"Pain, without love. Pain, I can't get enough. Pain—I like it rough, 'cause I'd rather feel pain than nothing at all."
From that opening, the post-grunge song has a bit of a rough sound as fits the raw emotions it's speaking of. Three Days Grace says it's speaking of the fact that they'd rather be in pain than emotionally numb, but it's not uncommon for people to interpret it with a… kinky… twist.
Add "anger and agony are better than misery" to "trust me, I've got a plan; when the lights go off you will understand," and you end up with lyrics that suggest the kinky interpretation might have more merit than the band admits. When you start looking through the song with that lens, the song overall makes more sense. (I wanted to phrase that another way, but it accidentally produced a pun I don't want to play with.)
Adam Gontier does seem to have a voice that knows how to sing, at least, and he uses it well in the song. He sings roughly to match the song's tone.
Overall, I think it's… better than okay, but you have to get past the lyrics.
Lyrics: 3/5
Music: 4/5
Vocal(s): 4/5
Overall: 7/10
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