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You purchase pain with all that joy can give,
And die of nothing but a rage to live.
You purchase pain with all that joy can give,
And die of nothing but a rage to live.
The mark of rank in nature is capacity for pain,
And the anguish of the singer marks the sweetness read more
The mark of rank in nature is capacity for pain,
And the anguish of the singer marks the sweetness of the strain.
- Sarah Williams ("Saidie"),
Pain is no longer pain when it is past.
Pain is no longer pain when it is past.
There is purpose in pain,
Otherwise it were devilish.
There is purpose in pain,
Otherwise it were devilish.
So great was the extremity of his pain and anguish, that he did
not only sigh but roar.
So great was the extremity of his pain and anguish, that he did
not only sigh but roar.
There is one pain I often feel, which you will never know. It is caused by the absence of you.
There is one pain I often feel, which you will never know. It is caused by the absence of you.
Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it.
Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it.
Ah, to think how thin the veil that lies
Between the pain of hell and Paradise.
Ah, to think how thin the veil that lies
Between the pain of hell and Paradise.