You promised the world and I fell for it I put you first and you adored it Set fire to my forest and you let it burn Sang off-key on my chorus, cause it wasn't yours I saw the signs and I ignored it, yeah Rose-colored glasses, I distorted Set fire to my purpose, but I let it burn You got off on the hurtin' when it wasn't yours We'd always go into it blindly I needed to lose you to find me This dancer was killin' me softly I needed to hate you to love me, yeah To love, love you, to love, love you, to love you I needed to lose you to love me, yeah To love, love you, to love, love you, to love you I needed to lose you to love me I gave my all and they all know it You turned me down and I was showin' And so once you replaced us, like it was easy Made me think I deserved it, and I think I'm feeling, yeah We'd always go into it blindly I needed to lose you to find me This dancer was killin' me softly I needed to hate you to love me, yeah To love, love you, to love, love you, to love you I needed to lose you to love me, yeah To love, love you, to love, love you, to love you I needed to lose you to love me, yeah To love, love you, to love, love you, to love you And now the chapter is closed and done To love, love you, to love, love you, to love you And now it's goodbye, it's goodbye for us We'd always go into it blindly I needed to lose you to find me This dancer was killing me softly I needed to hate you to love me, yeah To love, love you, to love, love you, to love you I needed to lose you to love me, yeah To love, love you, to love, love you, to love you I needed to lose you to love me To love, love you, to love, love you, to love you