Hurt You Now

I have to hurt you now, hope you understand later

I can play the villain 'cause it's easier than savior

Stab you in the back, then leave

So you get the help you need

I mean it when I say I'm sorry

I love you, but I love your absence even more

And when you're gone, I'll know I'm guilty

Only of knowing when we've finally run our course

Everybody wants to be the good guy

And I really held on, you know I tried

Something has to give, so I switch sides

Maybe one day you'll see why

I have to hurt you now, hope you understand later

I can play the villain 'cause it's easier than savior

Stab you in the back, then leave

So you get the help you need

I'd hate to hurt you now, hope you understand later

Had to pull the trigger, had to be a good traitor

Broke your heart and fled the scene

So you get the help you need

Sometimes, you need the pain to know its face

And if it wasn't me, can't avoid fate

I'll show you the mercy and let you go

I won't make you beg, I won't do it slow

Everybody wants to be the good guy

But I gotta bite the bullet doin' what's right

Something has to give, so I switch sides

Maybe one day you'll see why

I have to hurt you now, hope you understand later

I can play the villain 'cause it's easier than savior

Stab you in the back, then leave

So you get the help you need

I hate to hurt you now, hope you understand later

Had to pull the trigger, had to be a good traitor

Broke your heart and fled the scene

So you get the help you need