Love Hurts

[Verse 1]
You said
“Relax”
Then lit the match
Watched my pride
Curl up
Collapse
Bit my tongue
Till it turned black
All these red flags
Folded in my lap
[Chorus]
Love hurts
Like salt in an open cut
Like words that you never took back
You twist first
Smile while you watch me crack
Echo in my chest
It laughs
(yeah, it laughs)
Love hurts
You turn every touch to bruise
Every promise into proof
I’m cursed
Still reaching my hands to you
Knowing what this damage do
[Verse 2]
You find my fears
Then pull the thread
Call it a joke
Till I see red
You say my name
Like it’s a dare
Every soft place
You leave it bare
[Chorus]
Love hurts
Like salt in an open cut
Like words that you never took back
You twist first
Smile while you watch me crack
Echo in my chest
It laughs
(oh it laughs)
Love hurts
You turn every touch to bruise
Every promise into proof
I’m cursed
Still reaching my hands to you
Knowing what this damage do
[Bridge]
Low voice in my ear
Keeps saying “stay”
High voice in my head
Screams “run away”
But I just sink
Deeper in your dirt
Every time we kiss
I remember
[Chorus]
Love hurts
Like salt in an open cut
Like words that you never took back
You twist first
Smile while you watch me crack
Echo in my chest
It laughs
(it laughs, it laughs)
Love hurts
You turn every touch to bruise
Every promise into proof
I’m cursed
Still reaching my hands to you
Knowing what this damage do

pop, Alt R&B / alt pop with male vocals; pitched-down bass surging aggressively under airy pads, filtered drums, and whispered doubles. Verses stay tense and minimal, with close-mic vocal and distant reverb tails; chorus hits with extreme low-end, distorted sub swells, and layered falsetto ad-libs. Dark, ethereal atmosphere throughout, with abrupt drops and echoes accenting the word “hurt.”, r&b