Loneliness,
And there's pain,
I guess I lost it then,
Oh the shame,
There's no sun in the skies,
No sweetness in your words,
No feeling in your touch,
I can only take so much.

It only hurts,
When I'm laughing,
When I'm laughing,
Yes laughing,
Oh it only hurts,
When I'm laughing,
I guess I'm laughing,
But I'll show no sign.

There's loneliness,
And there's pain,
I guess I lost it then,
Oh the shame,
There's no sun in the skies,
No sweetness in your words,
No feeling in your touch,
But I'll take time to show the world,
All the pain that you've caused,
I'll shed my secrets,
But paint a guest at the side,
Oh with nobody to love,
I'll tear the stars from the sky,
I need your warm love, but I won't cry.

It only hurts,
I won't cry,
When I'm laughing, X2
I won't sigh,
Laughing,
I won't die,
Laughing.

It only hurts,
When I'm laughing,
Yes I'm laughing,
When I'm laughing,
Oh it only hurts,
When I'm laughing,
When I'm laughing,
I'm laughing now.


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