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Hurt Johnny Cash
I feel like Johnny Cash in his music video Hurt is using a lot of imagery and symbolism to demonstrate the remorse and sadness he feels. In the video, there was a part where it showed this woman crying, and it probably means that woman was probably hurt by him or hurt someone she loved. The part where it showed Jesus on a cross probably symbolizes the pain because being nailed to a cross isn’t pleasant at all. I found the video a little confusing because there was so much going on at once. I wasn’t really sure why Johnny Cash was hurt or why he wrote the song, and who is it directed to.
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