Sick matriarch
We are worlds apart
Your dysfunction rips
The roots from my heart
I swear that I'm trying
I swear that I'm trying, but
You don't know what my pain feels like
And our memory dims
A bitter sting sets in
The resentment grows
And my blood thickens
I swear that I'm trying
I swear that I'm trying, but
You don't know what my pain feels like
You don't know what my pain feels like
I just need to leave, just have to find my way out
I just have to run, just need to find my way out
I just need to leave, just need to find a way out
I just have to run, just have to find my way out
Stay calm, stay calm, keep your head down
Stay calm, stay calm, keep your head down
I just need to leave, just have to find a way out
I just have to run, just need to find my way out
You don’t know what my pain feels like
You don’t know what my pain feels like
You don’t know what my pain feels like
You don’t know what my pain feels like
I Can Tell You About Pain was written by Ben Koller & Nate Newton & Jacob Bannon & Kurt Ballou.
I Can Tell You About Pain was produced by Converge & Kurt Ballou.
Converge released I Can Tell You About Pain on Tue Jul 25 2017.
In an interview with Pitchfork, vocalist Jacob Bannon broke down the meaning of each song:
[Pitchfork]: “You don’t know what my pain feels like,” is a very identifiable lyric in this song. But maybe the line that feels most important is, “I swear that I’m trying.”
[Jacob Bannon]: “Those two lines...