In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
I wanted you so
Wanted you to hold me tight
Take my love and treat me right
I needed your love so
But you're just the hurtin' kind
Nearly drove me out of my mind
Your hurtin' kinda love
Your hurtin' kinda love, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
It left me crying
I'd never been blue
I never had to cry all day
Tryin' to wash the hurt away
But then I fell for you
Giving you the love I had
Just to have you treat me so bad
Your hurtin' kinda love
Your hurtin' kinda love, oh, oh, oh, oh
It left me crying
So, now you're with another love
It just may be your lover
Could be the one to do what you have
Done to me, yeah
I want you to know
Even though you broke my heart
I can make a brand new start
I'm so glad to see you go
You will bring me no more pain
I will never cry again
Your hurtin' kinda love
Your hurtin' kinda love, oh, oh
It's over, baby, yeah
Your hurtin' kinda love
Your hurtin' kinda love
Come on baby, take this hurt off me, yeah
Come on baby, take this hurt off me, yeah
Come on baby, take this hurt off me
Wanted you to hold me tight
Take my love and treat me right
I needed your love so
But you're just the hurtin' kind
Nearly drove me out of my mind
Your hurtin' kinda love
Your hurtin' kinda love, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
It left me crying
I'd never been blue
I never had to cry all day
Tryin' to wash the hurt away
But then I fell for you
Giving you the love I had
Just to have you treat me so bad
Your hurtin' kinda love
Your hurtin' kinda love, oh, oh, oh, oh
It left me crying
So, now you're with another love
It just may be your lover
Could be the one to do what you have
Done to me, yeah
I want you to know
Even though you broke my heart
I can make a brand new start
I'm so glad to see you go
You will bring me no more pain
I will never cry again
Your hurtin' kinda love
Your hurtin' kinda love, oh, oh
It's over, baby, yeah
Your hurtin' kinda love
Your hurtin' kinda love
Come on baby, take this hurt off me, yeah
Come on baby, take this hurt off me, yeah
Come on baby, take this hurt off me
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Your Hurtin' Kind of Love Lyrics as written by Mike Hawker Ivor Raymonde
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