Lyrics
It hurts to be in love, when the only one you love
Expresses the emotional pain of being in love when the person you love doesn't reciprocate.
Turns out to be someone who's not in love with you
Highlights the disappointment when the person you love doesn't feel the same way about you.
It hurts to love her so
Conveys the emotional distress of loving someone deeply despite the pain it causes.
When deep down inside you know
Acknowledges the internal conflict when you know the person you love will never return your feelings.
She will never want you, no matter what you do
Expresses the futility of efforts to make the person love you, no matter what you do.
And so you cry a little bit (Hurts to be in love)
Describes the act of crying as a response to the pain of unrequited love.
Oh die a little bit (Hurts to be in love)
Intensifies the emotional struggle, suggesting a feeling of metaphorical death due to unreciprocated love.
Day and night, night and day
Reiterates the continuous nature of the pain, day and night.
It hurts to be in love this way
Emphasizes the enduring and persistent nature of the emotional pain from unrequited love.
How long can I exist
Questions the sustainability of living with the longing for a love that is not returned.
Wanting lips I've never kissed
Expresses the desire for physical intimacy that has not been experienced.
She gives all her kisses to somebody else
Conveys the pain of seeing the person you love being affectionate with someone else.
She thinks I'm just a friend
Indicates that the person is perceived as only a friend by the one they love.
Though it hurts, I must pretend
Describes the necessity of pretending to be just a friend despite the emotional pain.
The only way to keep her, is to keep it to myself
Suggests that keeping the love a secret is the only way to maintain any connection with the person.
And so I cry a little bit (Hurts to be in love)
Reiterates the act of crying as a response to the ongoing emotional struggle.
Oh I die a little bit (Hurts to be in love)
Reiterates the feeling of metaphorical death due to unreciprocated love.
Day and night, night and day
Repeats the continuous nature of the pain, day and night.
It hurts to be in love this way
Reaffirms the enduring and persistent nature of the emotional pain from unrequited love.
And so I cry a little bit (Hurts to be in love)
Repeats the act of crying as a response to the ongoing emotional struggle.
Oh I die a little bit (Hurts to be in love)
Repeats the feeling of metaphorical death due to unreciprocated love.
Day and night, night and day
Reiterates the continuous nature of the pain, day and night.
It hurts to be in love this way
Reaffirms the enduring and persistent nature of the emotional pain from unrequited love.
It hurts to be in love, day and night, night and day
Reiterates the overall theme of the constant pain of being in unreciprocated love.
It hurts to be in love. Night and day, day and night
Emphasizes the continuous and cyclical nature of the pain, day and night.
It hurts to be in love, day and night, night and day
Reiterates the overall theme of the constant pain of being in unreciprocated love.
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