Pain

I'm hidden in the scream when the virgin dies

And I'm the ache in the belly when your baby criesAnd I'm the burnin' sensation when the convict friesI'm pain

I'm your pain

Unspeakable pain

I'm your private painAnd I'm the compound fracture in the twisted car

And I'm the lines on the face of the tramp at the barAnd I'm the reds by the bed of the suicide starYou know me, I'm pain

I'm your pain

Your own private pain

Unfathomable painAnd it's a compliment to me

To hear you screamin' through the night

All night, tonightI'm the holes in your arm when you're feeling the shakes

And I'm the lump on your head when you step on the rakeAnd I'm the loudest one laughing at the saddest wakeYes I'm pain

I'm just pain

Dear old pain

You need your painAnd I'm the loudest one laughing at the saddest wakeI'm the salt in the sweat on the cuts of the slaves

I was the wound in the side while Jesus prayedI was the filthiest word at the vandalized graveYes, pain

Don't you love me pain?

I love my pain

I'm your painIt's a compliment to me

To feel you screamin' through the night

All night, tonight