Pain

I'm hidden in the scream when the virgin dies

And I'm the ache in the belly when your baby cries

And I'm the burnin' sensation when the convict fries

I'm pain

I'm your pain

Unspeakable pain

I'm your private pain

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

You know me, I'm pain

I'm your pain

Your own private pain

Unfathomable pain

And it's a compliment to me

To hear you screamin' through the night

All night, tonight

I'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 rake

And I'm the loudest one laughing at the saddest wake

Yes I'm pain

I'm just pain

Dear old pain

You need your pain

And I'm the loudest one laughing at the saddest wake

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

Yes, pain

Don't you love me pain?

I love my pain

I'm your pain

It's a compliment to me

To feel you screamin' through the night

All night, tonight