“December Hurts”, released on December 2, 2022, is RØRY’s somber, anti-festive ode to those who struggle with the holidays each year. Originally teased on TikTok and Twitter, the name of the song was chosen by her fans:
thank you for naming this song DECEMBER HURTS coming soon 🖤 pic.twitter.com/GS...
[Verse 1]
Last Christmas, sitting 'round a fake tree
Opening old wounds I didn't ask no one to get me
What is it about this time of year?
Tie a bow around the trauma and pretend that it's not here
[Pre-Chorus]
Violent nights, lonely nights
Nothing is calm here, nothing is bright
[Chorus]
Oh, the Christmas song you never heard
Deck the halls with sadness, every year it's getting worse
Oh, hear those sleigh bells on a hearse
Merry Christmas, everybody, but for me
December hurts
(Hark thе herald angels sing
To the onеs who can't go home tonight
And got nobody to ring)
[Verse 2]
Last Christmas, I was thrown out of the house
I drunk myself to honest, let the truth pour from my mouth
And what is it about this family?
It's the 25th of I remember every one of these
[Pre-Chorus]
Violent nights, lonely nights
Nothing is calm here, nothing is bright
[Chorus]
Whoa, the Christmas song you never heard
Deck the halls with sadness, every year it's getting worse
Oh, hear those sleigh bells on a hearse
Merry Christmas, everybody, but for me
December hurts
[Bridge]
Hark the herald angels sing
To the ones who can't go home tonight
And got nobody to ring
Hark the herald angels sing
To the kids who hear their parents fight
Who missed out on everything
[Outro]
Oh, the Christmas song you never heard
Deck the halls with sadness, 'cause for me
December hurts
December Hurts was written by RØRY & Dan Lancaster & Sean McDonagh & Dom Liu.
December Hurts was produced by Kingdoms & Dan Lancaster.
RØRY released December Hurts on Fri Dec 02 2022.