“Actual Pain” is the lead single to Good Charlotte’s seventh studio album. It is a return to their emo punk roots. The song addresses dark themes such as addiction and was inspired by the death of GC superfan Lil Peep.
Good Charlotte performed at his memorial in December and felt moved to write abo...
[Intro]
It's tearing me apart
Deep inside my heart
[Verse 1]
Tell me, why I hurt this way?
Should I even love you anymore?
I don't wanna find out why
I'm too scared to look behind that door
I put my trust in all my faith
In every word between us spoken
Why do I believe the things you say
When my heart's already broken?
[Chorus]
All this pain I feel
That's tearing me apart
Is what makes you real
Deep inside my heart
[Verse 2]
I can only count the ways
I earned these scars, but they're all tokens
Every time I see your face
I know my hopes no longer showing
I don't need a reason to believe
If my faith's already broken
How could I let love lead the way
When I don't know where I'm going?
[Chorus]
All this pain I feel
That's tearing me apart
Is what makes you real
Deep inside my heart
[Bridge]
I fought so hard
Still, I feel like I'm in chains
When I gave my heart
The darkness still remained
[Chorus]
All this pain I feel
That's tearing me apart
Is what makes you real
Deep inside my heart
[Outro]
Tell me, why I hurt this way?
Should I even love you anymore?
I don't wanna find out why
I'm too scared to look behind that door
Actual Pain was written by Good Charlotte.
Actual Pain was produced by Zakk Cervini & Benji Madden.
Good Charlotte released Actual Pain on Fri May 25 2018.
Throughout this century we’ve seen the whole opioid crisis get worse. We wondered if we were really doing our part. We wanted to get back out there on the battlefield and spread insight, share experience and give anything we could to improve lives.
- Joel & Benji Madden