Do You Really Want to Hurt Me - Lyrics - Violent Femmes

Violent Femmes is an American alternative rock band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, initially active from 1980 to 1987 and again from 1988 to 2009. As of 2013, they are active again. The band has performed as a trio, including: singer, guitarist and songwriter Gordon Gano, bassist Brian Ritchie, and three drummers, Victor DeLorenzo , Guy Hoffman and Brian Viglione .

I needed time to realize my crime It was let me love and steal I did dances inside my mind Now how can I be real Do you really want to hurt me? Do you really want to make me cry? No I don t really want to hurt you Then lovers always asked me: Why why why why in my mind my memory's burning What's your favorite color of your favorite car? I took a step The step was learning that that's a step beyond a step too far Do you really want to hurt me? Do you really want to make me cry? No I don't really want to hurt you I told the truth but it was still a lie The words are few Some are unspoken I could sleep four thousand years Man of sorrows word unbroken His sweat like blood came down like tears I've been talking But believe me I know that it's true now that there's no more I don't know I'm in love and love's the reason I'm not prepared to let you let me go So if it's love you want Then take all of me It's this love I want I can finally see Do I really want to hurt you? Do I really want to make you cry? Yes I suppose I want to hurt you You told the truth but it was still a lie