Pain Is a Warning is the ninth album by Today Is the Day, released on August 16, 2011, by Black Market Activities.

[3] Pain Is a Warning is considered by both fans and critics as the band's most accessible work.

"[5] Lyrically, the album was inspired by the 2007 financial crisis which, according to Austin in a video interview, nearly caused him and his family to go into poverty.

The track "Remember to Forget" was written about Austin's mother, who at the time was suffering from Alzheimer's disease.

[6] All tracks are written by Steve AustinAdapted from the Pain Is a Warning liner notes.