[Verse 1]
I learned the rules too fast
Hands first, heart last
Everybody wants a taste
Nobody wants to stay
Seen it in the club line
In the double-tap shine
One night, one name, gone
And I’m still holding on
[Pre-Chorus]
I tried to play it cool
Tried to keep it light
But love feels illegal
In the middle of the night
[Chorus]
I want to be loved
Not just touched
Not just kept for the rush
I want to be loved
(hey)
I want to be loved
When the room goes cold
When the game gets old
I want to be loved
[Verse 2]
I got a heart like glass
And they keep throwing cash
Pretend it’s all a joke
Then wonder why I choke
My phone stays warm and dead
All these half-said texts
“u up?” is all they bring
Like I’m not a human thing
[Pre-Chorus]
I’m sick of the chase
Sick of the pose
Everybody selling skin
Nobody wants your soul
[Chorus]
I want to be loved
Not just touched
Not just kept for the rush
I want to be loved
(hey)
I want to be loved
When the room goes cold
When the game gets old
I want to be loved
[Bridge]
So tell me where the real ones at
Not a mask, not a dare, not a hit and run
I’ve been bleeding in the back of the chat
While they laugh and run
I don’t need perfect
I need true
I need somebody
Who stays when I lose
[Breakdown]
The band drops out
Just my voice and the wire
I’m done being a maybe
I’m done being tired
[Final Chorus]
I want to be loved
Not just touched
Not just kept for the rush
I want to be loved
(hear me)
I want to be loved
When the room goes cold
When the game gets old
I want to be loved
[Finale]
[Instrumental Cut]
Bring it back!
I want to be loved!
I want to be loved!
(keep me)
(hold me)
I want to be loved!
[Electric Guitar Finale]
Oh-oh
I want to be loved!