It Hurts to Be in Love
Love's Painful Symphony: Unrequited Longings in Gene Pitney's Melody
Lyrics
It hurts to be in love, when the only one you love
Expresses the pain of being in love when the person you love does not reciprocate the feeling.
Turns out to be someone who's not in love with you
Highlights the disappointment when the person you love turns out not to love you in return.
It hurts to love her so
Describes the emotional pain of loving someone deeply.
When deep down inside you know
Acknowledges the internal awareness that the person you love will never reciprocate your feelings.
She will never want you, no matter what you do
Emphasizes the futility of efforts to win the love of someone who will never be interested.
And so you cry a little bit (hurts to be in love)
Describes the emotional response of crying as a result of the pain experienced in unrequited love.
Oh, die a little bit (hurts to be in love)
Expresses the extreme emotional distress, using the metaphor of dying a little bit due to the hurt in love.
Day and night, night and day
Highlights the continuous nature of the emotional pain, day and night.
It hurts to be in love this way
Reiterates the overall pain and difficulty of being in love in this manner.
How long can I exist?
Questions the duration of one's existence while longing for unfulfilled desires.
Wanting lips I've never kissed
Expresses the desire for intimate experiences, such as kisses, that have never been realized.
She gives all her kisses to somebody else
Points out the painful reality of the person you love being romantically involved with someone else.
She thinks I'm just a friend
Reflects the perception that the singer is considered only a friend by the person they love.
Though it hurts, I must pretend
Describes the emotional necessity of pretending not to be hurt to maintain the relationship.
The only way to keep her, is to keep it to myself
Suggests that keeping one's feelings hidden is the only way to retain the person's affection.
And so I cry a little bit (hurts to be in love)
Repeats the expression of crying in response to the ongoing pain of unrequited love.
Oh, I die a little bit (hurts to be in love)
Reiterates the metaphor of dying a little bit due to the enduring pain of unreciprocated love.
Day and night, night and day
Reaffirms the constant nature of the emotional distress experienced day and night.
It hurts to be in love this way
Restates the overarching theme of the painful nature of being in love in this particular situation.
And so I cry a little bit (hurts to be in love)
Repeats the emotional response of crying as a consequence of the persisting pain in love.
Oh, I die a little bit (hurts to be in love)
Recapitulates the metaphor of dying a little bit, emphasizing the ongoing hurt in love.
Day and night, night and day
Reiterates the continuous nature of the emotional distress experienced day and night.
It hurts to be in love this way
Reaffirms the overall pain and difficulty of being in love in this particular manner.
It hurts to be in love, day and night, night and day
Repeats the statement that it hurts to be in love, emphasizing the persistent nature of the pain day and night.
It hurts to be in love. night and day, day and night
Reiterates the theme of the constant pain of being in love, emphasizing its day-and-night nature in a reversed order.
It hurts to be in love, day and night, night and day
Reaffirms the enduring pain of being in love, emphasizing its day-and-night nature in a reversed order.
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