Erase, erase, erase your memory if you can
Regret is not a word you ever meant
Repent, repent!
Those who can’t stand the heat shouldn’t go around starting fires

But when you fail your instinct tells you to try again
And when you pray the saints pretend they’re away

Does it hurt? Does it hurt?
When they rub it on your face
Tell me does it hurt the same?

Does it hurt? Does it hurt?
When you can’t proclaim your pain
Tell me does it hurt any less?

Where people see roses you see a crown of thorns
We don’t need more crosses
Before I opened my heart for you
I should have taken some anaesthesia

It hurts, it hurts whether you mean it or not
It drains, it drains the energy in my core
It burns, it burns
Those who can’t stand the heat shouldn’t go around starting fires

And when you bite your venom doesn’t feel strange in my veins
And when you curse your tongue gives you away
Does it hurt? Does it hurt?
When they rub it on your face
Tell me does it hurt the same?

Does it hurt? Does it hurt?
When you can’t proclaim your pain
Tell me does it hurt any less?

Music and lyrics by Harvey Springfield ©2025

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