Pro-Pain is a New York City-based hardcore band formed in 1991 by vocalist … Read Full Bio ↴Pro-Pain is a New York City-based hardcore band formed in 1991 by vocalist and bassist Gary Meskil and drummer Dan Richardson, both former members of Crumbsuckers. Their debut album 'Foul Taste of Freedom' was released in 1992, displaying hardcore punk and rap metal influences, after which the band was signed to Roadrunner Records, who reissued the album the following year. Their second album 'The Truth Hurts' was initially banned due to the sleeve artwork, featuring a picture of a stitched-up woman after an autopsy. The band has released several more albums with a varying line-up over the years. They have released albums on Roadrunner, Nuclear Blast, Candlelight, Spitfire, and SPV Steamhammer.

Discography—

• Foul Taste of Freedom (1992), Roadrunner
• The Truth Hurts (1994), Roadrunner
• Contents Under Pressure (1996), Concrete
• Pro-Pain (1998), High Gain/Mayhem
• Act of God (1999), Nuclear Blast
• Round 6 (2000), Nuclear Blast/Spitfire
• Shreds of Dignity (2002), Nuclear Blast
• Fistful of Hate (2004), Candlelight
• Prophets of Doom (2005), Continental
• Age of Tyranny (2007), Candlelight
• No End in Sight (2008), Continental
• Absolute Power (2010), Continental/Regain
• Straight To The Dome (2012), Nuclear Blast
• The Final Revolution (2013), SPV
• Voice Of Rebellion (2015), SPV

Desensitize
Pro-Pain Lyrics

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Forced into black - and this is all we know
Acquired taste to kill ourselves
For demon seeds to grow
Accept the fact, we're not the same
No right or wrong in casting blame
Incarcerate society for what is harsh reality

So what have we become?

Corrupt the only son
We search for reasons why
Until the day we die

No love, all lust, no truth or trust
What if your eyes desensitize?

Bypass the norm, and let the games begin
We'll take the world by storm
From the outside looking in

Obsessed with death, we grow old
Our callousness is twice as cold
We compensate morality to exercise authority

In time we'll see the light
For now no ends in sight

We need to make it clear
The reasons why we're here

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Pro-Pain's song Desensitize speak to the dark and disturbing reality of society's collective desensitization to violence and death. The opening line, "Forced into black - and this is all we know," suggests a bleak and hopeless existence, and the line "Acquired taste to kill ourselves" hints at humanity's own self-destructive tendencies. The lyrics also allude to the idea that society has become so numb to violence and death that we have lost all sense of morality and the ability to trust and love one another.

The lines "No love, all lust, no truth or trust / What if your eyes desensitize?" amplify this idea, painting a picture of a society driven solely by selfish desires and devoid of any real understanding of right and wrong. The chorus, "We search for reasons why / Until the day we die," implies that despite our collective desensitization, we still seek meaning and purpose in our lives.

The song further touches on the idea that those in positions of authority - "We compensate morality to exercise authority" - may be more prone to this desensitization, and that it is up to us as individuals to push back against this toxic societal trend. "In time we'll see the light / For now no ends in sight / We need to make it clear / The reasons why we're here" suggests that while we may be lost in the darkness of our own desensitization, there is hope for us to find our way back to the light.

Line by Line Meaning

Forced into black - and this is all we know
We are living in darkness with no way out and that's all we've ever known.

Acquired taste to kill ourselves
We have taught ourselves to crave death and destruction.

For demon seeds to grow
We are cultivating and nurturing evil.

Accept the fact, we're not the same
We must acknowledge that we are not all equal in this society.

No right or wrong in casting blame
We do not differentiate between right and wrong when pointing fingers.

Incarcerate society for what is harsh reality
We imprison people for simply facing the harsh realities of life.

So what have we become?
We have transformed into something truly terrible.

Corrupt the only son
We have corrupted the one person who could have saved us all (Jesus).

We search for reasons why
We are endlessly searching for explanations.

Until the day we die
Our search will continue until we take our last breath.

No love, all lust, no truth or trust
We have lost all sense of true love, replacing it with carnal desire, and have no honesty or confidence in one another.

What if your eyes desensitize?
What if we become so numb that we are incapable of feeling anything?

Bypass the norm, and let the games begin
We ignore standard conventions and start playing our twisted games.

We'll take the world by storm
We will take control of the world through force and aggression.

From the outside looking in
We are the outsiders who have no place in this society.

Obsessed with death, we grow old
Our obsession with death ages us prematurely.

Our callousness is twice as cold
Our indifference to others is doubly harsh.

We compensate morality to exercise authority
We discard morality to exert power over others.

In time we'll see the light
Eventually we will understand the truth.

For now no ends in sight
Right now there is no end in sight to our misery.

We need to make it clear
We must be unambiguous in our communication.

The reasons why we're here
Our purpose in life should be made clear.

Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: GARY MESKIL

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