[Verse 1]
Why love hurt like this
Jaw locked up
Hands on fist
Heart talk back, won't listen
We was barefoot
Red clay, back road kids
Now it's court dates
Phone full of typed-out texts I never send
You said "forever"
Then you vanished in a weekend
Family askin' questions
I'm just laughin', tryna pretend
Prayed for peace
Got pieces
Scattered in the kitchen
How this blessing feel
So close to a sentence
[Chorus]
Why love gotta feel so tormented (so tormented)
Why the ones I let the closest
Turn the coldest, then go missin' (go missin')
Why my chest feel heavy like a sentence
Every hug come with hidden intentions
Why love gotta feel so tormented
So tormented, so tormented (yeah)
[Verse 2]
You love my scars
'Cause they look good in the picture
You love my pain
Long as you ain't in the scripture
You call it passion
I call it panic in slow motion
We argue quiet
But my pulse sound like explosions
Mama told me
"Boy, don't chase what keep you crawlin'"
But you hit my phone
Name flash, and I'm fallin'
Trade my sleep
For a three-word text
"I miss you"
Next day, you cold as winter rain
When it hits you
[Chorus]
Why love gotta feel so tormented (so tormented)
Why the ones I let the closest
Turn the coldest, then go missin' (yeah)
Why my chest feel heavy like a sentence
Every hug come with hidden intentions
Why love gotta feel so tormented
So tormented, so tormented (uh)
[Bridge]
Maybe it's me that keep choosin' this fire (this fire)
Maybe it's you that keep feedin' my pride
Maybe it's God sayin' "son, you tired"
But I still slide, still slide, still slide (still slide)
[Chorus]
Why love gotta feel so tormented (so tormented)
Why the ones I let the closest
Turn the coldest, then go missin' (go missin')
Why my chest feel heavy like a sentence
Every hug come with hidden intentions
Why love gotta feel so tormented
So tormented, so tormented (yeah)