Verse 1 You don’t raise your voice, you don’t have to shout You know exactly what to say, then you let it fall out It’s never the punch, it’s the pause that stings Like you aim for the cracks in the best parts of me You say it’s just honesty, say I’m too thin-skinned But truth don’t have to cut this deep to get in I’d rather hear silence than another “just saying” Another little sentence that leaves me shaking Pre-Chorus I replay it all night, every line, every tone Trying to figure out how love turns into stone Chorus Why do you hurt me with your words? They land like they know where I’m weak You don’t touch me, but it still hurts Like bruises nobody else can see If you love me like you say you do Why do your truths feel so unkind? Why do you hurt me with your words And leave the rest of me behind? Verse 2 You smile it off, say I’m reading it wrong Say I’m making a fight where there wasn’t one But I feel it in my chest when you walk away Like I’m shrinking a little more every day I’m not asking you to walk on glass I’m asking why you aim so fast At the parts of me I trusted you with The parts I never learned how to fix Pre-Chorus You say I should be stronger by now But love shouldn’t teach me how Chorus Why do you hurt me with your words? They echo longer than the sound You don’t scream, you don’t curse You just slowly tear me down If I’m safe here in your arms Why do I feel so small inside? Why do you hurt me with your words Then say I’m the one who’s crossed the line? Bridge Maybe you don’t mean the damage you do Maybe this is just how you learned truth But I’m tired of bleeding in quiet ways And calling it love just to make it stay Final Chorus So if you’re gonna speak, speak gently If you’re gonna stay, stay kind I’m already fighting my own wars I don’t need yours inside my mind ‘Cause love should heal, not leave a mark Not make me question my own worth So tell me—if you love me at all— Why do you hurt me with your words? Outro You don’t need sharper honesty You just need a little mercy With your words

Why do you have to hurt me with your words?