Dark Lotus made its debut with the single "Echo Side", which was later released on Insane Clown Posse's 1999 album The Amazing Jeckel Brothers. It was later announced that each member "would act as a 'petal' of the lotus," and that there would be six members. After speculation as to who the sixth member would be, including rumors that Esham would join the group, it was announced that Marz would be a member.
Dark Lotus released their first album, Tales from the Lotus Pod, in 2001. Mike E. Clark was brought in to produce the album, but left the project after producing four songs, and Fritz the Cat produced the rest of the album. The album peaked at #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, #6 on the Top Independent Albums chart, and #158 on the Billboard 200. Marz left the group, and was replaced by James Lowery. In 2002, Tales from the Lotus Pod was reissued in a new version removing Marz' vocals. On April 6, 2004, Dark Lotus released their second studio album, Black Rain. It peaked at #3 on the Top Independent Albums chart, and at #71 on the Billboard 200.
Lowery left the group, and a third album, The Opaque Brotherhood, was released without him. It peaked at #4 on the Top Independent Albums chart, #23 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, #45 on the Top Internet Albums chart, and #45 on the Billboard 200.[4] Allrovi reviewer Stewart Mason praised the album, writing "Nothing on The Opaque Brotherhood will convince anyone who isn't already a fan, but the tormented lyrics and matter-of-fact delivery remove a layer or two of distance and artifice from the band's familiar themes, and make them that much more disturbing as a result.".
Hurt Myself
Dark Lotus Lyrics
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Pain is sexual
And I'm horny
I'm horny
horny
Violent J:
I jump in the mosh pit, but I'm alone
My brain is hemorrhaging, it's them or me
It ain't easy knocking over a tree (I pass out)
I wake up the room is padded
It would appear I've had it
But hold up
Close rip, wrap them around my neck
And choke myself to death, no breath
Now I'm out, I'm strapped down
Wait, I can still move my head around
But I got about four inches between the back of my head
And the metal gurney bed
BOOM!
Slamming it, retraction
BOOM
I feel the back of my skull is cracking
BOOM
A broken bone is piercing my brain
And BOOM, I just hammered it in...
Ahhhhh
Ahh I hurt myself
God I hurt myself
Stop me
Pain, pain pain
I hurt myself
Stop me
Monoxide Child:
I'm sitting in the dark, talking to myself
Why does everybody tell me that I need help?
I'm in love with pain
I take a needle or a knife
And drive that mother fucker through my windpipe
Just might
Take a razor blade
Dip it in some gas
See if I can take a little skin off the calf
Grotesque I'm a walking body bag
And when it all heals, I pick the scabs
Blaze Ya Dead Homie:
Alone in the casket, buried in the earth
Self-inflicted wounds, blood stains on my t-shirt
Kick out the door till my legs fall off
Try to use my head, but my skull too soft
The pain overwhelms shooting through my kidneys
Blood rushes out when I stick a shank in me
Keep stabbing and sticking
And pulling all the blood spitting
I cut off oxygen
Take my own life again
Chorus:
Why, tell me why
Do you hurt yourself, when you know I love you
AH STOP ME!
Why, tell me why
Do you hurt yourself, when you know I love you
AH STOP ME!
Marz:
You try to run upon me and pull that piece out of that belt
I smile, grab that shit and shot my fucking self
I staple my tattoos on
See me closed eye running into traffic, just to get my bruise on
An ice pick through the head of my dick
I might slice up my face and my lips
My main artery is begging me to let it flow free
Grab a razor blade let it bleed..
Shaggy 2 Dope:
I layer up skin ohhh, I pull it back
And smooth it back down with one simple smack (OUCH)
Wednesday nights I got kicked off my bowling league
Just cause I show up, bite a bowling ball, and leave
Yeah go ahead curse me you faggots
So I throw my legs onto moving cars, you got your habits
I don't consider it hurting myself, it brings me joy
Now shut the fuck up here
Batter up UHHHHAHHH!!
Jamie Madrox:
Cut and slice away with a steak knife
Hit myself in the ankle with PVC pipe
Exacto blade underneath the fingernail
Bleed and make another cut, fuck it might as well
Tablespoon of Morton's salt in the openwound
If it don't burn, you don't know what you doing
If you fail, just return to start
Self defecation is a beautiful art
Chorus
(Groaning and yelling)
STOP ME
STOP ME
STOP ME
Pain is sexual
Pain
Sexual
Parts of Chorus
Pain is sexual
STOP ME!
