Connie Constance – Hurt You Lyrics

Connie Constance – Hurt You Lyrics

Hurt You Lyrics By Connie Constance

This song is about me being in the [music] industry at 19, signing a deal and thinking these people had my best interests at heart—whereas, actually, they didn’t. I think a lot of artists go through that. My manager once said that when you walk into a record label, they should have pictures up of all the artists they didn’t break, instead of the ones who became successes. I think anyone can relate to this song, though. We’ve all had a friend who was there when life was good but then lost interest when you seemed dead and buried.

— via Apple Music

[Verse 1]
I cut loose your prehistoric point of view
A tight noose that hung me above all I knew
You’re fish food and I am not afraid of you now
I shampooed out all the dirt from your abuse
In ten moves you’re gonna change your attitude
A shark tooth and you should be afraid of me now

[Pre-Chorus]
A snake in the grass, a shark in the ocean
I couldn’t trust you with my emotions
I had to become a recluse, I like me better now that I’m mad
A snake in the grass, a shark in the ocean
I couldn’t trust you with my emotions
And now you’re calling me crazy ’cause I like being bad

[Chorus]
This is the way, uh
This is thе way that I hurt you
But cutting you loose, you can’t get a grip of my heart
This is thе way, uh
This is the way that I hurt you
Though you tried to convince me I’m burning, I came out alive

[Verse 2]
You tried to sell my death like it’s a parachute
Send me out to war like I was bulletproof
But now you’re watching your back when you come through my town
The class clowns got your chakras shaking in their boots
I put too much pressure on a substitute
You couldn’t handle me then, can’t put a stop to me now

[Pre-Chorus]
A snake in the grass, a shark in the ocean
I couldn’t trust you with my emotions
I had to become a recluse, I like me better now that I’m mad
A snake in the grass, a shark in the ocean
I couldn’t trust you with my emotions
And now you’re calling me crazy ’cause I like being bad

[Chorus]
This is the way, uh
This is the way that I hurt you
But cutting you loose, you can’t get a grip of my heart
This is the way, uh
This is the way that I hurt you
Though you tried to convince me I’m burning, I came out alive

[Post-Chorus]
What doesn’t kill us makes us stranger
They say that damaged people aren’t afraid of danger
You cut, you can bruise but I’ve got ten rounds for your one
What doesn’t kill us makes us stranger
They say that damaged people aren’t afraid of danger
I’ll be black, I’ll be blue, still, I’ll rise like the morning sun

[Bridge]
Ever been in the swamp and kept rowing?
Had the weight of the world and stayed floating?
Showed up brand new when inside your broken
The power in you, yeah, it won’t go unnoticed

[Chorus]
This is the way, uh
This is the way that I hurt you
But cutting you loose, you can’t get a grip of my heart
This is the way, uh
This is the way that I hurt you
Though you tried to convince me I’m burning, I came out alive