Only Love Can Hurt Like This – English Lyrics

• By: Paloma Faith

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional world of Paloma Faith with 'Only Love Can Hurt Like This.' This song is a perfect example of dramatic English expression, offering learners a chance to study evocative vocabulary related to love and heartache through a powerful, soulful performance.

[English]

(upbeat music)

♪ Ooh ooh ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ♪

♪ I tell myself you don't mean a thing ♪

♪ And what we got, got no hold on me ♪

♪ But when you're not there I just crumble ♪

♪ I tell myself I don't care that much ♪

♪ But I feel like I die 'til I feel your touch ♪

♪ Only love, only love can hurt like this ♪

♪ Only love can hurt like this ♪

♪ Must've been a deadly kiss ♪

♪ Only love can hurt like this ♪

♪ Say I wouldn't care if you walked away ♪

♪ But every time you're there, I'm beggin' you to stay ♪

♪ And when you come close ♪

♪ I just tremble ♪

♪ And every time, every time you go ♪

♪ It's like a knife that cuts right to my soul ♪

♪ Only love, only love can hurt like this ♪

♪ Only love can hurt like this ♪

♪ Must've been a deadly kiss ♪

♪ Only love can hurt like this ♪

♪ Only love can hurt like this ♪

♪ Your kisses burn into my skin ♪

♪ Only love can hurt like this ♪

♪ But it's the sweetest pain ♪

♪ Burnin' hot through my veins ♪

♪ Love is torture, makes me more sure ♪

♪ Only love can hurt like this ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ♪

♪ Only love can hurt like this ♪

♪ Only love can hurt like this ♪

♪ Must've been a deadly kiss ♪

♪ Only love can hurt like this ♪

♪ Only love can hurt like this ♪

♪ Your kisses burn into my skin ♪

♪ Only love can hurt like this ♪

♪ Only love can hurt like this ♪

♪ Only love can hurt like this ♪

♪ Only love can hurt ♪

♪ Save me, save me ♪

♪ Only love, only love ♪

♪ 'Cause only love can hurt like this ♪

♪ And it must've been a deadly kiss ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
crumble /ˈkrʌm.bəl/ B2	verb - to break or fall apart into small fragments; to collapse
deadly /ˈded.li/ B1	adjective - causing or able to cause death; extremely intense
tremble /ˈtrem.bəl/ B2	verb - to shake involuntarily, typically as a result of anxiety or excitement
knife /naɪf/ A1	noun - a sharp tool used for cutting
soul /soʊl/ B2	noun - the spiritual part of a person; the center of feelings
sweetest /ˈswiːtɪst/ A2	adjective - most pleasing or delightful
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical or emotional suffering
veins /veɪnz/ B2	noun - blood vessels that carry blood to the heart
torture /ˈtɔːr.tʃɚ/ C1	noun - the action of inflicting severe pain; a source of great suffering
burn /bɜːrn/ A2	verb - to be on fire or produce heat/stinging sensation
save /seɪv/ A2	verb - to rescue from danger or harm
touch /tʌtʃ/ A2	noun - an act of touching or the sensation of being touched
beg /beɡ/ B1	verb - to ask for something in an earnest or humble way
skin /skɪn/ A1	noun - the outer layer of the body
kiss /kɪs/ A1	noun - a touch with the lips as a sign of affection