Is it sexual?
Sexual
Sexual
STOP ME!
Is it sexual?
Haha
STOP ME!
The lyrics of Dark Lotus's "Hurt Myself" describe different ways in which the members of the group inflict harm on their own bodies. Pain and harm are seen as pleasurable, with the lyrics suggesting that hurting themselves brings them a kind of sexual satisfaction. Throughout the song, the members describe cutting, stabbing, and burning themselves, with some taking more extreme measures like choking themselves or slamming their heads onto metal beds. The lyrics are graphic and disturbing, but they seem to be an honest expression of the members' own struggles with self-harm and mental health.
The chorus of the song repeatedly asks the question "Why do you hurt yourself when you know I love you?" This line seems to suggest that the members of the group are not only hurting themselves physically but also emotionally, perhaps feeling unloved or neglected by those around them. The use of the word "love" in the context of self-harm is complex and raises questions about the relationship between pleasure and pain.
Overall, "Hurt Myself" is a disturbing but insightful song about self-harm and the ways in which people cope with difficult emotions. The graphic lyrics and use of sexual imagery make it a challenging listen, but it sheds light on an important issue that is often stigmatized and overlooked.
Line by Line Meaning
Pain is sexual
The pain that is inflicted upon oneself is stimulating in a sexual way
And I'm horny
The pain that is being inflicted upon oneself sexually arouses them
I jump in the mosh pit, but I'm alone
The singer is participating in an activity which is meant to be enjoyed with a group of people, but they are alone
Between four trees, I get it on
The artist is engaging in self-harm between four trees
My brain is hemorrhaging, it's them or me
The artist is experiencing severe pain in their brain, and feels like they have to choose between themself and the cause of the pain
It ain't easy knocking over a tree (I pass out)
The singer is attempting self-harm by knocking over a tree, but passes out in the process
I wake up the room is padded
The singer wakes up in a padded room, likely due to their previous self-harming behavior
But hold up
The artist pauses their story
Close rip, wrap them around my neck
The artist tightens ropes around their neck
And choke myself to death, no breath
The artist is attempting to kill themself by asphyxiation
Now I'm out, I'm strapped down
The singer is unconscious and strapped down
Wait, I can still move my head around
The artist realizes they are not dead and can still move their head slightly
But I got about four inches between the back of my head
And the metal gurney bed
The singer's head is only a few inches away from hitting the metal bed they are strapped to
BOOM!
The singer suddenly experiences something
Slamming it, retraction
BOOM
The singer is experiencing painful sensations in their head
I feel the back of my skull is cracking
The artist feels like their skull is breaking
A broken bone is piercing my brain
The artist feels like their broken bone is piercing their brain
And BOOM, I just hammered it in...
The singer hammers something into their brain, likely resulting in death
Ahhhhh
Ahh I hurt myself
God I hurt myself
Stop me
Pain, pain pain
I hurt myself
Stop me
The singer is in pain and experiencing self-harm, calling for someone to stop them
I'm sitting in the dark, talking to myself
The artist is alone and talking to themself
Why does everybody tell me that I need help?
The artist is questioning why others believe they need help
I'm in love with pain
The artist enjoys experiencing pain
I take a needle or a knife
And drive that mother fucker through my windpipe
The singer inflicts self-harm by stabbing themself in the throat
Just might
Take a razor blade
Dip it in some gas
See if I can take a little skin off the calf
The artist considers inflicting self-harm with burning and cutting their skin
Grotesque I'm a walking body bag
And when it all heals, I pick the scabs
The singer's body carries evidence of their self-harming behavior, and they pick at the wounds after they heal
Alone in the casket, buried in the earth
Self-inflicted wounds, blood stains on my t-shirt
The singer envisions their own death, with self-inflicted wounds and blood on their shirt
Kick out the door till my legs fall off
Try to use my head, but my skull too soft
The singer attempts to break down a door and continue to hurt themself, but their head is too injured
The pain overwhelms shooting through my kidneys
Blood rushes out when I stick a shank in me
Keep stabbing and sticking
And pulling all the blood spitting
I cut off oxygen
Take my own life again
The artist is experiencing extreme pain, and continues to self-harm to the point of taking their own life
Cut and slice away with a steak knife
Hit myself in the ankle with PVC pipe
Exacto blade underneath the fingernail
Bleed and make another cut, fuck it might as well
Tablespoon of Morton's salt in the open wound
If it don't burn, you don't know what you doing
If you fail, just return to start
Self defecation is a beautiful art
The artist describes various methods of self-harm, showing a willingness to continue despite the pain
STOP ME!
