Pain

lmao it isn't about sex! but I can understand why some of you would think so.

they were interviewing Adam not so long ago and he was saying that this song is about being numb to everything around you. like when something bad happens, or when he gets hurt he would feel nothing. He wouldn't feel any pain at all. So in the song he's saying he'd rather feel the hurt, and rather feel the pain than not feel nothing at all. So rather than being numb, he'd prefer the pain because he's at least feeling something.

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.

It's not emo. I really like this song, and I'm glad it's coming out as a single... I think one of the great things about TDG's music is that it can be interpreted in a variety of ways. I can definately see how this song can be interpreted to be about self-harm. "'Cause I'd rather feel pain than nothing at all"

"it's better to have loved and lost than never loved at all" as the saying goes. This song is about that saying and one of the band members experience with a break-up or something like that.

I reckon this song is about, depression, how anti-depressants make you feel numb.. And artificial. The tablets are trying to make you.. Happy. I guess. But it's not working, and feeling numb is worse than pain. Trust me.

Final Fantasy VIII Character Squall???? And you are making fun of things? wow

i think this song is talking about emotional pain. it sounds from the song that he was in a constant state of depression for awhile. i know that when im depressed for awhile i start hurting too much inside to care. it becomes normal and i like the pain of feeling depressed. i think thats where he was when he wrote this song. i mean if the albums is supposed to get acrss the emotions for being on tour for a long time and not knowing anyone outside of the tour bus, then i would get pretty depressed myself. i would think he would too.

People, it's about an emotional abyss.
Let's look at it: Pain, without love Pain, I can't get enough Pain, I like it rough 'Cause I'd rather feel pain than nothing at all

This isn't about self harming or anything sexual. It's about the stage of feelings that occur between "nothing" and unconditional love. It's about seeking the relationship, not being able to find it and getting the "rub". The "rub" being the BS that happens time and time again. You get used to it, unfortunately. The writer would rather 'feel pain than nothing at all' because pain it what he is used to. Take one out of the rhelm of familierality and you have the unknown....which is what most people fear.....including the writer as the song is written. Couple that with not being willing to commit to anything more then what you are used to: you like it....without love. You like it....you can't get enough, you're used to it. You like it.....rough, because it hurts.....but at the samne time you aren't overly committed. (it's BS...the 'rub')

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 will understand

This verse essentially means....."You think you got it bad....I'll take you and show you."

Anger and agony Are better than misery Trust me I've got a plan When the lights go off you will understand

This verse is actually genius. The state of misery is basically caused by a lack of caring, lack of emotional fortitude and a lack of willpower. The penner is basically saying that he wants it, is able to be in it and understands the fact of hurting and feeling pain means that his emotional state is in tact......because if he felt misery his emotional stock would be expired. (Of course, the "rub", which seems to be the theme, of the song being that he will not commit to it)

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 you know) I'm always here for you I know (I know I know I know) That you'll thank me later

This isn't about a current relationship. It's basically two strangers who have been through the same "rub", time and time again. The guy is singing to the girl. Guys have a primative instinct to be protectors, ask any of us. This is the guy saying, trust me....I'll protect you....(I'm opening up).

Emo doesn't mean depressed, so quit calling this song emo. This song isn't about sex and it isn't directly related to self injury. In this song they were talking about how you can feel so alone while you're surrounded by a bunch of people. It's about no one understanding you and they are saying that they would rather feel pain than be completely numb and emotionless.

And agentcrusher99, just because he is happily married, doesn't mean he couldn't have felt this way before. And maybe he wrote this song so people could relate to it. Maybe he didn't even go through the experience. And i saw his interview about the background of the song. So YOU don't know anything.