who hurt you Lyrics
Beat up, broken
Dancing to a little four on the floor
High heels, teardrops
Guard up, you don't trust a soul anymore
Walked up, kissed you
Close up, I could see the pain in your eyes
Cryin', you smiled
And told me some days all you want is to die
[Pre-Chorus]
Tell me is that true?
What have you been through?
Tell me what'd they do?
Who could ever let you down?
Tell me
[Chorus]
Who hurt you?
Who hurt you?
Who hurt you?
Who? Who?
Who hurt you?
Who hurt you?
Who hurt you?
Who? Who?
Bathroom, sex scene
You looked up like you had something to say
You said, "If you like me
You must have some ugly shit going on inside"
And I said, "I ain't felt a thing since I was eighteen
And look I'm tryna keep it cool but please don't break me
'Cause I keep pushing people out until they hate me"
Then I start crying in your arms like a fuckin' baby
And you said
[Pre-Chorus]
Tell me is that true? (Tell me is that true?)
What have you been through?
Tell me what'd they do?
Who could ever let you down?
Tell me
[Chorus]
Who hurt you?
Who hurt you?
Who hurt you?
Who? Who?
Who hurt you?
Who hurt you?
Who hurt you?
Who? Who?
Maybe we're broken right from the start
Maybe we're made for fallin' apart
Maybe our problems all have a name
Who's there to blame
Nothing's the same so tell me
[Chorus]
Who hurt you?
Who hurt you?
Who hurt you? (Tell me)
Who? Who?
Who hurt you?
Who hurt you?
Who hurt you?
Who? Who?
Who hurt you?
Who hurt you?
Who hurt you?
Who? Who?
Who hurt you?
Who hurt you?
Who hurt you?
Who? Who?
About
“who hurt you” talks of two individuals with an unpleasant dating history that has made them wary of forming a new, strong relationship with each other. In the song, they share their emotional baggage, which will inevitably bring them closer.
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After going on tour, we had a couple months to really finish the album, and that tour changed everything. I scrapped four songs because I was like, ‘Wait, we need drums throughout. We need energy consistently throughout a song.’ That’s how this song got birthed. I wrote the whole thing alone, brought the song to [Spencer Stewart] and he helped produce it into this very fun, upbeat song with pretty dark lyrics. I like to disguise those things with happy melodies and upbeat production.
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