The singer is urging someone to stop them from continuing to harm themself
Is it sexual?
The singer questions whether their self-harming behavior is related to sexual desire
Haha
A laugh, possibly indicating that the artist finds humor in their own self-harming behavior
Contributed by Jordan J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Angelus Sarathiel
rics
Dark Lotus Lyrics
Play "Hurt Myself"
on Amazon Music
"Hurt Myself"
[barking]
Pain is sexualΒ
And I'm horny, I'm horny, hornyΒ
[Violent J:]
I jump in the mosh pit, but I'm aloneΒ
Between 4 trees I get it onΒ
My brain is hemorrhaging, it's them or meΒ
It ain't easy knocking over a tree (I pass out)Β
I wake up the room is paddedΒ
It would appear I've had itΒ
But hold upΒ
Close rip, wrap them around my neckΒ
And choke myself to death, no breathΒ
Now I'm out, I'm strapped downΒ
Wait, I can still move my head aroundΒ
I got about 4 inches between the back of my headΒ
And the metal gurney bedΒ
BOOM!Β
Slamming it, retractionsΒ
BOOM!Β
I feel the back of my skull is crackingΒ
BOOM!Β
A broken bone is piercing my brainΒ
And oh, I just hammered it in...Β
AhhhhhΒ
Ahh I hurt myselfΒ
God I hurt myselfΒ
Stop meΒ
Pain, painΒ
Stop meΒ
[Monoxide Child:]
I'm sitting in the dark, talking to myselfΒ
Why does everybody tell me that I need help?Β
I'm in love with painΒ
I take a needle or a knifeΒ
And drive that mother fucker through my windpipeΒ
Just mightΒ
Take a razor bladeΒ
Dip it in some gasΒ
See if I can take a little skin of the calfΒ
Grotesque I'm a walking body bagΒ
And when it all heals I'll pick the scabsΒ
[Blaze Ya Dead Homie:]
Alone in the casket, buried in the earthΒ
Self-inflicted wounds, blood stains on my t-shirtΒ
Kick out the door till my legs fall offΒ
Try to use my head my skulls to softΒ
The pain overwhelms shooting through my kidneysΒ
Blood rushes out when I stick a shank in meΒ
Keep stabbing and stickingΒ
And pulling all the blood spittingΒ
And I cut off the oxygenΒ
And take my own life againΒ
[Chorus:]
Why, tell me whyΒ
Do you hurt yourself, when you know I love youΒ
AH STOP ME!Β
Why, tell me whyΒ
Do you hurt yourself, when you know I love youΒ
AH STOP ME!Β
[Anybody Killa:]
Do you wanna die? Do you need my help?Β
Is it self mutilation that you're bringing on yourselfΒ
Went through the same situation 1 year agoΒ
I guess that explains all the scars on my throatΒ
Why you still breathing, are you still alive?Β
Escaping from the deamons that you had locked insideΒ
You death suicidal than come an play my gameΒ
One gun, one bullet if you're it no painΒ
[Shaggy 2 Dope:]
A layer up skin ohhh, I pull it backΒ
And smooth it back down with some simple smack (OUCH)Β
Wednesday nights I got kicked off my bowling leagueΒ
Just cause I show up bite a bowling ball and leaveΒ
Yea go ahead curse me you faggotsΒ
So I throw my legs onto moving cars, you got your habitsΒ
I don't consider it hurting myself, it brings me joyΒ
Now shut the fuck up hereΒ
Batter up UHHHHAHHH!!Β
[Jamie Madrox:]
Cut and slice away with a steak knifeΒ
Hit myself in the ankle with a PVC pipeΒ
Exacto blade underneath the fingernailΒ
Bleed and make another cut, fucking might as wellΒ
Tablespoon of Morton's salt pour it on the woundΒ
If it don't burn you don't know what you doingΒ
If you fail just return to startΒ
Self defecation is a beautiful artΒ
[Chorus]
STOP ME!!Β
STOP ME!!Β
pain is sexualΒ
[Chorus]
pain is sexualΒ
STOP ME!
