing when people are waiting on the line to talk to someone

I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT MEANS....One time J.Loren was in Canada, he came across an ostrich smoking marijuana cigarettes and the ostrich asked him if he knew what it meant to be Hurt. He said no, the ostrich pulled down its pants, and they both lived happily ever after....That's what Chris Loobiak-Sims-Fortman told me

good idea, but we need to make sure we play the right song, something that's going to help like Assurance to let them know it's going to be okay. i wouldn't want to pick up the phone in that state of mind and hear flowers

I just love their music far too much... It's different from everything else out there, in a good way. It's as removed from generic as can be, and as close to genius as it gets. Hurt came to me after I somehow got through my imaginary drama, and the real life consequences - so I can't say they saved me. But the music definitely makes me feel good.

The thing that amazes me the most about Hurt's music is that it never gets old, on the contrary, it just gets better. Same for the lyrics, every time I listen to them I discover a line and it suddenly means something or I just admire the mind behind it... Hard to describe

example? "We've been over/ weeping over" - now that's poetic gift.


I think I didn't really answer the question, did I? Hurt=great music. period.

It's rare to find a band that add wit and intelligence into their lyrics whilst still catching the structure and melody a song needs in order for it to be remembered. Hurt are one of the only bands I know that do this again and again and again and again....

Adam, that is a nice try at being Gray-like, but I didn't work out this time.

Gray seems to have his own special style, i could almost relate it to Geoffrey Chaucer, in an interesting way.

I will take that as a compliment and thank you for it even though I hated the Canterbury Tales. Adam wants to be like me so he can ride Dangel.

I'm old. really. in my 40's..

way back when in college (meaning when I was still a teenager) I was dating this guy that I really liked. he turned out to be not so nice. I was date raped repeatedly cause I was to scared to fight back. and it's haunted me for close to 20 years. until I found HURT. HURT's music has healed me in a way that I can't even begin to explain. I'm all good now! and that's why I have a tattoo that says "chase my ghosts from me" cause that's what they did for me.

Testimonies like that makes me love this band more and more. My hat is off to you.

Wow, Karla, it's amazing how much HURT has done for you! Music really does save lives huh?

Your experiences sound really harsh though No one deserves the shit you've gone through!

Karla, when you throw that out there it makes it hard for me to pick on ya. This thing that somewhat resembles a conscious kicks in and bugs the shit out of me.

/oh well, there is no free passes in this show
//as long as I love ya you're fair game

It's to get it out though. I've opened up on these forums more then i even have with myself sometimes. i trust Hurt with every thing i possibly have. and i trust people on here too. I've learned you can't keep things bottled forever. Or even keep things bottled. Letting them out is a lot of relief, especially when people who comment are very caring and honest, and try to comfort you.

Gray, I would be truly sad if you decided to stop picking on me. and that heifer.


idk - I've told several of you individually why I am so committed to HURT. It's actually good to get it out there.

That is a very hard question to put into words Hurt can bring me out of a slump, empower me, take the angry rage away or keep me from acting out the verse of "well". The songs never get old every time i listen to them I find a new quote contained them is my mantra for the day or sometimes the week. Hurt's music also makes me feel that I'm not completely crazy and someone else out there that gets it and understands. Especially when GTTM came out that album has been on repeat all for days at a time since it came out. My boy introduced me to them when he txt msged me "hurt - falls apart go listen now" and the rest is history been a huge fan since then. While drinking and listening to Hurt with my friends that are fans as well it is a "group therapy" session and interesting witnessing the emotions that come out and vent.

It is a beautiful, beautiful thing to have an anchor. I'm happy for you, Karla.

It is hard to say (or put into words) how much Hurt has done for me, the music, the lyrics. It is amazing that when I needed to be picked up the lyrics were there to remind me of everything that was worth anything. I have always found certain lyrics on each cd mean more to me than others. Falls Apart had a huge impact on my life and how I was thinking about certain things at the time. But I have to say that when Goodbye to the Machine was released and I first heard Well I sat in silence for a long time after that and couldn't stop thinking about what he had said

Now I was able to tell it was stupid as hell
And the guilt was overwhelming
Oh how could I do something to you
Like that which had been done to me

I'm guessing either I'm dead or I'm lucky instead
And the shame of this will haunt me
Then strange voices started making noises
Out of something boring
Then I made my choice to

Find
Another way
Yes, I would
Find
Another way, yeah

Cuz I can barely eat
And I can barely sleep
And I can barely think of anything but?

