House of Pain

Released: June 28, 1994

Songwriter: Everlast

Producer: DJ Muggs

[Verse 1: Everlast]
Smokin' up an L might kill a brain cell
But I might as well, I'm on a highway to hell
Sometimes I feel doomed
Totally consumed by an eerie feeling
I hear pigs squealing
Soldiers of fortune are torchin' huts
The girls on MTV are shakin' their butts
I'm hyperventilating, I might be hallucinating
Yo I gotta chill, I'm feeling sorta ill
I'm going mad but aren't ya glad
I used Dial, I'm going out like style

[Chorus: Everlast]
Uh and ya don't quit
Yeah, keep it comin'
And ya don't stop
They say
Uh and ya don't quit

[Verse 2: Everlast]
I got complexes you can't figure out
My dad said, "He's a bum, kick the nigga out!"
My head's fucked up but I lucked up
And got a hit record, now I'm well respected
I can go places I never went before
I still dress the same, so it must be my name
I can't deal with who's real and who's not
Who treated me the same when my record wasn't hot
They said I couldn't eat too
So I put my cake down
I think I'm having a breakdown

[Instrumental & Chorus]
It's not paranoia, I got something for ya
It's made of chrome and it'll burst you dome
No joke, my gun'll
Blow a fucking tunnel
Right through your body
Free John Gotti
I'll leave with your hotty and I'll take her home
Lay her down on her back and I'll make her moan

[Chorus]
Uh and ya don't quit
Yeah, keep me coming and ya don't stop
Soul Assassins and ya don't stop
FunkDoobie and ya don't stop
Cypress Hill and ya don't stop
House of Pain and ya don't stop
Soul Assassins and ya don't stop

Everlast was barely of legal drinking age when he released his major label rap debut, Forever Everlasting, as part of Ice-T’s Rhyme Syndicate. Next he teamed with his high school pal Danny “Danny Boy” O'Connor, a hype man and graphic designer, to form the Irish American-centric House Of Pain, backed by Everlast’s longtime DJ, DJ Lethal (who is of Latvian/Russian descent).

“Jump Around” (produced by DJ Muggs) pushed House Of Pain’s debut to multiplatinum status, followed by the crossover rap/rock remix of “Shamrocks & Shenanigans.” After tours with Beastie Boys and Rage Against The Machine, their sophomore album went gold, but the group disbanded by the time their third album dropped.

DJ Lethal joined Limp Bizkit and Everlast went solo, going multiplatinum yet again on the acoustic/rap hybrid, Whitey Ford Sings The Blues. House Of Pain has reformed for festivals and club dates here and there ever since, often performing with Everlast’s backing band.

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