Love Me Harder

When I told him to love me harder I didn't mean it literally Some girls get flowers, some get hickies Some even get babies But I got bruises Because instead of showing me the world My man showed me balled fist And I hid from my family a broken wrist It was harder to hide the black eye I learned to keep my mouth shut If not, my teeth would have to make room for his knuckles While my knees unbuckled from the weight of his blow Crying never did me much good My mascara always ran before I ever could When I told him to love me harder I should've seen this coming.