The Cure for Pain

This article is about the song by Jon Foreman. For the album by Morphine, see Cure for Pain.
"The Cure For Pain"
Single by Jon Foreman
from the album Fall
ReleasedDecember 10, 2007
Recorded2007
GenreAcoustic
Length4:45
LabelLowercase people records/Credential Recordings
Songwriter(s)Jon Foreman
Producer(s)Charlie Peacock
Jon Foreman singles chronology
"The Cure For Pain"
(2007) 		"Your Love Is Strong"
(2008)

"The Cure For Pain" is the first single from singer/songwriter Jon Foreman's debut solo EP, Fall. It was released Monday, December 10, 2007 as a free download on popular networking site Myspace's homepage.

[1] confirmed it as a single.[1]

Song story

About "The Cure For Pain," Foreman has said, "I wrote this one in Texas on a day off. I was reflecting on the passing of time. I have been playing music in Switchfoot for about ten years. During that period, I have been fighting pain or running away from it in a myriad of ways. And yet the pain is a constant. I have had some amazing moments singing gravity away but the water keeps on falling. I began to think of the suffering I see around me, I think of the pain of a grandmother dying of cancer. Of a friend killed by a train. I think of the pain of death, of failure, of rejection, the pain of a father losing his only son. And I came to the conclusion that I cannot run from pain any longer."[2]

In Pop Culture

This song appeared on the 17th episode of Season 4 of the TV show Grey's Anatomy.

References

  1. ^ jonforeman.com - Published December, 2007 (retrieved February 1, 2009)
  2. ^ Jon Foreman (Switchfoot) Week: The Cure For Pain - Published December 9, 2007 (retrieved February 1, 2009)