Beautiful Pain

Written by Marshall Mathers, Sia, Emile Haynie/ The Album “ The Marshall Mathers LP 2” 2013 Aftermath / Interscope / Shady

allowfullscreen>	[Intro: Eminem & Sia] I can feel the heat risin' Everything is on fire Today's a painful re- Minder of why It can only get brighter The further you put it behind ya But right now I'm on the Inside lookin' out, ‘cause— [Chorus: Sia] I'm standin' in the flames And it’s a beautiful kind of pain Settin' fire to yesterday To find the light, find the light, Find the light Standin' in the flames And it’s a beautiful kind of pain Settin' fire to yesterday Find the light, find the light, Find the light [Verse 1: Eminem] Yesterday was the tornado Warning, today's like The morning after Your world is torn in half, You wake in its wake To start the mourning process and Rebuilding, You're still a work in progress Today's a whole new chapter, It's like an enormous asthma Thunderstorm has passed ya, You weathered it and poked its Eye out with the thornbush that Ya used to smell the roses Stopped to inhale, can't even tell Your nose is stuffed So focused on the bright side then You floor the gas pedal And hit the corner faster, More assertive, never looking back May hit the curb, but every day's A new learning curve as ya Steer through life, sometimes You might not wanna swerve but You have to To avert a disaster, Lucky no permanent damage ‘Cause they hurt you so bad it's Like they murdered your ass And threw dirt on your casket, But you've returned from the ashes And that hurt that you have, You just converted to gasoline And while you're burning the past, Standing at inferno and chantin' [Chorus: Sia] I'm standin' in the flames And it’s a beautiful kind of pain Settin' fire to yesterday To find the light, find the light, Find the light Standin' in the flames And it’s a beautiful kind of pain Settin' fire to yesterday Find the light, find the light, Find the light [Verse 2: Eminem] You're so familiarized with What having to swallow This pill is like It happens all the time, They take your heart And steal your life and It's as though you feel you've died, 'cause you've been killed inside But yet you're still alive, Which means you will survive Although today you may weep ‘cause you're weak and Everything seems so bleak And hopeless, The light that you're seekin' It begins to seep in, That's the only thing keepin' You from leapin' Off the motherfreakin' deep end And I'm pullin' for you To push through this feeling And with a little time That should do the healing And by tomorrow You may even feel so good that Tou're willing to forgive 'em Even after all the shit You've been put through, This feeling Of resilience is building And the flames are burnin' quick As fire would through This building you're sealed in, But you're fireproof, Flame retardant, you withstood it And as you climb up to the roof, Through the ceiling [Bridge: Eminem] As time passes, things change Every day But wounds, wounds heal but Scars still remaining the same But tomorrow, today's going down In flames Throw the match, Set the past ablaze [Verse 3: Eminem] So feel the fire beneath your feet As you barely even Perspire from the heat, Exhale deep And breathe a sigh of relief And as you say goodbye To the grief, It's like watching the walls melt In your prison cell, but You've extinguished this livin' hell Still, a little piece of you dies As you scream— [Chorus: Sia] I'm standin' in the flames And it’s a beautiful kind of pain Settin' fire to yesterday To find the light, find the light, Find the light Standin' in the flames And it’s a beautiful kind of pain Settin' fire to yesterday Find the light, find the light, Find the light [Bridge: Sia] I feel the burn Watch the smoke as I turn, rising A phoenix from the flames I have learned From fighting fights That weren't mine It's not with fists But with wings that I will fly [Chorus: Sia] And I'm standin' in the flames And it’s a beautiful kind of pain Settin' fire to yesterday To find the light, find the light, Find the light Standin' in the flames And it’s a beautiful kind of pain Settin' fire to yesterday Find the light, find the light, Find the light

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[Intro: Eminem & Sia]
I can feel the heat risin'
Everything is on fire
Today's a painful re-
Minder of why
It can only get brighter
The further you put it behind ya
But right now I'm on the
Inside lookin' out, ‘cause—

[Chorus: Sia]
I'm standin' in the flames
And it’s a beautiful kind of pain
Settin' fire to yesterday
To find the light, find the light,
Find the light
Standin' in the flames
And it’s a beautiful kind of pain
Settin' fire to yesterday
Find the light, find the light,
Find the light

[Verse 1: Eminem]
Yesterday was the tornado
Warning, today's like
The morning after
Your world is torn in half,
You wake in its wake
To start the mourning process and
Rebuilding,
You're still a work in progress
Today's a whole new chapter,
It's like an enormous asthma
Thunderstorm has passed ya,
You weathered it and poked its
Eye out with the thornbush that
Ya used to smell the roses
Stopped to inhale, can't even tell
Your nose is stuffed
So focused on the bright side then
You floor the gas pedal
And hit the corner faster,
More assertive, never looking back
May hit the curb, but every day's
A new learning curve as ya
Steer through life, sometimes
You might not wanna swerve but
You have to
To avert a disaster,
Lucky no permanent damage
‘Cause they hurt you so bad it's
Like they murdered your ass
And threw dirt on your casket,
But you've returned from the ashes
And that hurt that you have,
You just converted to gasoline
And while you're burning the past,
Standing at inferno and chantin'

[Chorus: Sia]
I'm standin' in the flames
And it’s a beautiful kind of pain
Settin' fire to yesterday
To find the light, find the light,
Find the light
Standin' in the flames
And it’s a beautiful kind of pain
Settin' fire to yesterday
Find the light, find the light,
Find the light

[Verse 2: Eminem]
You're so familiarized with
What having to swallow
This pill is like
It happens all the time,
They take your heart
And steal your life and
It's as though you feel you've died,
'cause you've been killed inside
But yet you're still alive,
Which means you will survive
Although today you may weep
‘cause you're weak and
Everything seems so bleak
And hopeless,
The light that you're seekin'
It begins to seep in,
That's the only thing keepin'
You from leapin'
Off the motherfreakin' deep end
And I'm pullin' for you
To push through this feeling
And with a little time
That should do the healing
And by tomorrow
You may even feel so good that
Tou're willing to forgive 'em
Even after all the shit
You've been put through,
This feeling
Of resilience is building
And the flames are burnin' quick
As fire would through
This building you're sealed in,
But you're fireproof,
Flame retardant, you withstood it
And as you climb up to the roof, Through the ceiling

[Bridge: Eminem]
As time passes, things change
Every day
But wounds, wounds heal but
Scars still remaining the same
But tomorrow, today's going down
In flames
Throw the match,
Set the past ablaze

[Verse 3: Eminem]
So feel the fire beneath your feet
As you barely even
Perspire from the heat,
Exhale deep
And breathe a sigh of relief
And as you say goodbye
To the grief,
It's like watching the walls melt
In your prison cell, but
You've extinguished this livin' hell
Still, a little piece of you dies
As you scream—

[Chorus: Sia]
I'm standin' in the flames
And it’s a beautiful kind of pain
Settin' fire to yesterday
To find the light, find the light,
Find the light
Standin' in the flames
And it’s a beautiful kind of pain
Settin' fire to yesterday
Find the light, find the light,
Find the light

[Bridge: Sia]
I feel the burn
Watch the smoke as I turn, rising
A phoenix from the flames
I have learned
From fighting fights
That weren't mine
It's not with fists
But with wings that I will fly
[Chorus: Sia]
And I'm standin' in the flames
And it’s a beautiful kind of pain
Settin' fire to yesterday
To find the light, find the light,
Find the light
Standin' in the flames
And it’s a beautiful kind of pain
Settin' fire to yesterday
Find the light, find the light,
Find the light

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