Harness Pain

You need to harness pain

To raise yourself up again

You need to harness pain

And tell the truth about love



You need to break your heart

Before you can really start

You need to break your heart

And tell the truth about love



Then you need to set a goal

That you can't reach

Then you have to attack

Defenses you can't breach



Then you need to lose

And lose and lose again

If you want to hold the flame

You harness pain, you harness pain



You need to take your doubts

And spread them all about

You need to face your doubts

To tell the truth about love



You know the cliché?s wrong

Hatred is just as strong



You know it's just as strong

Just as strong as love



So you need to take your hate

And doubt and fear

Distill them through your word

'Til they run clear



'Til they run right through your heart

Like Highland rain

If you want to hold the flame

You harness pain, you harness pain



Do you want to be the best

Or be well known?

Do you want to repeat lines

Or write your own?



Do you want to follow paths

Or blaze a trail?

When you try to succeed

You mostly fail



And you're gonna lose

And lose and lose again

If you want to hold the flame

You harness pain, you harness pain