Pain without love
Pain, I can't get enough
Pain, I like it rough
'Cause I'd rather feel pain than nothing at all

You're sick of feeling numb
You're not the only one
I'll take you by the hand
And I'll show you a world that you can understand
This life is filled with hurt
When happiness doesn't work
Trust me, and take my hand
When the lights go out, you'll understand

Pain without love
Pain, I can't get enough
Pain, I like it rough
'Cause I'd rather feel pain than nothing at all

Pain without love
Pain, I can't get enough
Pain, I like it rough
'Cause I'd rather feel pain than nothing at all

Anger and agony are better than misery
Trust me, I've got a plan
When the lights go up, you'll understand

Pain without love
Pain, I can't get enough
Pain, I like it rough
'Cause I'd rather feel pain than nothing at all

Pain, without love
Pain, I can't get enough
Pain, I like it rough
'Cause I'd like to feel pain than nothing
Rather feel pain

I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
That you're wounded
(You know, you know, you know, you know)
That I'm here to save you
(You know, you know, you know, you know)
I'm always here for you
(I know, I know, I know, I know)
That you'll thank me later

Pain without love
Pain, I can't get enough
Pain, I like it rough
'Cause I'd rather feel pain than nothing at all

Pain without love
Pain, I can't get enough
Pain, I like it rough
'Cause I'd rather feel pain than nothing at all

Pain without love
Pain, I can't get enough
Pain, I like it rough
'Cause I'd rather feel pain than nothing at all

Rather feel pain than nothing at all
Rather feel pain



Lyrics submitted by Aussiestevo

Track duration: 03:23

"Pain" as written by Robin Hannibal Moelsted Braun

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, EMI Music Publishing, Royalty Network

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    General Comment:Fantastic song. Definite classic by 3DG! One of their most recognizable songs!
    Flag HELENzon March 02, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:I need to watch all of them

    so far Break, Animal, and Chalk Outline

    Ive seen so far
    Flag SkillGraceon October 16, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:yup its about self harming... watch the music video
    Flag EpicFangirlXPon June 16, 2012   Link
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    Song Meaning:I feel like the song is trying to say that... well, when you're depressed, nothing seems to interest you anymore, so you feel "numb." Isn't that why some people cut themselves? To try to feel something and distract themselves? Some people can't stand it, and would rather feel pain or something, ANYTHING, than to deal with it. Well, to them, that's how they try to deal with it.
    Flagged worldsocold34on June 05, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:I like this song. I can see why someone would get the feeling of it being like emo. I actually don't view this song as emo though. When it talks about how this world is filled with pain and how he would rather feel pain then misery, it makes me think about him saying instead of letting the world beat you down and you just let it get to you and become depressed you should go out there and face the pain. In the music video when it shows the girl praying, it makes me think about how there is hope for those who face the pain and don't let it win.
    Flag Silver3120on May 03, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:Guys, this is retarded. The song is NOT about self-mutilation or pain of life. Adam Gontier was addicted to OxyContin. Not only this song but the entire album is about his rehab.

    It's All Over - Him probably overdosing and realizing "Oh, shit...This shit's gonna kill me quickly." "And now your dead inside....When your on the edge and falling off

    Pain - This is talking about his Rehab, told from one of the doctors or assistants. "You're sick of feeling numb/You're not the only one/I'll take you by the hand/And I'll show you a world that you can understand" He doesn't like feeling numb to the world and the narrator is NOT Gontier but one of the Rehab assistants talking to Adam (You)
    "This life is filled with hurt/When happiness doesn't work/Trust me and take my hand/When the lights go out you will understand" again, this is the assistant talking to Adam
    "I know, I know that you're wounded/You know, you know that I'm here to save you/You know, you know I'm always here for you/I know, I know that you'll thank me later" Even though Adam's struggling fighting off the addiction, the assistant's helping and consolodating him for a better future.

    Animal I Have Become - This is kinda a lead into Never Too Late. Adam's thinking that his addiction has made him an animal

    Never Too Late - This is about how he was feeling almost suicidal and the rehab assistants helping with his depression

    On My Own - Talking about a lover that Adam was with before he got into Rehab and how she felt about his addiction and she eventually kicked him out because of it and he's got nowhere to call "Home"

    Riot - simply a metaphore for protesting against the negative things in life, such as drug addiction

    Get Out Alive - fading away is pretty much the personality fading away when high and instead of killing the pain of it with more drugs, to run from the drugs and get out of the addiction ALIVE

    Let It Die - Life before the drug

    Over and Over - How the drug drags you down and the supposed "Lover" in the story is the drug "I fall for you"

    Time of Dying - OxyCotin addiction and pushing it away

    Gone Forever - post addiction and post rehab "I feel so much better now that your gone forever"

    One X - those who rose above and beat addiction and pretty much an anthem and reason for other people who are going to rehab and those who successfully completed rehab.
    Flagged BFMVfan965on February 10, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:honestly one more person craps on this song, then they obviously don't care about music. 3dg is probably one of the easiest to interpret bands cause they spell it out for you or use normal metaphores... this band isn't a cut yourself band. It's an I'm tired of taking crap band
    Flag TheBlindSideToLifeon November 02, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:It's emotional pain, not self-hurt.... it's the pain from the lack of family and friends understanding their problems... look at the lyrics "without love" and I'd rather feel pain than nothing at all... no It's not about cake XD
    Flag TheBlindSideToLifeon November 02, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:This definitely about cake.
    Flag Fluffythecaton November 02, 2011   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:song gives me coruge 2 cut myself :'(
    Flagged gabrielmedina99on October 22, 2011   Link

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