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My pain is self-chosen
At least, so The Prophet says
I could either burn
Or cut off my pride and buy some time
A head full of lies is the weight, tied to my waist
The River of Deceit pulls down, oh oh
The only direction we flow is down
Down, oh down
Down, oh down
Down, oh down
Down, oh down
My pain is self-chosen
At least I believe it to be
I could either drown
Or pull off my skin and swim to shore
Now I can grow a beautiful shell for all to see
The River of Deceit pulls down, yeah
The only direction we flow is down
Down, oh down
Down, oh down
Down, oh down
Down, oh down
The pain is self-chosen, yeah
Our pain is self-chosen
At least, so The Prophet says
I could either burn
Or cut off my pride and buy some time
A head full of lies is the weight, tied to my waist
The River of Deceit pulls down, oh oh
The only direction we flow is down
Down, oh down
Down, oh down
Down, oh down
Down, oh down
My pain is self-chosen
At least I believe it to be
I could either drown
Or pull off my skin and swim to shore
Now I can grow a beautiful shell for all to see
The River of Deceit pulls down, yeah
The only direction we flow is down
Down, oh down
Down, oh down
Down, oh down
Down, oh down
The pain is self-chosen, yeah
Our pain is self-chosen
Lyrics submitted by MOKOTTO
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Great version of a great song,
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Fuck Seether. I heard this song on the radio, and a few things:
1) they got the lyrics wrong. At least, in the song I heard, they said, "A head full of lies is the waste tied to my waist". It was pretty obvious this is what he sang, and I don't see how he could have sung anything else.
2) they fuck up the entire song. i guess you'd have to hear it, but seriously, fuck these guys. This is the second song by Layne Staley that other people have covered that ended up sucking hard.
3) no one should be allowed to cover anything Layne Staley has ever done. You should listen to the original Mad Season song, it's amazing and powerful. Again, fuck this band.
You are a moron. Shaun Morgan tends to pick songs to cover by what has inspired him. Seether does not attempt to make the song better, however they are attempting to keep that era's music alive. He is actually praising Layne, in my opinion.<br /> <br /> Your thoughts on no band not being able to cover anything Layne Staley has done is plain wrong. Layne Staley was not Alice in Chains, or Mad Season. He was a part of those band, and helped to make it unique and memorable. He was not a solo artist. What about the great things Jerry Cantrell added to the band?<br /> <br /> I seriously hope you are not in the music industry. With an attitude like that, great music would be severely hindered.