King Of Pain Lyrics

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Cover art for King Of Pain lyrics by Police, The

There are 15 examples of "pain" listed in the song. If the context of this album, they might be seen not only as symbols, but as examples of synchronicity: The singer hurts in ways similar to the people, animals, and objects in the examples. All of the examples involve a verb in the present tense, so you might imagine the various events and states happening "now".