I got the idea that cocaine was referenced in the song by "dirt" because cocaine was a drug Trent Reznor struggled with heavily, and cocaine has a little bit of a dirt consistency. I realize dirt meaning cocaine may be a stretch, but I think that it probably means more than but the "empire" certainly includes drugs.
The song if off the album, "The Downward Spiral," in which the entire album is about a character as he goes into a downward spiral of life. "Hurt" is the last song on the album, following a song in which the character dies. Throughout the album, many things, including drug addiction, are discussed as being factors in the character's life. Drugs are a big part, so this is what I associated the "empire of dirt" with. Cocaine as dirt is me going out on a interpretation limb, but it kind of fit to me. Thanks for the other ideas.
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pretty interesting connection i dig it. The song is definitely about drug addiction i agree. However i believe it's about heroin. Maybe he says dirt in reference to the brown color heroin turns after adding water? Also a street of heroin is brown.
just a thought. N.I.N rules.
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