[80s metal — think Heart, Lita Ford, Vixen, Whitesnake energy.]
[Verse 1]
Neon lights fade into rain,
I’m standing here, whispering your name.
Every memory cuts like steel,
A thousand wounds I can’t conceal.
I gave you fire, you gave me lies,
Now I’m bleeding under these electric skies.
Your ghost still dances in my dreams,
A silent scream, a silver gleam.
[Pre-Chorus]
I reach for the shadow, but you’re not there,
Just perfume and poison in the air…
[Chorus]
💔 Love hurts, it burns like a flame,
Tears fall down, but I’m not the same.
Love hurts, it tears me apart,
A razor kiss across my heart.
Oh baby, love hurts… but I can’t let go.
[Verse 2]
Echoes crash through my veins,
Sweet salvation turns to pain.
Your touch still haunts my skin,
A battle I’ll never win.
I tried to fly on broken wings,
But every heartbeat still sings your name.
I’m chained to a memory,
Drowning in your melody.
[Pre-Chorus]
You’re the storm I can’t survive,
But your fire keeps me alive…
[Chorus]
Love hurts, it burns like a flame,
Tears fall down, but I’m not the same.
Love hurts, it tears me apart,
A razor kiss across my heart.
Oh baby, love hurts… but I can’t let go.
[Bridge (Guitar Solo Section)
(Soaring, emotional guitar solo — long bend, reverb-heavy sustain)
Spoken / Half-sung, over the solo:]
“I still see your face in the lightning,
I still feel your breath in the storm…
You’re gone, but you’ll never be gone from me.”
[Final Chorus]
Love hurts, and it’s killing me slow,
Still chasing the embers, still needing your glow.
Love hurts, but I won’t fade away,
From the ashes, I’ll rise someday…
Oh baby, love hurts —
Yeah, love hurts… but I still want you.
[Outro]
[(Soft piano + fading guitar harmonics)]
“Love hurts…
But I still believe…”
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