Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
When the words that you wanted to say
Are all coming out wrong
When you burst into tears
Though you're trying so hard to be strong
Oh
We're standing in
Allowed to fight
Trying to make two wrongs right
Hurt lovers, hurt, hurt lovers oh
Don't give up, don't, don't give up no
Take cover
We can't just let it go
We gotta try
We gotta try
So when all that you ever believe
Comes apart at the seams
And when all of the bridges you build
Washed away in a stream
Oh
Whatever comes
It's not the end
We gotta fight
And take a stand
Hurt lovers, hurt, hurt lovers oh
Don't give up, don't, don't give up no
Take cover
We can't just let it go
We gotta try
We gotta try
Hurt lovers, hurt so bad again
Find something, to make things right again
It don't matter who wins out in the end
We gotta try
We gotta try
Even when you lose her
And you played the last card
You know
You know, you know
We're standing in
Allowed to fight
Trying to make two wrongs right
Hurt lovers, hurt, hurt lovers oh
Don't give up, don't, don't give up no
We gotta try
We gotta try
Hurt lovers, hurt, hurt lovers oh
Don't give up, don't, don't give up no
Take cover
We can't just let it go
We gotta try
We gotta try
Hurt lovers, hurt so bad again
Find something, to make things right again
It don't matter who wins out in the end
We gotta try
We gotta try
Are all coming out wrong
When you burst into tears
Though you're trying so hard to be strong
Oh
We're standing in
Allowed to fight
Trying to make two wrongs right
Hurt lovers, hurt, hurt lovers oh
Don't give up, don't, don't give up no
Take cover
We can't just let it go
We gotta try
We gotta try
So when all that you ever believe
Comes apart at the seams
And when all of the bridges you build
Washed away in a stream
Oh
Whatever comes
It's not the end
We gotta fight
And take a stand
Hurt lovers, hurt, hurt lovers oh
Don't give up, don't, don't give up no
Take cover
We can't just let it go
We gotta try
We gotta try
Hurt lovers, hurt so bad again
Find something, to make things right again
It don't matter who wins out in the end
We gotta try
We gotta try
Even when you lose her
And you played the last card
You know
You know, you know
We're standing in
Allowed to fight
Trying to make two wrongs right
Hurt lovers, hurt, hurt lovers oh
Don't give up, don't, don't give up no
We gotta try
We gotta try
Hurt lovers, hurt, hurt lovers oh
Don't give up, don't, don't give up no
Take cover
We can't just let it go
We gotta try
We gotta try
Hurt lovers, hurt so bad again
Find something, to make things right again
It don't matter who wins out in the end
We gotta try
We gotta try
Lyrics submitted by bobgoalie565
Hurt Lovers Lyrics as written by David Jost Alexander Zuckowski
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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