The pain I know
Feels like my only friend
It circles close
With a cold intent
The ache it brings
Won't let my mind ascend
So here I go
In this spiral again
I speak of the same
Old hurt on repeat
As if the damage could raise
My heart to its feet
I mouth the lies I tell
Just to play pretend
As if a softer script
Could revise my end
I could cheat my way out
And smile through the bleak
But even if I bowed
To the weight I meet
I'd lose myself
In that forced decree
'Cause even in defeat
I'd never feel free
Yeah, the pain I know
Feels like my only friend
It waits for me in the dark
Where my thoughts descend
I call for a calm
Just so I can pretend
That the pain I know
Is not becoming my end