DON’T LOVE ME - Black & Blue

[Intro] You see the good in everything I only see what breaks You call this world a beautiful place I call it a mistake But then you smile at me And for a moment I forget Maybe this world ain’t so damn cold Maybe I’m not dead yet [Verse 1] You wear the sunlight like a dress I wear the night beneath my skin You make a home out of a mess I don’t know where to begin You say, “Come closer, don’t be scared” Like I was ever worth your trust You hold my hand like nothing’s wrong While I’m afraid I’ll ruin us I hate the way I hurt you Then hate myself when you go quiet You never ask me for perfection But somehow I still can’t deny it You’re too good for this Too good for me Every time you smile I feel guilty So if you love me Love me carefully ‘Cause I’m scared the man I am Will kill the girl you used to be Don’t love me too much Don’t love me too much I might break your heart Just trying to hold you close Don’t love me too much Don’t love me too much I’d burn the world for you But I don’t wanna burn your soul Oh, I love you God, I love you That’s the problem, that’s the truth Don’t love me too much ‘Cause I don’t know how To love you without hurting you [Verse 2] You still believe in happy endings I stopped believing years ago You see a sky full of colors I see the places people go You tell me, “You’re not broken” I laugh like you don’t understand ’Cause every time you touch my heart I feel it shaking in my hands Sometimes I turn so cold Just because I’m scared you’ll leave I’d rather make you hate me first Than wait for you to see That underneath the anger I’m just terrified and small I’m not afraid of losing you I’m afraid I’ll make you fall You’re too good for this Too good for me Every time you cry I can’t breathe So if you love me Love me carefully ’Cause the worst thing I could be Is the reason you stop believing Don’t love me too much Don’t love me too much I might break your heart Just trying to hold you close Don’t love me too much Don’t love me too much I’d burn the world for you But I don’t wanna burn your soul Oh, I love you God, I love you That’s the problem, that’s the truth Don’t love me too much ‘Cause I don’t know how To love you without hurting you Yeah, I know I’m difficult I know I make you cry Say I’m fine, then shut you out Like I don’t need you by my side I got a head full of worst-case A heart full of old scars You see me reaching for the stars I see every way we fall apart And I know it’s fucked up How I push you when I need you Say “I don’t care” when every second I’m just dying here to keep you If the whole world comes for you I’ll be standing at the door But if I’m the one you have to fear What the hell am I fighting for? I could hate a million people Just to keep you safe tonight But I’d rather lose the battle Than become the reason you lose your light So maybe I’m not good enough Maybe that’s the hardest truth I don’t want a perfect life I just want one that doesn’t hurt you And every time you say you love me I don’t know what to say ’Cause part of me wants you forever And part of me wants you away You don’t have to run You don’t have to hide I can see the boy You keep locked inside You don’t have to save me You don’t have to fight Just hold me And stay tonight What if I hurt you again? Then let me tell you Before you break me… Don’t love me too much Don’t love me too much I might break your heart Just trying to hold you close Don’t love me too much Don’t love me too much I’d burn the world for you But I don’t wanna burn your soul Oh, I love you God, I love you That’s the problem, that’s the truth Don’t love me too much… ‘Cause I don’t know how… To love you… Without hurting you… But if you still choose me After everything I’ve done… Then maybe… Maybe I’m worth loving after all. I never needed you to be perfect… I just needed you to stay.