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Why by Hurts

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Hurts

Why

Release date: 8th October 2015

From Surrender (Deluxe)Track 33:28
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About This Track

'Why' by Hurts is a 2015 Pop track from the album 'Surrender (Deluxe)'. The lyrics frame a tense relationship reckoning, with the narrator demanding clarity about motives and intent, questioning why love feels painful, and pressing for a decision rather than delay. Over the course of the verses, the tone stays accusatory but controlled, pushing the listener towards answers: “If this is love, then why does it hurt”.

"Why" is a track by Hurts, from the album Surrender (Deluxe), released 8th October 2015. The track is 3:28 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about Hurts.

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Hurts

Hurts

Lyrics

Why

There was a time, there was a place
So tell me now, why'd you wake up with that look on your face?

Don't you waste my time
Let it go, let it go
And don't just stand in line
If you wanna lead, you can lead

If this is love, then why does it hurt so bad?
If this is over, then why do I want you back?
So tell me that it's worth it cause I'm going crazy here
(I just can't get enough, I just can't get enough)
If this is love, then why does it hurt so bad?

There was a time, far away
And I wanna try, try to take us
Take us back to that place

So don't hold back for me
Let it out, just let it out
It's you I wanna see
So let it out and you can lead

If this is love, then why does it hurt so bad?
If this is over, then why do I want you back?
So tell me that it's worth it cause I'm going crazy here
(I just can't get enough, I just can't get enough)
If this is love, then why does it hurt so bad?

If this is love, then why does it hurt so bad?

If this is love, then why does it hurt so bad?
If this is over, then why do I want you back?
So tell me that it's worth it cause I'm going crazy here
(I just can't get enough, I just can't get enough)
If this is love, then why does it hurt so bad?

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Track details

From Surrender (Deluxe)

3:282015
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Album
Surrender (Deluxe)
Surrender (Deluxe)
Hurts
9th October 2015
Track number
3
Release year
2015
  1. 1Surrender
    1:17
  2. 2Some Kind of Heaven
    3:19
  3. 3Why
    3:28
  4. 4Nothing Will Be Bigger Than Us
    4:03

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