"The Speed of Pain" is the sixth song on Marilyn Manson's 1998 studio album Mechanical Animals.
Writer: Marilyn Manson
Composer: Twiggy Ramirez, Madonna Wayne Gacy, and Zim Zum
The Speed of Pain[]
The Speed Of Pain
Lyrics[]
They slit our throats
Like we were flowers
And our milk has been
Devoured
When you want it
goes away too fast
Times you hate it
always seem to last
Just remember when you think you're free
The crack inside your fucking heart is me
(I wanna outrace the speed of pain for another day,
I wanna outrace the speed of pain for another day)
I wish I could sleep
But I can't lay on my back
'Cause there's a knife
For every day that I've known you
When you want it
goes away too fast
Times you hate it
always seem to last
Just remember when you think you're free
The crack inside your fucking heart is me
(I wanna outrace the speed of pain for another day,
I wanna outrace the speed of pain for another day)
Lie to me, cry to me, give to me
I would
Lie with me, die with me, give to me
I would
Keep all your secrets wrapped in dead hair always
Keep all your secrets wrapped in dead hair always
Lie to me, cry to me, give to me
I would
Lie with me, die with me, give to me
I would
Hope that we die holding hands
Always
Hope that we die holding hands
Always
Hope that we die holding hands
Always
I hope at least we die holding hands