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Pain of Mind

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Pain of Mind

Release date: 1987

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"Pain of Mind" is a track by Neurosis, from the album Pain of Mind, released 1987. Full lyrics are available below.

Lyrics

Pain of Mind

[Verse 1: Scott Kelly]

Your mind is restricted

From disobedience

Thoughts are never your own

Your mind is a trap loaded with crap

Who decided your life? Not you

Never had it in you to look inside and be you

[Chorus: Scott Kelly]

Living life in a safety cell

Nothing inside anymore

Never crossed the line

Just content to whine

Always pay the fine

Mind by their design

[Verse 2: Scott Kelly]

It's time to purge your brain

No question at all

They've constructed the wall

But you had the bricks

Who decided your life? Not you

Never had it in you to look inside and be you

[Chorus: Scott Kelly]

Living life in a safety cell

Nothing inside anymore

Never crossed the line

Just content to whine

Always pay the fine

Mind by their design

[Bridge: Scott Kelly]

Ever increasing pressure fix

Pain of mind sickness of heart

[Chorus: Scott Kelly]

Living life in a safety cell

Nothing inside anymore

Never crossed the line

Just content to whine

Always pay the fine

Mind by their design

[Outro: Scott Kelly]

Pain of mind sickness of heart

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Track details

From Pain of Mind

1987

Album

Release year

1987

—Black (live at Gilman '87)
—Bury What's Dead
—Dominoes Fall
—Grey (live at WFMU '89)
—Geneticide
—Progress
—Pain of Mind
—Life on Your Knees
—Pollution (live at WFMU '89)
—Self-Taught Infection
—Reasons to Hide
—Pain of Mind (demo)
—Reasons to Hide (demo)
—Stalemate (live at Gilman '88)
—Stalemate
—Training
—United Sheep

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Credits

Writer: Neurosis
Bass: Dave Edwardson
Drums: Jason Roeder
Guitar: Chad Salter, Scott Kelly
Vocals: Scott Kelly