Beat2Fresh Productions
I jump in the mosh pit, but I'm alone.
Between 4 trees I get it on.
My brain is hemorrhaging, it's them or me
It ain't easy knocking over a tree, I pass out
I wake up, the room is padded,
It would appear I've had it
But hold up
Close rip, wrap them around my neck
And choke myself to death! No breath!
Now I'm out, I'm strapped down
Wait, I can still move my head around,
I got about 4 inches between the back of my head
And the metal gurney bed
BOOM!.
Slamming it, retractions
BOOM!.
I feel the back of my skull is cracking
BOOM!.
A broken bone is piercing my brain
And oh, BOOM! I just hammered it in.......(Most morbid verse I've heard in my life!)
Sam Jones
Violent J)
I jump in a mosh-pit, but I'm alone
Between four trees I get it on
My brain is hemorhaging, it's them or me
It ain't easy knocking over a tree
Pass out, I wake up, the room is padded
It would appear I've had it, but hold up
Clothes ripper, wrap 'em around my neck
And choke myself to death, no breath
Now I'm out, I'm strapped down
Wait, I can still move my head around
I got about 4 inches between the back of my head
And the metal gurney bed (boom)
Slammin' it, retractions
I feel the back of my skull is cracking
A broken bone is piercing my brain
And oh! I just hammered it in
(Monoxide Child)
I'm sittin' in the dark, talking to myself
Why does everybody tell me that I need help
I'm in love with pain, I take a needle or a knife
And drive that mother fucker through my wind pipe
Just might take a razor blade, dip it in some gas
See if I can take a little skin off the calf
Grotesque`, I'm a walking body bag
And when it all heals, I'll pick the scabs
Blaze Ya Dead Homie)
Alone in the casket, buried in the earth
Self-inflicketed wounds, blood stains on my t-shirt
Kick at the door til' my legs fall off
Try to use my head but my skull to soft
The pain overwhlems, shootin' through my kidney
Blood rushes out when I stick the shank in me
Keep stabbin' and stickin', a wound opened up again
Cut off oxygen, take my own life again
[Hook: repeat 2X]
Why....tell me why...do you hurt yourself
When you know I love you? (Stop Me!)
(Marz)
Ya try to run up on me, and pull a piece out that belt
I smiled, grabbed that shit and shot my fucking self
I staple my tattoos on, see me close eye'd
Runnin' in the traffic, just to get my bruise on
An icepick through the head of my dick
I might slice up my face & my lips
My main artery, is beggin' me
To let it float free, grab a razor blade, let it bleed
(Shaggy 2Dope)
A layer of skin, ooh, I pull it back
And smooth it back down with one simple smack
Wednesday nights I got kicked off my bowling league
Just cause I show up, bite a bowling ball and leave
Yea go ahead, curse me you faggots
So I throw my legs under moving cars, you got your habbits
I don't consider it hurtin' myself
It brings me joy, now shut the fuck up, here! (batter up)(crack)(Jamie Madrox)
Cut and slice away with the steak knife
Hit myself in the ankle with PBC pipe
Exact-O-Blade, underneith the finger nail
Bleed and make another cut, fuckin' might as well
Table spoon of Mortan's salt in an open wound
If it don't burn you don't know what you doin'
If you fail, just return to start
Self-defecation, is a beautiful art
[Hook]
N0seVaC707
reminds me of good ol days back in high school i used to drive around bumpin this shit with my girl. this song and i wanna die are my fav. lotus songs WOOP WOOP!
Foul Play
Lol yup I could rap this whole shit 12 years ago in grade 10
Johnny Mac
Fucking dark lotus ahead of it's time. They should definitely collab again
wil Parsons
They are releasing a new album next month.
wil Parsons
Yep
Some Drunk Asshole
Samuel MooreΒ It's been released now, Blood, Mud, Water, and Fire.
Joshua Ludley
I literally haven't heard this in about 10 years I miss this shit more than anything brings me back to the days where I didn't give a fuck kickin it with my juggalo homies.
