Harness Pain - The Proclaimers

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 cliche’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