I hurt
myself today
To see if I still feel
I focus on the pain
The only thing that's real
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
A million miles away
I would keep myself
I would find a way
Picture: Lucas North (Richard Armitage) remembers a desperate time during his years of captivity in a Russian prison when he contemplated suicide (Spooks Season 8 episode 4)
Picture courtesy of www.richardarmitagenet.com
Lyrics: "Hurt" by Johnny Cash (originally by Nine Inch Nails)
What's a
birthday without a birthday present? But what do you get the man who's living
his dream?
This year, consider donating to one of Richard's selected charities (Shelter, The Salvation Army, Childline and Barnardo's) - visit his Just Giving page. Thank you!
This year, consider donating to one of Richard's selected charities (Shelter, The Salvation Army, Childline and Barnardo's) - visit his Just Giving page. Thank you!
This scene has always been very difficult for me to watch. It's so deeply personal. I get it.
ReplyDeleteI just heard this song again today on a movie. It is so moving. I have trouble watching this scene too. But not for any personal reason, it just hurts me to watch someone in so much pain.
ReplyDeleteThank you for choosing one of the least emotional stills from this scene.
I agree with both of you. Richard Armitage always makes us feel the pain or joy of his characters through his sincerity and his humanity.
DeleteRA's masterful story telling touches us in ways that provoke us to examine the emotion or struggle he portrays as a compelling empathic response we have to his characters.