Hurt Like I Do
Love's Painful Echoes: A Tale of Heartbreak
Lyrics
Does a black heart love the same,
Questioning whether a person with a black heart can experience love.
And can a pair of these stay in love?
Asking if a specific pair of individuals can sustain their love for each other.
Hers is a sweet sweet ebony and mine is a lightless wonder.
Describing the singer's lover's heart as sweet ebony and the singer's own heart as a lightless wonder.
With a kiss I'll close my eyes, and I melt into her soul.
Expressing the deep connection and intimacy felt when kissing the lover.
She blew my mind in Poughkeepsie,
Recalling a memorable experience in Poughkeepsie where the lover made a significant impact.
And laid it out in Providence, Rhode Island.
Referring to another impactful moment in Providence, Rhode Island, where the lover had a lasting effect.
Desperation's like the marks I left on your back,
Comparing desperation to the marks left on someone's back, possibly implying emotional scars.
It's now or never love, so say something back.
Urging the lover to respond or reciprocate feelings, emphasizing the critical moment.
Dirty nothing more. If this is the last time,
Describing the lover as "dirty" but expressing a desire to freeze the moment if it's the last time.
I'm gonna freeze it, I'm gonna freeze it.
Reiterating the intent to preserve the moment and emotions in a frozen state.
I'll make you hurt like I do, and I'll never think twice.
Committing to making the lover experience the same hurt as the singer without hesitation.
I'll make you hurt like I do, and I'll never think twice.
Repeating the commitment to causing pain to the lover without second thoughts.
I'll make you hurt like I do, and I'll never think twice, love.
Stating the intention to make the lover hurt and emphasizing the lack of hesitation or remorse.
I'll make you hurt like I do, and I'll never think twice, love.
Repeating the desire to make the lover hurt, underscoring the lack of remorse or second thoughts.
I'll make you hurt like I do, and I'll never think twice.
Continuing the commitment to making the lover experience pain without hesitation.
I'll make you hurt like I do, and I'll never think twice.
Reiterating the determination to make the lover hurt without any second thoughts.
Yeah, I'll never think twice.
Emphasizing that the singer will not reconsider or have second thoughts about causing pain.
I'll tear your heart out,
Expressing the intention to emotionally wound the lover by tearing their heart out.
Oh, ex-love of mine,
Addressing the lover as an ex-love and suggesting the singing of a lonely song.
Sing that song of loneliness.
Encouraging the lover to sing a song of loneliness, possibly relating to the pain of a breakup.
That one that no one hears but you.
Highlighting a song of loneliness that only the singer can hear, emphasizing isolation.
Then you'll hurt like I do.
Predicting that the lover will eventually feel the same hurt as the singer.
I'll make you hurt like I do, and I'll never think twice, love.
Repeating the commitment to making the lover hurt without second thoughts, using the term "love."
I'll make you hurt like I do, and I'll never think twice, love.
Continuing the commitment to causing pain to the lover without remorse or second thoughts.
And I'll never think twice, love.
Reiterating the lack of second thoughts or hesitation in making the lover hurt.
No, I'll never think twice.
Emphasizing the firm resolution to not reconsider or have second thoughts about causing pain.
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