Nothing Ever Hurt Like You – English Lyrics

• By: James Morrison
• Album: The Awakening

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful tool, and James Morrison's "Nothing Ever Hurt Like You" offers a great opportunity to explore emotive and descriptive English. The song's clear narrative of heartbreak and its soulful, retro style make it both engaging and memorable. Through its lyrics, you can learn vocabulary related to love, pain, and relationships, all while enjoying a catchy and heartfelt melody.

[English]

1, 2, 3, 4

Ooh ohh ohh

Yeah yeah yeah

Hey

If loving you is easy,

playing by the rules,

but you said love taste so much better when its cruel

to you everything was just a game,

yeah you played me good,

But i want you, i want you, i want you,

So much more than i should,

Yes i do.

I've got my hands up so take your aim,

Yeah i'm ready,

There's nothing that we can't go through,

Oh it hit me like a steal freight train,

When you left me,

And nothing ever hurt like you,

Nothing ever hurt like you.

I was naive and wide eyed,

but you made me see,

that you dont get to taste the honey,

without the sting of a bee,

no you dont.

Yes you stung me good,

oh yeah you dug in deep,

but ill take, ill take it, ill take it

Till im down on my knees.

I've got my hands up so take your aim,

Yeah i'm ready,

There's nothing that we can't go through,

Walk a thousend miles on broken glass,

It wont stop me,

from making my way back to you,

It's not real till you feel the pain,

And nothing ever hurt like you,

Nothing ever hurt like you.

Oh everything was just a game,

yeah you played me good,

But i want you, i want you, i want you,

I want you, i want you.

I've got my hands up so take your aim,

Yeah i'm ready,

There's nothing that we can't go through,

Walk a thousend miles on broken glass,

It wont stop me,

from making my way back to you,

It's not real till you feel the pain,

And nothing ever hurt like you,

Nothing ever hurt like you.

Nothing in the whole wide world

Nothing ever, nothing ever, nothing ever

Nothing ever hurt like you, like you

Like you, like you, hurt like you

Will ever, will never hurt like you, you, you, you

Nothing ever hurt like you.

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection or strong feeling for someone verb - to feel deep affection for someone
hurt /hɜːrt/ B1	verb - to cause physical or emotional pain adjective - feeling pain; injured
naïve /naɪˈiːv/ B2	adjective - lacking experience, wisdom or judgement; innocent
sting /stɪŋ/ B2	noun - a sharp, painful sensation caused by a bite or a pointed object verb - to wound or cause a sharp pain with a sting
honey /ˈhʌni/ A2	noun - a sweet, viscous food made by bees from floral nectar
bee /biː/ A1	noun - a flying insect that produces honey and pollinates plants
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ B1	adjective - damaged and no longer whole or functional
glass /ɡlæs/ A1	noun - a transparent hard material made from sand, used for windows or containers
aim /eɪm/ B1	noun - the purpose or intention behind an action; a target verb - to direct or point something towards a target
ready /ˈrɛdi/ A2	adjective - prepared for action or use
game /ɡeɪm/ A1	noun - an activity for enjoyment or competition, often played with rules
train /treɪn/ A1	noun - a series of connected railway cars that travel on tracks verb - to teach or develop skills through practice
pain /peɪn/ B1	noun - physical or emotional suffering or discomfort
miles /maɪlz/ A2	noun - a unit of distance equal to 5,280 feet (about 1.6 kilometres)
rules /ruːlz/ A2	noun - explicit directions or principles that govern behavior or procedures
hands /hændz/ A1	noun - the two prehensile limbs at the end of a human's arms
cruel /ˈkruːəl/ B2	adjective - causing or showing willful suffering or pain; unkind

Key Grammar Structures

• If loving you is easy, playing by the rules,

  ➔ Conditional Clause (Type 0/1) & Gerunds

  ➔ The sentence uses a conditional structure. 'If loving you is easy' sets a condition. 'Loving' and 'playing' are gerunds functioning as nouns. The structure implies a contrast - loving *should* be easy, but isn't.

• but you said love taste so much better when its cruel

  ➔ Indirect Speech & Unusual Verb Usage ('taste')

  ➔ This is reported speech – the speaker is relaying what 'you' said. The verb 'taste' is used metaphorically to describe the experience of love, which is unusual but effective. 'Its' is a possessive pronoun.

• I've got my hands up so take your aim,

  ➔ Present Perfect & Imperative

  ➔ 'I've got' is a contraction of 'I have' in the present perfect, indicating a state resulting from a past action (being ready). 'Take your aim' is a direct command (imperative).

• Walk a thousand miles on broken glass,

  ➔ Infinitive Phrase as Adverbial

  ➔ The phrase 'Walk a thousand miles on broken glass' is an infinitive phrase functioning as an adverbial, modifying the verb 'wont stop me'. It expresses the extent of the speaker's determination.