[Verse 1]

Now you want me, strong and easy

All a mane of piercing, teasing

I'll be your dream, I'll be

Everybody's transient dream

Sent my best nudes from the Chelsea

It was worth the extra money

Holiday Inn, overhead lighting

Breezeless flattering birds

[Chorus]

Why do I keep getting hurt by my own hand?

Why do I keep getting hurt by my own hand?

[Verse 2]

Why won't you still love me when I do not let you touch me?

Why did you deserve me when you grew into a man?

I am not a mother and I do not have a nest

And you see my yearning to be free as a protest

[Chorus]

Why do I keep getting hurt by my own hand?

Why do I keep getting hurt by my own hand?

[Bridge]

Just 'cause I need love don't mean I cannot be alone

I'll shut the fuck up, not in love, and not worth to uphold

[Outro]

Why can't I be alone?

Why can't I be alone?

Why can't I be alone?

Why can't I be alone?

Why can't I be alone?