LOVE LIKE WAR [Intro] Yeah... You ever love somebody so much that every argument felt like a battlefield? Yeah. This one for that. [Hook] We love like war, then we fight like enemies, Say we done, then you're right back in my bed with me, You know my weaknesses, I know yours intimately, We could tear each other down or build a legacy. Love like war, every kiss got casualties, Every "fuck you" somehow turns into "come back to me," You get mad, I get distant, then you grab onto me, It's toxic, but there's something 'bout your chemistry. [Verse 1] We could go from "I love you" to "I hate you" in a minute, Then we're laying in the bed like neither one of us meant it, You know exactly what to say when you're trying to get under my skin, I know exactly where to hit when I'm trying to make you regret it. And I hate that I know you that well, Know the look in your eyes when you're holding back tears, Know the tone in your voice when you're telling me "I'm fine," When you're really saying "Why the fuck aren't you here?" We got history deeper than the arguments, Memories underneath all the scars we collected, Every time that I leave, I swear that's the end of it, Then I miss you before I even finish the sentence. That's the fucked-up part. I don't want another person, I want another version of us, One without all the pride and the anger and distrust, One where we don't weaponize the secrets that we trust, One where saying "I'm sorry" doesn't feel like giving up. [Pre-Hook] Maybe we're broken, Maybe we're scared, Maybe we love each other More than we're prepared. [Hook] We love like war, then we fight like enemies, Say we done, then you're right back in my bed with me, You know my weaknesses, I know yours intimately, We could tear each other down or build a legacy. Love like war, every kiss got casualties, Every "fuck you" somehow turns into "come back to me," You get mad, I get distant, then you grab onto me, It's toxic, but there's something 'bout your chemistry. [Verse 2] I know I ain't easy to love, I got demons in the doorway, Got a tendency to shut down when I'm hurt and ignore things, Sometimes I turn a small problem into something enormous, Then wonder why you're crying while I'm sitting there annoyed. And you ain't innocent either, let's be honest, You know exactly how to push every button that I got, yeah, But somehow when the world gets heavy on my shoulders, You're the first person I still wanna call. That's why this shit's complicated. Because hate wouldn't hurt this much, And love wouldn't feel this dangerous, If we didn't mean this much to each other, We wouldn't keep coming back to the same damn fire. Maybe we're addicted to the highs and lows, Maybe we're afraid of what happens if we let go, Maybe all the damage made us scared to be alone, So we keep turning every battlefield into a home. [Bridge] Don't say goodbye... Not when you're angry. Don't say you don't love me... Just because you're hurting. 'Cause I know you. And you know me. That's why this hurts. [Beat Switch] Yeah... Fuck the fighting. Come here. [Verse 3] If we're gonna go to war, then let's fight for something, If we're gonna bleed, let it be for our future, If we're gonna scream, let it be from the music, If we're gonna break, let us break through the bullshit. I don't need perfect, I need honest, I don't need promises, I need progress, I don't need another temporary moment, I need somebody who's willing to grow through the mess. Because love ain't always roses and romance, Sometimes love is staying when the old plans collapse, Sometimes love is looking at the person who hurt you And saying, "I still see the good underneath all of that." So if we're gonna love... Let's love without weapons. [Final Hook] We love like war, but I'm tired of the casualties, Tired of turning every memory into tragedy, You know my weaknesses, I know yours intimately, Maybe we can stop fighting and start building a legacy. Love like war, but I don't want another battle, I don't want another night sleeping angry in the shadows, If you're still here, then maybe that's the answer after all, 'Cause after every fucking war... We're still standing. [Outro] Love like war. But maybe... We don't have to keep fighting
