Are you the one inside the house up on the hill
Counting cars and taking pills to escape
Inside your room you have a hundred TV screens
All the people that you meet look the same
You're not alone and it's alright
You don't need to hurt yourself to feel alive
Don't you run and don't you hide
You were a teenage punching bag in another life
There's nothing left to lose
Nothing left to prove tonight
You hold your breath until the demons run away
And it hurts like hell to have to wait
Outside your house the world is bursting at the seams
But you hold onto your dreams in case
You're not alone and it's alright
You don't need to hurt yourself to feel alive
Don't you run and don't you hide
You were a teenage punching bag in another life
There's nothing left to lose
Nothing left to prove tonight
Nothing left to prove
Nothing left to lose tonight
But it hurts like hell, it hurts like hell to have to wait
It hurts like hell, it hurts like hell to have to wait
You're not alone and it's alright
You don't need to hurt yourself to feel alive
Don't you run and don't you hide
You were a teenage punching bag in another life
There's nothing left to lose
Nothing left to prove tonight
There's nothing left to lose
Nothing left to prove tonight
Don't hurt yourself, don't hurt yourself tonight
Don't hurt yourself, don't hurt yourself tonight
Our Lady Peace
Hurt Yourself
In Honor of Bell Lets Talk day and ending stigma surrounding mental health we’re releasing “Hurt Yourself” in our Vault Sessions.
Hurt Yourself was left off of Healthy in Paranoid Times and today I feel the reasoning is clear. The song deals with the frustration and challenges that so many of us deal with in
daily life.
Hopefully this song can provide a glimmer of faith and optimism that tomorrow will be a better day and as a society we can begin to understand that mental health should be regarded no differently than when someone is sick with any other disease.
Sincerely,
Raine