Pure Love

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In “Pure Love” Hayley looks into her vulnerable side and lets herself know that if she wants to be loved she must open up while at the time finding someone who treats her… Read More

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Pure Love Lyrics

[Intro]
Huh

[Verse 1]
The opposite
The opposite of love is fear
I'm still trying to get (Hm)
Used to how the former feels
'Cause it feels so new
You think you know me
Wait 'til I open up to you

[Chorus]
If I want pure love
Must stop acting so tough
(I give a little, you give a little
We get a little sentimental)
If I want your love
Ooh, got to open up
(I give a little, you give a little
We get a little sentimental)

[Verse 2]
A deeper way
A deeper way to understand
To understand the line between
Who you are and who I am, baby
'Cause to let you in (I want your love, I want your love now)
Is true compromise (I want your love)
Not just the friction of our skin (I want your love now)

[Chorus]
If I want pure love
Must stop acting so tough
(I give a little, you give a little
We get a little sentimental)
If I want your love
Ooh, got to open up
(I give a little, you give a little
We get a little experimental)

[Bridge]
I guess, I guess (I guess, I guess)
I could, I guess (I could, I guess)
Guess I oughta clean up these bloody fists if it's alright
And yes, I guess (And yes, I guess)
It's for the best (It's for the best)
Guess you really gotta call your own bluff if you want pure love
(If I want pure love)

[Chorus]
If I want pure love
Must stop acting so tough
(I give a little, you give a little
We get a little sentimental)
If I want your love
Ooh, got to open up
(I give a little, you give a little
We get a little sentimental)

[Outro]
If I want your love, ooh
(If I want your love)
(I want your love, I want your love
I want your love, I want your love now)
(I want your love, I want your love
I want your love, I want your love now)
(I give a little, you give a little
We get a little sentimental)
And if I want your love
(If I want your love)
(I want your love, I want your love
I want your love, I want your love now)
(I give a little, you give a little
We get a little sentimental)

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In “Pure Love” Hayley looks into her vulnerable side and lets herself know that if she wants to be loved she must open up while at the time finding someone who treats her well. The track sees her willing to get back into the world of love despite all the troubles she detailed on previous tracks such as “Dead Horse”.

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What did Hayley Williams say about "Pure Love"?

On a Pitchfork Album Break Down, Hayley was asked about the song:

You sing about getting “experimental” with someone, which could obviously be interpersonal, but it seems to allude to the music, too.

This has so much to do with me overcoming my fear of intimacy and learning new ways to connect with someone, trying so hard to let myself experience discomfort as a human being in order to grow. I didn’t ever mind the lyrics to the third part of the album coming across as innuendo. I was very happy to have that. So “getting experimental” in a relationship—people can take that sexually if they would like to, but I really see it as: I’ve never tried having a healthy relationship before in my whole entire damn life. It’s time for me to try what it feels like to communicate on a real adult level.

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