Your Love is Killing Me
Your Love is Killing Me

Sharon Van Etten - Your Love is Killing Me Lyrics

In this hauntingly powerful song, Sharon Van Etten explores the darker side of love, where passion turns into pain. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of a relationship that has become toxic and destructive. With raw emotion, she conveys the sense of being… Read more

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Your Love is Killing Me Lyrics

It's understood, you'll be a man
By the time I'll see you
We've been through better days
And you've tasted all my pain

Break my legs so I won't walk to you
Cut my tongue so I can't talk to you
Burn my skin so I can't feel you
Stab my eyes so I can't see

You like it when I let you walk over me
You tell me that you like it
Your love is killing me

Try to tell you this when I'm sober
How I feel about loving you
Try to remember all the turn of events
Being led by our own fantasies, fantasies

Break my legs so I won't walk to you
Cut my tongue so I can't talk to you
Burn my skin so I can't feel you
Stab my eyes so I can't see

You like it when I let you walk over me
You tell me that you like it
When our minds become diseased

There, he let it go, his temper, standing there
See her with his gun and he, steals love so he can feel alive
Everyone's knees knockin' at the fear of love, taste blood
Everybody needs to feel

Break my legs so I won't run to you
Steal my soul so I am one with you
From a distance I am onto you
But I'll stab my eyes out so I can't see

You like it
When I let you walk over me
You tell me that you like it
You love me as you torture me
You tell me that you like it
But I won't let you see
All that I can do's what I can
With this pain you've given me
With this pain you've given me
Your love is killing me
Yes, all your pain is killing me

Writer(s): Sharon Van Etten
Copyright(s): Lyrics © Hipgnosis Songs Group
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What is the Meaning of Your Love is Killing Me?

In this hauntingly powerful song, Sharon Van Etten explores the darker side of love, where passion turns into pain. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of a relationship that has become toxic and destructive. With raw emotion, she conveys the sense of being trapped and powerless, depicting how love can sometimes take a damaging path. The visceral imagery of inflicted injuries symbolizes the emotional wounds suffered in a love that feels suffocating. Sharon's words serve as a poignant reminder that love, while beautiful, can also hurt deeply when it becomes controlling. Her struggle to break free and reclaim her own strength is both moving and relatable. This song resonates with anyone who has experienced a love that, despite its intensity, causes more harm than good. #ToxicLove #EmotionalStruggle #FindingStrength

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Frequently Asked Questions

  1. Who directed the music video for 'Your Love is Killing Me'?

    The music video for 'Your Love is Killing Me' was directed by Sean Durkin, who is known for his work on the 2011 movie Martha Marcy May Marlene and the UK miniseries Southcliffe.

  2. What inspired Sharon Van Etten to write 'Your Love is Killing Me'?

    'Your Love is Killing Me' was inspired by Sharon Van Etten's tumultuous and intense relationship with a DJ named Christian. She describes it as a masochistic song about loving someone so much that it creates a monster, reflecting on being seen at her weakest and most broken.

  3. Can you explain the significance of the title 'Are We There'?

    The title 'Are We There' comes from a photograph Sharon Van Etten took years ago while driving in Tennessee with a friend. They were screaming out of the car window during a significant transitional period in her life, just before she decided to move to New York.

  4. Who stars in the music video for 'Your Love is Killing Me'?

    The music video features actress Carla Juri, known for her role in Wetlands. In the video, she walks gloomily through Manhattan with bloodied wrists, conveying the emotional intensity of the song.

  5. What are some notable lyrics from 'Your Love is Killing Me'?

    'Break my legs so I won't walk to you / Cut my tongue so I can't talk to you / Burn my skin so I can't feel you / Stab my eyes so I can't see.' These lines vividly depict the extreme emotional pain and self-destructive tendencies caused by an intense relationship.

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