This song is pretty self explanatory but I think it is about her trying to deny that her feelings for the man who broke her heart are as strong as love. She says " I tell myself you don't mean a thing" and "I tell myself I don't care that much" but as she continues to reflect on their time together she realizes that she was madly in love with him and this is the reason that his absence has caused her so much pain. The chorus line "only love can hurt like this" means that she didn't understand just how strong her feelings were while they were in a relationship but now that he's gone she just now realizes that what she had was love and that's why she can't get over it and she's in so much pain.
The lines "But it's the sweetest pain. Burning hot through my veins" I believe to mean that she is actually somewhat happy to now understand that she experienced her first love. The memories of the good times and knowing that it's love make her smile but also sting because she knows that it's over.
Also "love is torture makes me more sure" again shows that she is more sure that what she felt for him is love because of the torture she's in.
This song is pretty self explanatory but I think it is about her trying to deny that her feelings for the man who broke her heart are as strong as love. She says " I tell myself you don't mean a thing" and "I tell myself I don't care that much" but as she continues to reflect on their time together she realizes that she was madly in love with him and this is the reason that his absence has caused her so much pain. The chorus line "only love can hurt like this" means that she didn't understand just how strong her feelings were while they were in a relationship but now that he's gone she just now realizes that what she had was love and that's why she can't get over it and she's in so much pain.
The lines "But it's the sweetest pain. Burning hot through my veins" I believe to mean that she is actually somewhat happy to now understand that she experienced her first love. The memories of the good times and knowing that it's love make her smile but also sting because she knows that it's over. Also "love is torture makes me more sure" again shows that she is more sure that what she felt for him is love because of the torture she's in.