Angelus Sarathiel
rics
Dark Lotus Lyrics
Play "Hurt Myself"
on Amazon Music
"Hurt Myself"
[barking]
Pain is sexualΒ
And I'm horny, I'm horny, hornyΒ
[Violent J:]
I jump in the mosh pit, but I'm aloneΒ
Between 4 trees I get it onΒ
My brain is hemorrhaging, it's them or meΒ
It ain't easy knocking over a tree (I pass out)Β
I wake up the room is paddedΒ
It would appear I've had itΒ
But hold upΒ
Close rip, wrap them around my neckΒ
And choke myself to death, no breathΒ
Now I'm out, I'm strapped downΒ
Wait, I can still move my head aroundΒ
I got about 4 inches between the back of my headΒ
And the metal gurney bedΒ
BOOM!Β
Slamming it, retractionsΒ
BOOM!Β
I feel the back of my skull is crackingΒ
BOOM!Β
A broken bone is piercing my brainΒ
And oh, I just hammered it in...Β
AhhhhhΒ
Ahh I hurt myselfΒ
God I hurt myselfΒ
Stop meΒ
Pain, painΒ
Stop meΒ
[Monoxide Child:]
I'm sitting in the dark, talking to myselfΒ
Why does everybody tell me that I need help?Β
I'm in love with painΒ
I take a needle or a knifeΒ
And drive that mother fucker through my windpipeΒ
Just mightΒ
Take a razor bladeΒ
Dip it in some gasΒ
See if I can take a little skin of the calfΒ
Grotesque I'm a walking body bagΒ
And when it all heals I'll pick the scabsΒ
[Blaze Ya Dead Homie:]
Alone in the casket, buried in the earthΒ
Self-inflicted wounds, blood stains on my t-shirtΒ
Kick out the door till my legs fall offΒ
Try to use my head my skulls to softΒ
The pain overwhelms shooting through my kidneysΒ
Blood rushes out when I stick a shank in meΒ
Keep stabbing and stickingΒ
And pulling all the blood spittingΒ
And I cut off the oxygenΒ
And take my own life againΒ
[Chorus:]
Why, tell me whyΒ
Do you hurt yourself, when you know I love youΒ
AH STOP ME!Β
Why, tell me whyΒ
Do you hurt yourself, when you know I love youΒ
AH STOP ME!Β
[Anybody Killa:]
Do you wanna die? Do you need my help?Β
Is it self mutilation that you're bringing on yourselfΒ
Went through the same situation 1 year agoΒ
I guess that explains all the scars on my throatΒ
Why you still breathing, are you still alive?Β
Escaping from the deamons that you had locked insideΒ
You death suicidal than come an play my gameΒ
One gun, one bullet if you're it no painΒ
[Shaggy 2 Dope:]
A layer up skin ohhh, I pull it backΒ
And smooth it back down with some simple smack (OUCH)Β
Wednesday nights I got kicked off my bowling leagueΒ
Just cause I show up bite a bowling ball and leaveΒ
Yea go ahead curse me you faggotsΒ
So I throw my legs onto moving cars, you got your habitsΒ
I don't consider it hurting myself, it brings me joyΒ
Now shut the fuck up hereΒ
Batter up UHHHHAHHH!!Β
[Jamie Madrox:]
Cut and slice away with a steak knifeΒ
Hit myself in the ankle with a PVC pipeΒ
Exacto blade underneath the fingernailΒ
Bleed and make another cut, fucking might as wellΒ
Tablespoon of Morton's salt pour it on the woundΒ
If it don't burn you don't know what you doingΒ
If you fail just return to startΒ
Self defecation is a beautiful artΒ
[Chorus]
STOP ME!!Β
STOP ME!!Β
pain is sexualΒ
[Chorus]
pain is sexualΒ
STOP ME!
Dirk Diggler
I Defacate on myself everyday
kingzezu01
I love Jamie's part! "Cut and slice away with a steak knife Hit myself in the ankle with a PVC pipe Exacto blade underneath the fingernail Bleed and make another cut, fucking might as well Tablespoon of Morton's salt pour it on the wound If it don't burn you don't know what you doing If you fail just return to start Self defecation is a beautiful art "