"Well, "Well"


I have to say that to understand why this means so much to me is because I suffer from Bi polar disorder, and I was listening to this thinking if somehow I could have explained what my thoughts and feeling were these would be the words I would use.
And honestly we all have those times where we feel;

Because no one
Ever
Really
Could love me
No one
Ever should

Yeah, no one
Ever
Really
Should love me
No one
Ever would

I am not bipolar myself but I have a friend (or perhaps two) suffering from it and I've heard that it can be HELL. I've never looked at Well from this perspective before but it's awesome you could reflect on it this way

But I still think Well has a nasty, unintended, shouldn't-be-here kind if aura of sarcasm on it because it comes right after Role Martyr X

you caught that too.

This took some careful consideration on my part, to do my explanation proper justice. To put a little perspective on it, I am firm believer in artistic creativity being a manifestation of the Divine creative power through mankind.
Divinity incarnate, that's what Hurt is to me- An incarnation of Divine Creativity and Love, in all their vast configurations, in it's finest human form.
Keep up the transcendent work, guys!
And please come to Myrtle Beach..someday, promise you'll love it here.

I would love to start the Are Hurt Christian? thread up again just for you. Welcome to the boards btw.

M'kay...should I take this as you think I am christian? No to sound like I'm on the offensive. Christian I am not, I am a no-religioner, just a mystic who sees the Divine ( that's what I call "It' for brevity's sake) refelcted in every day life, from the curling faces within tree bark, to laughter, to art, to death.
I could care less about Hurt's (or any artists') religious preferences, its about the music, man If I dig it, that's all that matters. A little perspective
Let's not beat that dead horse any further, but do so if you wish...I could be there.
Thanks for the welcome, btw, glad to be here!

Naw, I didn't take it that you were a Christian, but the Is Hurt Christian? thread is where all of the religious and mystical things get lumped into.

HURT is the lyrical melodious realization of the pain and suffering that is life, and the over coming of it.

I , like all of you, have given hurt a special place in my heart. I listen to them when I am angry, when I am hurt, when I want to cry, when i'm good too. it's replace a cigarette, it's awesome how a song can calm down a person.

same sitiuation with me I was listening to HURT when my wifey left me and started getting real strung out
with the thoughts of hurting myself and they saved me and they will always have my respect and will forever have a big
part in my life so I got my first tattoo to forever know the weight that has been lifted off my shoulders "10 TON BRICK" on my arm and
ill always have that reminder that my life was saved by the angelic force known as HURT....

I wonder how many other bands can actually claim that they saved someone's life? can't be very many... (HURT sure did wonders for MY life!)

I wonder what it's like from their perspective knowing this?

"A life dedicated to others is a life well spent" I think is how the quote goes. I think of 'weight' and 'responsibility' when I wonder how the guys feel about this. Hopefully there is satisfaction also for them =) From what Lou has said to me, I know that is how he feels.

"I traded my life for you, did all you asked me too"

I've heard J mention how incredibly touched he is to know that his music has touched others so deeply. Evan and Josh each spoke similarly about fans sharing stories.

I've told J. before how much HURT's music has done for me personally and I know other people have done the same. *no words*

Hurt brings me more than I thought.

a couple a months I was listening to Hurt in my corner (and yes singing too) My brother entered my bedroom and the conversation went this way:

B: what' that?
M: Get out of here!
B: who sings?
M: heu It's hurt

He liked the band and took my CDs. The wonderful thing is that this is the only thing that we share besides blood of course.

"Would your maker have opened your eyes/If he'd preferred them closed? "

hits it, every time.

You take the word meaning to litterally. Meaning should be interpreted as goal. So, what goal do you live for? Thats your meaning of life.