[Instrumental Intro – solo acoustic piano only, playing the main vocal melody slowly and melancholically, no vocals] [Intro] Hmmm… Ahhhh…. Why are you like that? Why do you make me cry? Why pull me so close And then push me away? [Verse 1 – fingerpicked acoustic guitar enters as the leading instrument, intimate and sparse] Drowned in your ocean-blue eyes, I fell for all your sweet words. I didn’t know they were beautiful lies, I didn’t know your words could be swords. I was so in love, I was blind, Believing every promise at first. I wondered how you could be so kind, I never knew loving could hurt. [Pre-Chorus – acoustic guitar leading, sparse piano responses return] I gave without keeping score, You always wanted some more. I thought that’s what love was for, I’d never loved like this before. [Chorus – full live band enters, acoustic guitar leading, emotional piano playing around the vocal melody, warm string orchestra underneath] Why are you like that? Why do you make me cry? Why pull me so close And then push me away? Why are you like that? Why couldn’t I see? Why did I think you were right While you were hurting me? [Long Instrumental – expressive acoustic guitar lead playing the vocal melody, piano responds with sparse phrases, live bass and restrained drums underneath] [Verse 2 – orchestra drops away, sparse live band, fingerpicked acoustic guitar leading, occasional piano responses] I waited whenever you left, I stayed whenever you changed. I kept giving more of myself, While you kept giving me less. I knew every change in your voice, Every silence, every excuse. Was my heart just a toy? I didn’t know love could be used. I kept finding reasons to stay, You kept finding reasons to leave. The more that you pushed me away, The more I refused to believe. [Pre-Chorus – acoustic guitar and piano, gradual emotional rise] I gave without keeping score, You always wanted some more. I thought that’s what love was for, I’d never been here before. [Chorus – full live band, acoustic guitar leading, emotional piano and warm string orchestra] Why are you like that? Why do you make me cry? Why pull me so close And then push me away? Why are you like that? Why couldn’t I see? Why did I think you were right While you were hurting me? [Instrumental – acoustic guitar solo, piano answering each phrase, strings slowly fading] [Slow Rap – stripped back, sparse fingerpicked acoustic guitar, deep bass and minimal dry percussion, intimate restrained vocal] First love, First lesson, First time believing. First time I learned There’s a cost to not leaving. I counted your words Like they counted as proof. You were playing with me Too much in love to see the truth. I made your excuses And called it devotion. You gave me a puddle, I called it an ocean. I gave and I gave Till there wasn’t enough. You took and I thought That was part of the love. That’s what still hurts When I think about you. I wasn’t stupid. I was new. [Instrumental Break – solo piano returns, playing the main melody softly with long spaces] I was new… I was new to this. You knew. [Final Chorus – full live band, acoustic guitar leading, emotional piano and full warm string orchestra, strongest emotional section] Why are you like that? Why do you make me cry? Why pull me so close, And then push me away? I gave you my heart, You tore it apart. I gave you my trust, You turned it to dust. I gave you my best, You left me a mess. I thought love was kind, But love made me blind. Why are you like that? Why couldn’t I see? Why did I think you were right? While you were hurting me [Outro – band and orchestra gradually fall away, solo piano remains] I wasn’t stupid… I was new. I didn’t know love Could hurt like you. [Final Instrumental – solo piano playing the main melody one last time]
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