[Intro – soft falsetto, ad-libs]
You you you… umm umm…
Ahh huh… yeah yeah yeah…
Love don’t hurt… not like this… when I’m lit…
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[Verse 1]
I take another sip just to feel alright
Your name still dancing in my mind tonight
It don’t ache when I’m floatin’ high
In this blurry space, you feel nearby (ahh huh…)
I pretend you still care somehow
In this glass, girl, I drown you out
But when I’m buzzin’, I damn near forget
That you’re gone and I regret (you you you…)
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[Pre-Chorus – rising melody, falsetto blend]
Umm umm… you fade in like a song
Ahh huh… only right when it’s wrong
Whoo woo… my heart don’t scream your name
’Til the liquor starts to fade…
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[Chorus – soaring vocal runs, rich harmonies]
Love don’t hurt… when I’m drunk
Every scar feels soft enough (yeah yeah…)
All your lies feel like love
When I’m too gone to judge (ahh huh, umm umm…)
You you you…
Still in my veins like the proof
I lie to myself in truth
That you ever felt it too
Love don’t hurt… not when I’m drunk
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[Verse 2]
Your ghost walks in when the music’s low
You whisper sweet things I used to know (ummm…)
In the dark, you’re crystal clear
But daylight kills what I feel right here (whoo woo…)
I chase the high just to feel you back
And forget what our love used to lack
If I sip enough, I can laugh
Like we never shattered what we had (ahh huh…)
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[Pre-Chorus – falsetto and soft runs]
Umm umm… it’s your voice in the bass
Ahh huh… it rewinds every damn taste
Woo woo… girl, I’m numb but alive
Only when I blur the lines…
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[Chorus – repeat with deeper emotion]
Love don’t hurt… when I’m drunk
No goodbyes, just false touch (yeah yeah…)
No more cries, just fake trust
When the feeling’s not too much (ahh huh, umm umm…)
You you you…
I see you in every room
But I know it’s just the fumes
Still pretending you were true
Love don’t hurt… not when I’m drunk
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[Bridge – stripped down, emotional riffs]
You you you… still got that hold…
Umm umm… on my soul…
Ahh huh… whoo woo… I let it go…
When the bottle runs low… I fall below…
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[Final Chorus – vocal climax, layered harmonies]
Love don’t hurt… when I’m drunk
Got your lies on my tongue
Every pain comes undone
’Til the morning light comes (ummm, ahh huh…)
You you you…
Still the ghost in my lungs
I breathe you in just for fun
But I know this ain’t real love…
It just don’t hurt… when I’m drunk
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[Outro – soft falsetto fading out]
Ahh huh… whoo woo…
Love don’t hurt…
When I’m… gone…goonnee..gone.
ActiVeReAL
