The Story Behind the Song
A song about wanting someone who's bad for you -- not despite the hurt but tangled up with it, need and harm arriving together. It doesn't resolve into a lesson learned; it stays inside the contradiction of choosing pain because the alternative, distance, feels worse.
Lyrics
Too close to see What you take from me I know what you do Still let you through And I want it I want it Even when it hurts Yeah, I need it I need it Even when it hurts Venom in your kiss Razorblade fingertips Caught in your gaze All your selfish ways You pull me closer Then slice me clean Heat like a fever Searing through me Take me down Take your time Leave your mark And cross the line Break my will Steal my breath Hate Me Close And leave me spent And I want it I want it Even when it hurts Yeah, I need it I need it Even when it hurts Oh, I want it Yes, I need it Yes, I need it Oh, even when it hurts 'Cause it hurts so deep