Oh no, love just leaves you bruised
If you want to know, you find something to lose
The world won't turn until something breaks
Who will make the first last mistake?
They say that good things come to those who wait

Into the spiral, your world and my world, it's never final
Love just leaves you bruised

I went because you said you'd be there
A box of candy, smoke in your hair
I didn't know, I didn't care
But now I know
Love just leaves you bruised

Oh no, did love just leave you screwed?
You gotta go slow
Cos love just leaves you bruised

Into the spiral, your world and my world, it's never final
Love just leaves you bruised

I went because you said you'd be there
A box of candy, smoke in your hair
I didn't know, I didn't care
But now I know
Love just leaves you bruised
And I've got the scars to prove it

I went because you said you'd be there
A box of candy, smoke in your hair
Explain it to me again and again
Like I care
Love just leaves you

The world won't turn until something breaks
Who will make the first last mistake?
Good things come to those who wait
Well I can't wait

I went because you said you'd be there
A box of candy smoke in your hair
I didn't know, I didn't care
But now I know


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    My Interpretation

    I think he's in love with this girl.

    And she's cheated on him.

    And he's devastated.

    That's what I see in the lyrics at least.

    rent907on July 07, 2010   Link

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