[Verse 1]
I'm hidden in the scream when the virgin dies
I'm the ache in the belly when your baby cries
And I'm the burnin' sensation when the convict fries
[Chorus]
I'm pain
I'm your pain
Unspeakable pain
I'm your private pain
[Verse 2]
And I'm the compound fracture in the twisted car
And I'm the lines on the face of the tramp at the bar
And I'm the reds by the bed of the suicide star
[Chorus]
You know me, I'm pain
I'm your pain
Your own private pain
Unfathomable pain
[Post-Chorus]
And it's a compliment to me
To hear you screamin' through the night
All night, tonight
[Verse 3]
I'm the holes in your arm when you're feeling the shakes
I'm the lump on your head when you step on the rake
And I'm the loudest one laughing at the saddest wake
[Chorus]
Yes I'm pain
I'm just pain
Dear old pain
You need your pain
[Post-Chorus]
And I'm the loudest one laughing at the saddest wake
[Verse 4]
I'm the salt in the sweat on the cuts of the slaves
I was the wound in the side while Jesus prayed
I was the filthiest word at the vandalized grave
[Chorus]
Yes, pain
Don't love me pain
I love my pain
I'm your pain
[Post-Chorus]
It's a compliment to me
To feel you screamin' through the night
All night, tonight
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