Let's Hurt Tonight

The lyrics describe a couple returning to a strained relationship, both exhausted and aware that things may become difficult. The speaker admits that love feels painful, but still wants them to stay together and face what is wrong. The mood shifts from tension and frustration toward a more mutual willingness to talk and reconnect.

“Worn to the bones” is an idiom meaning extremely tired, not literally injured. “This love … from out these veins” compares love to something running through the body, suggesting the bond feels deeply rooted and hard to remove. Turning off the lights and locking the doors seems to create privacy: the couple can speak honestly without walking away or being distracted.

The repeated idea that “love is pain” could be a bitter recognition of how difficult this relationship feels, but “let’s hurt tonight” may also mean they should stop avoiding painful truths and allow themselves to be emotionally vulnerable. By the end, the words change from choosing to hurt to choosing to love. That ending suggests hope, though it does not prove their problems are solved; it may simply show a decision to try again together.