Pain

[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