Hate me like you mean it

Say you hate me, carve it in my skin

So I don’t forget who I’ve been

Hold me close while you pull the knife

We call it love but it feels like dying

Say you need me, even if it’s fake

I’d rather bleed than watch you walk away

We don’t fix, we just repeat

Love me like it hurts to breathe

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You watch me break like it’s beautiful

Like shattered glass in a hospital

Say I’m the worst thing you ever found

But you still keep me around

You like the sound when my voice goes numb

When I say “I’m fine” but I’m coming undone

You trace my flaws like a map of sins

Then kiss my mouth just to taste where I’ve been

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You say “leave,” but your hands don’t move

You say “go,” but you pull me through

We’re stitched together with things we hide

If one of us leaves, the other one dies

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Say you hate me, carve it in my skin

So I don’t forget who I’ve been

Hold me close while you pull the knife

We call it love but it feels like dying

Say you need me, even if it’s fake

I’d rather bleed than watch you walk away

We don’t fix, we just repeat

Love me like it hurts to breathe

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You smile when I’m losing sleep

Say my pain makes you feel something deep

We’re not okay, we just play pretend

Two broken things that refuse to end

You tear me down just to build me back

Then leave me worse every time we crack

You say I’m poison, I say “that’s true”

But you drink me up like you need me too

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If I disappear, would you feel at all?

Or just find another one to watch fall?

We don’t heal, we just replace

Different scars, same empty space

I see it now but I won’t run

‘Cause you’re the damage I’ve become

If this is wrong, I’ll never choose right

I’d rather stay and lose this fight

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Say you hate me… don’t say goodbye

Just stay long enough to watch me die

Not in body, but piece by piece

You take what’s left of me

Say you need me… even if it’s cruel

I’d rather hurt than lose you

We’re not love, we’re a disease

Love me like it hurts to breathe